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West Orange man charged for murderous rhetoric

Calling his former probation officer and offering threats to kill in December 2022 earned a 21-year-old West Orange man a third-degree felony retaliation charge. At about 3:10 p.m. on Dec.

PAPD apprehends PCP-puffing passenger

After stopping to help a motorist driving a slowly-moving car with its hazard lights on, two Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officers arrested an alleged PCP-puffing passenger, according to a probable cause affidavit released Jan. 11.

JCSO nabs Louisiana teen for GTA

After leading Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies on a car chase from Fannet to Beaumont, where the suspect and an officer crashed, authorities arrested a 15-year-old boy for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. On Jan. 15,  at about 3:25 a.m.

Feds sentence felon for firearm

Edward Lee Simien, 43, pleaded guilty on Sep. 9, 2022, to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and was sentenced to 41 months (three years and five months) in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone.

Fleeting job opportunity for judge’s office

Applications are due no later than 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 to fill the Senior Court Clerk position open in the new judicial office of incoming Jefferson County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Joseph L. Guillory II.

Groves offers $130K severance to city manager

Nixing plans to investigate the city manager in the same meeting, councilors agreed on a separation plan to remove the longtime employee, city officials paid the man $130,000 in severance.

Miss Universe, daughter of Beaumont mother

R’Bonney Gabriel, of Houston, made history as the first Filipina American to be named Miss Universe during the 71st pageant held Jan. 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents are Remigio Bonzon “R. Bon” Gabriel, a Filipino, and mother, Dana Walker, who is from Beaumont.

Storage unit owner responds to Examiner story

California-based ownership of a Nederland storage unit that burst into flames mid-holidays 2022 has responded to The Examiner’s coverage roughly a month later. Brad Lund, part-owner and CEO of Purely Storage, said he had been in receipt of the article featured in the Dec.

PA drug bust advances end to criminal organization

Almost a year after their guilt was determined, two women charged as part of a criminal enterprise trafficking cocaine, heroin and meth through Southeast Texas have been sentenced for their crimes.

Beaumont ISD theft charge dots docket for over a decade, now to conference at SCOTUS

Another year, another court date is down on the docket for former Beaumont ISD contract electrician Calvin Walker, indicted in 2014 for stealing from Beaumont taxpayers via exorbitant markups and falsified invoices presented to the BISD finance officer in the wake of a natural disaster.