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Belligerent Beetle driver attacks Jasper deputy

After leading Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) on a chase in a Volkswagen Beetle, a 25-year-old Magnolia Springs man allegedly attacked a deputy before they were able to arrest him. On the night of Friday, Nov.

Former BISD contractor sent to jail

“What’s fair for one is fair for all,” Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens said from the bench Nov. 10 as he sentenced former Beaumont ISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker to begin a jury-imposed sentence that contained jail time.

Women arrested on drug charges

Two Hardin County women was arrested on drug charges by the Silsbee Police Department (SPD). According to the SPD arrest report, Lisa Marie Tidwell, 38, was arrested Nov.

Police seeking info on girl's death

A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Nov. 10.

Port Arthur man guilty of Glock switch violations

A Port Arthur man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Nov. 10.

Bridge City man sentenced for trafficking

A Bridge City man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Nov. 10.

Nearing three decades later, man sentenced for attempted murder

In a blast from the past to the Jefferson County Criminal District Court of Judge John Stevens on Nov. 14, a man sentenced to serve probation in 1994 was brought before the court to finally answer for the crime he pleaded guilty to 28 years ago – attempted murder.

Prison understaffing highlighted in bill proposition

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Nederland businessman sentenced to prison

The owner of Jake’s Fireworks in Nederland has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations, sentenced to serve 15 years in a federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Jake Ellis Daughtry, 35, of Nederland, pleaded guilty on Jan.

From high school desk to city council podium

There to take his school project further than the rubric required, a local Kelly High School senior told those assembled for Beaumont City Council’s Nov.