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Nederland man charged with child rape

Eric Joseph Scott | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

A Nederland resident was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Nov. 15 for continuous sexual abuse of a child and aggravated child sexual assault, according to court documents.

Police find meth in fake Red Bull can during traffic stop

Travis Spencer Smith | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

A China man was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Nov. 15 for meth found during a traffic stop, according to court documents.

Coworker allegedly stole credit card for shopping spree

Cynthia Pierce Hunt | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

A Beaumont woman was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Nov. 15 for fraudulent credit card use, according to court documents.

Man accused of pushing wife out car door while driving down I-10

Mateo Dedios | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

A Pasadena man was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Nov. 15 for aggravated assault.

Mateo Dedios, 51, is accused of pushing his wife out of a car while they were driving Oct. 26, according to court documents.

Jefferson County Dispatch received three 911 calls around 2:29 pm. on Oct. 26 from witnesses who said they saw a woman fall from a moving car near mile marker 833 on I-10 eastbound, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Deputies arrived on scene at 2:33 p.m. and could not locate the woman.

Nursing home employee accused of assaulting disabled patient

Robyne Renai Mitchell | Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

A nursing home employee was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Robyne Renai Mitchell on Nov. 8 for knowingly causing bodily injury to a disabled patient.

Man charged with beating teen with a stick

Willie Laday, 42, is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly beating a Jefferson County teen with a tree limb as well as random wood, according to an indictment handed up against the Port Arthur man on Oct. 18.

Jasper officer placed on leave amid child sexual assault allegations

A Jasper police officer placed on administrative leave in August has been indicted on charges of sexual assault of a child for abuse alleged prior to employment with the department, reports Lt. G.W. Foster of the Jasper Police Department. Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall has recommended the officer's termination from the department and is awaiting final approval from the city council.

Assault on the elderly: grand jury indicts Beaumont man for injury to a senior

A Jefferson County Grand Jury indicted 39-year-old Walter Cobey Wilson of Beaumont, who goes by the nickname “Mudd,” for injury to an elderly person after he allegedly assaulted a 68-year-old woman in her apartment April 30 of this year.

Beaumont man indicted for strangulation murder

Robert Lewis, 62, of Beaumont, was indicted in Jefferson County for murder Sept. 20. Lewis was originally arrested for the crime on Aug. 11 after police responded to a report of a disturbance on Pine Street and found the suspect at the location with a man who had apparently been strangled.