crime

Child sex crime arrest

A 22-year-old Orange man was arrested for sexual assault of a child, according to the Lumberton Police Department’s (LPD) arrest report for Oct. 21-27. Dakota Leander Bailey, LPD reports, was arrested, charged with the second-degree felony, and released on bond set at $5,000 by Pct.

Murder suspect identified

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) detectives obtained a murder and aggravated robbery warrant for the suspect in a Sept. 21 robbery and subsequent shootout that occurred in the 300 block of E. Simmons. Oct. 28, BPD announced, officers named 29-year-old Carron Joseph Dickenson Jr.

Fast & Furious: 'Pissed off' driver turns shooter

After he allegedly shot another man in the head with a shotgun while escalating a road rage incident that originated on North Major Drive July 27, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a 26-year-old Beaumont man for aggravated assault Oct. 26.

Capital murder suspect eyes January release: From Death Row to bond in Beaumont

Five years after jurors sentenced a now-44-year-old man to death for killing a mother and daughter – allegedly for the former calling to report him for a crime – a judge began the process to set a “reasonable bond” for the defendant’s potential release from jail Nov. 2.

Bond's day in court delayed until 2023

After the Jefferson County Criminal Court moved forward on an older case gathering dust on its docket, coordinators moved an alleged conwoman’s case back to January of next year – leaving the 37-year-old woman in jail after she violated multiple bond conditions.

Port Neches revenge porn suspect rejects plea

Standing accused of forwarding nude photos another woman sent her husband, a Port Neches woman rejected a plea deal for a four-year deferred adjudicated probation and asked that a local judge set her case for trial.

Child sex abuser flees prison sentence

A man on bond for charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old and impregnating the young girl has fled to Mexico amid a conviction for the aggravated sexual assault of the child.

Hardin County talks mental health

At the Oct. 11 meeting of the Hardin County Commissioners Court, members voted to approve measures aimed at ensuring mental health options for constituents under county care.

Teller indicted for $121K lending spree

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a 41-year-old loan officer/teller from Port Arthur on Sept. 28, after investigators say the woman illegally lent approximately $122,000 to herself and family members over two years.

Teen indicted for terroristic threat

A Tyler County grand jury indicted a 17-year-old high school student for felony terroristic threat. According to Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, District Attorney Lucas Cabin presented the case to the grand jury on Sept. 29.