Charles
Brandon Charles Jr. was found guilty of murder Aug. 21 by a jury in Jefferson County Criminal District Court under presiding Judge John Stevens, and the sentencing phase in the trial began and ended Aug. 24. During the…
Ned Police
Two Nederland police officers have been recognized for their heroic actions in saving a man's life following a three vehicle wreck on Twin City Highway at Nederland Avenue on June 18. Officer Christian Shetley removed an unconscious man from one of the vehicles and began CPR. Officer Tanner…
Shannon RIchard
A Beaumont man is in the Jefferson County Jail charged with attempted kidnapping. Deputy Donta' Miller confirms 40-year-old Shannon Richard attempted to abduct a jogger Sunday afternoon on Brooks Road. Richard pulled up beside the jogger asking her is she needed help. He eventually opened the door…
Collins
Beaumont police detectives are asking for assistance in a June murder. The body of 64-year-old Sinclair Collins was found on June 16 in the 2900 block of Astor. He had died from gunshot wounds. Detectives are asking for the public's help. Anyone with information is asked to the call the Beaumont…
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The DPS has released the name of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle Friday night in Orange County. 59-year-old Jerry Johnson, of Vidor, stepped in front of a Jeep that was traveling north of FM 105, near Sunnydale Road north of Vidor. Johnson was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth in…
Stark
A weekend traffic stop ended Saturday with a man wanted on a parole violation going to jail. A Jasper County deputy pulled over 33-year-old Trent Stark, of Bleakwood, on North Margaret in Kirbyville for operating a motorcycle without a license plate. It was learned Stark has a parole violation…
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No injuries were reported following a tanker truck fire in Jasper County. The truck caught fire six miles south of Kirbyville, near the Lazy H Smokehouse, Saturday, Aug 22. The highway reopened Saturday night. No word on what caused the truck to catch fire.
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The DPS reports a 59-year-old Vidor man died Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle in Orange County. The victim stepped in front of a Jeep that was traveling north on FM 105, near Sunnydale Road north of Vidor. He died at the scene. DPS Sgt. Shana Clark says the pedestrian's name will be…
Herrin
30-year-old Shambree Nicole Herrin is jailed in Orange County charged with murder. Herrin was arrested last week following her indictment for the May 2023 murder of her boyfriend, 29-year-old Aaron Ray, at a home in the 800 block of Burton in Orange. Ray died from a stab wound to the chest. Herrin…
Quiet
The city of Beaumont has been notified by the Federal Railroad administration that the suspension of the West End Quiet Zone has been lifted. Union Pacific Railroad has also been notified. It syill may take some time for the information to reach all railroad personnel and engineers operating…
