local crime

Teen drunk driver, now 20, given 20-year sentence for killing officer

Following a guilty verdict of “intoxication manslaughter causing the death of a peace officer,” Luis Torres’ attorney presented the presiding Criminal District Court Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens with paperwork that cements the now-convicted felon’s right to appeal.

Groves investigates animal cruelty

Wednesday, July 13, at 3:23 p.m., the Groves Police Department assisted Groves Animal Control on a cruelty to animal call in the 3100 block of Taft, where a deceased puppy was discovered in a wire kennel on the side of the residence.

Harris Co. murder suspect arrest in Beaumont

July 18, officers with the Beaumont Police Department and Lamar Police Department, assisted by U.S. Marshalls, arrested Nathan Joel Nichols, a 30-year-old Beaumont man, for Harris County capital murder and parole violation warrants.

Lumberton PD Police blotter

According to the Lumberton Police Department, nine people were arrested for misdemeanors recently. Two people were arrested July 12 for assault to cause bodily injury to family member – a Class A misdemeanor: Keevin L. Wood, 25, and Sarah L. Moses, 26. July 13, Ashley A. Durmon, 38, and Joshua K.

murder suspect also named a child sex assault suspect

July 13, detectives with the Port Arthur Police Department were assisted by the Jefferson County Warrant Division in arrest 24-year-old Lace Skyler Christian for the murder of Russell Vernon Reado. Reado was killed May 10.

Silsbee man arrested in Tyler County

A Silsbee man was arrested on a warrant in Tyler County. According to Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, Ethan Key, 18, was arrested and charged with felony theft on July 5.

PA assailant 'deforms' girlfriend's face

After a 30-year-old Port Arthur man allegedly assaulted his girlfriend until her face was “deformed” from swelling and then kidnapped her after a June argument, a Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted the accused for aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony. At about 6:18 p.m.

Man arrested for assaulting wife

A Hardin County man was arrested and charged with assault after he allegedly attacked his wife. According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, Steven Jordan, 32, of Village Mills, was arrested June 24.

Silsbee man skips sex offender registry

Two days after the 22-year-old Silsbee man’s arrest June 27, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a once-registered sex offender for failing to keep his predatory status updated when he moved to Beaumont.

PNPD: Fleeing fugitive shot and killed

Port Neches officers shot and killed a 21-year-old wanted suspect who fled from law enforcement July 5 in a stolen car before he crashed into a patrol unit, according to a report from the city’s police chief.