local crime

Sisters nabbed on burglary charges

Two sisters were arrested on felony burglary charges of a Fred store, according to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford. Weatherford reported on Oct. 17 at about 11:20 p.m. Tyler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the Country Corner Store.

Man guilty in prison drone drop

Nov. 9, a Houston man pleaded guilty to federal violations connected to dropping contraband into a Beaumont prison via drone carrier, according to Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

Argument leads to fatal shooting

An argument between two men resulted in the shooting death of one man and the arrest of the other on Nov. 7, reported Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis. According to Davis, the shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of Pine Park Drive, a neighborhood off of FM 1122, north of Silsbee.

Teen sentenced to 30 years for West End murder

Bryce Bell was just 15 years old when he shot Anthony Wilson six times and stole the victim’s truck on April 11, 2019.

JCSO searches for murder suspect

Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) Fugitive Warrant Division are asking for the community’s help in locating a  29-year-old man who has outstanding warrants for aggravated robbery and murder. On Friday, Oct.

JCSO seeks stolen goods

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is seeking the public’s help in locating an elementary school’s stolen PA system that may have been abandoned in the area of Henderson Avenue in China between Oct. 23 and 26.

Man killed following noise complaint

Detectives with the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) have arrested a 45-year-old Mauriceville man in connection to the vehicular homicide of 38-year-old Christopher Matthews, of Beaumont. BPD reports that officers were called to The Trace at North Major Drive apartments on Sunday, Oct.

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.