Crime

Texas tax office bookkeeper pleads to theft of over $400k

A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal violation related to embezzling over $400,000 in funds in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Gina Upshaw, 65, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to federal program theft before U.S.

BPD continues search for missing woman

The Beaumont Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 45-year-old Susan “Renee” Delgado, who has been reported missing for about a month.According to investigators, Delgado left a group home located in the 2100 block of Wooten Road approximately one month ago.

Police seize suspected fentanyl, meth during warrant service

A lengthy narcotics investigation reportedly led to the execution of a search warrant at a Beaumont residence and the arrest of a local man on multiple drug-related charges, according to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD).

Murderer, on probation at time of crime, sentenced to prison

Javonta Turner, of Beaumont, will have the next half century to think about the crime he committed. Turner, charged with capital murder in the September 2024 shooting death of Ebonie Gilbert on Bennett Road in Beaumont, reached a plea agreement on a lessor charge of murder Monday, Aug.

Guilty verdict rendered in murder trial

July 23, a Jefferson County jury in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd District Court found Joseph Charles Freeman guilty of the crime of murder and sentenced the defendant to 60 years in prison. The sentence will run on top of a 60-year sentence Freeman is already serving.

Game over: Burglars smash into Beaumont GameStop

Beaumont police are investigating a burglary after thieves stole a large amount of merchandise, including gaming consoles, from a local GameStop early July 28.Officers were dispatched at approximately 4:53 a.m. to GameStop, 5890 Eastex Freeway, after receiving a report of an audible alarm.

Warrant served results in weapons, drugs and multiple arrests

The Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force arrested two men Tuesday afternoon, July 28, following a vehicle pursuit in Beaumont that ended with the seizure of multiple firearms, suspected narcotics and cash.According to authorities, at approximately 1:46 p.m.

Delayed, but not dismissed: PA man charged with child sex crime

Jonathan Isau Hernandez, 25, of Port Arthur, was arrested by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 11, pursuant to an active warrant from Jefferson County detailing three charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child stemming from a 2017 allegation and victim interview.

Firearm, drugs and cash seized

Detectives with the Beaumont Police Department’s (BPD) Special Services Detail conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Ector and Lavaca, which reportedly resulted in two arrests, a firearm, drugs and cash being seized on July 22.

Buna man indicted on 14 counts of child sexual contact

A Buna man has been arrested after a Jasper County grand jury returned multiple indictments alleging child sexual abuse.Guy Stanley III, 60, of Buna, was arrested at his residence on the evening of Friday, July 17, by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.