crime

Insurance-incentivized incineration

After hearing evidence that a Port Arthur woman allegedly sought to reap the benefits of a half-million-dollar insurance policy by plotting – and botching – an arson attempt on her home, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted the 65-year-old suspect Aug. 31.

Isaacks set for trial in November

Jasper County District Attorney Anne Pickle stated her office is ready to prosecute Adam Isaacks, the former Evadale Little League president accused of sexual crimes against children, reported KJAS.com. Pickle said jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday, Nov.

Hardin Co. residents arrested

Several Hardin County residents were arrested by neighboring law enforcement agencies, according to published reports. The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office reported Israel Compaz, 27, was arrested recently for aggravated assault with deadly weapon and unlawful possession of firearm.

Boyfriend earns 45 years for assault

Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced Sept. 2 that Byron Keith Sewell, 32, of Jefferson County, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault – family violence, a first-degree felony, and sentenced to 45 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections on Sept. 1.

Judge denies release for bond-flaunter

After the alleged con woman’s own father told the court Aug. 25 he “can’t answer” whether he would like her to be released on bond while awaiting trial for seven charges, a local criminal judge concluded a hearing that spanned 11 days by sending the defendant back to jail.

McKnight earns 27 years in prison for fleeing fatal crash

More than 20 years of committing crimes in Southeast Texas coalesced Aug.

Billionaire's 'intoxication assault' investigation sent to DA

Saying the matter is now with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Beaumont police have handed over their investigation into the local billionaire accused of crashing into five other cars at the intersection of Dowlen Road and Gladys Avenue. According to an Aug.

Mom arrested for murdering 6-month-old baby

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) deputies arrested a 22-year-old Lake Charles mom Aug. 15 for murder after officers say her 6-month-old child died in a car she was left inside for approximately five hours. Monday, Aug. 15, at about 3:45 p.m.

Stolen Orange machinery, Beaumont vehicle located in Winnie pursuit

Aug. 15, Chambers County Sheriff’s Office deputies observed two pickups operating westbound on Interstate 10 near Winnie, towing welding machine trailers that did not have license plates affixed to the rear of the trailer.

LPD: Two men arrested on sex crimes

Two men remain in jail after they were arrested for sex crimes, according to the Lumberton Police Department. Tyler Morgan Wilson, 32, of Lumberton, was arrested Aug. 9 and booked in the Hardin County Jail where he remains.