crime

Delivery driver arrested for sexual assault

On May 27, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported Aaron Middleton, 28, was arrested for sexual assault at Jefferson County Corrections Facility.Officers responded to the 2200 block of North Street in reference to a sexual assault., at around 10:28 a.m., according to BPD.

Complainant’s absence frees accused pedophile

While one accused Jefferson County pedophile earned a life’s sentence for his felonious behavior Dec. 2, another saw his case dismissed Dec. 7 after the complaining witness for the prosecution failed to appear.

"My Buddy" couple sentenced to prison

Nov. 28, the couple behind “My Buddy Loans” out of Cleveland was sentenced to prison terms for wire fraud connected to the entrepreneurs’ claims for COVID relief. Clifton Pape, 47, and Sally Jung, 59, each pleaded guilty on May 6.

K-9 corners suspected capers

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) officers nabbed three men after responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle near the business. According to BPD, officers responded to the area of 1655 Louisiana (Dragon Industries) at 1:11 a.m. Nov. 26.

Student certified as adult after campus assault

Following a bloody assault in a boys restroom at Beaumont ISD’s West Brook High School, the 16-year-old alleged assailant has been certified as an adult to stand trial for the violent felony offense.

Woman arrested for child sex abuse

Investigation into a rash of burglaries in south Hardin County help lead the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office into arresting a 22-year-old woman for child sex abuse. Elania Elizabeth Myers, of Lumberton, was arrested Nov.

Sex offender indicted for another offense

Beaumont’s David Allen Tovar, 40, was again indicted for allegations of sexually assaulting a pre-teen girl, according to the true bills handed up by a Jefferson County grand jury on Nov. 30.

Juvenile suspects run from deadly crash

A 13-year-old female died in an early morning crash on Nov. 20, the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reported. Four juveniles that were in the vehicle with the teen, Beaumont ISD middle school student Theresa Franklin, have all now been identified after fleeing the scene.

Felon arrested for assaulting teens

A Silsbee Police Department officer was in the “right place at the right time” after a pair of teenagers was attacked in a restaurant parking lot on Nov. 18, according to the department chief.

Alleged rapist, fraudster ' guilty of trusting a one-legged Marine'

In reference to allegations of an attempted $115,000 rental-assistance ruse, a 49-year-old Beaumont man accused of being a manipulative “slum lord” – who’s currently facing sexual assault, domestic violence and indecency with a child charges – told a judge Nov.