DPS releases additional information about shooting on Saturday near Kirbyville
The Texas Department of Public Safety released additional information concerning the officer involved shooting that occurred on Saturday near Kirbyville stating that officers arrived to find the deceased wielding a gun in altercation with a teenaged boy, before aiming the weapon at the officers, forcing a State Trooper to draw his weapon and fire, killing the man. The statement by DPS said that at approximately 6:08 p.m., the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a domestic disturbance involving a suspect with a gun. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Kirbyville Police Department, and a Texas State Trooper responded and observed the suspect and a 14-year-old juvenile in a physical altercation with a gun outside of the residence. Officers gave orders to disengage and to drop the weapon, and once the juvenile disengaged, the suspect pointed the weapon at the officers. The name of the deceased has not been released. However, KJAS has learned that the 36 year old man was reported to be wielding a .410 shotgun, who officers had apparently dealt with earlier in the day. Officers with the DPS say that as is standard procedure, the trooper that fired the gun has been placed on administrative leave following a complete investigation into the incident. The original call for help went to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, which immediately dispatched officers to the scene. Dispatchers said family members told them the deceased who was armed, had told them that he members that he planned to commit suicide by police, meaning he wanted an officer so shoot him. However, it appears that even though a deputy was in route it was the State Trooper and a Kirbyville Police Officer who heard the call and were first to arrive at the scene. https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_9fe0d9ae-c617-11ef-9529-4bbc9f8a1a91.html~~December 27, 2024~~
Man’s death leads to Center police arrest of girlfriend, another man
CENTER, Texas (KTRE) – Center police have arrested a Center man and woman in connection to the death of the woman’s boyfriend. Mtwakil Saeed, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and Alicia Petite, 40, is charged with tampering with evidence. They were arrested on Tuesday. According to a Center police press release, dispatch received a call from a woman who said her son, Cordero Wyatt, 36, had been at the home of his girlfriend, Petite, and was not answering his phone. Officers contacted Petite, who said Wyatt was at her home, but friends had picked him up, according to the press release. She let officers search her home and they reported finding some of his belongings, including his cellphone. During the investigation, police learned Saeed had been at Petite’s home when Wyatt arrived and Saeed had shot multiple times, with some shots striking Wyatt, according to the release. Police then found Wyatt’s body in a nearby field. Police then arrested Saeed and Petite. Police say there is no danger to the public.
Shreveport city worker rescued after falling into hole
SHREVEPORT, La. – Scary moments for a city worker in Shreveport this morning after he fell into a hole and had to be rescued. It happened before noon today in the 6300 block of Time Street. City employees were fixing a water main break and rain started falling heavily. The ground gave way and the man got stuck in the hole. “Conditions of the hole that they were in changed rapidly as we had this heavy rainfall,” Chief Clarence Reese said. “There was a member in the hole with mud to his waist and was stuck. By the time the fire department arrived, which was in 3 minutes of the dispatch, he was neck deep in water.” “Four members jumped into the hole immediately. We didn’t have time. We did some very unconventional things that we wouldn’t normally do. Dug with hands and dug with shovels to free him,” Reese said. Shreveport city workers are all getting counseling because of the traumatic nature of the incident, Reese said.
~~December 26, 2024~~
Baptist church, Methodist church that burned, join together for Christmas Eve services
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – The Christmas eve celebration is looking a little different for both First Methodist and First Baptist churches in Marshall as they held a joint Christmas eve service on Tuesday evening.
“I think it’s nice when we can just agree to come together as brothers and sisters in Christ. Christmas and Easter would probably be prime times to do that,” said David Luckert, the Pastor at First Methodist Church in Marshall.
This comes just over two weeks after First Methodist was badly damaged by a fire.
The church has held their services at First Baptist since the damage, but the two have never held their services at the same time.
With both being under the same roof and their usual Christmas eve services both falling at 6 p.m., both sides saw it as a no-brainer.
“With everything that happened, and First Methodist meeting in our building, we both decided, ‘hey, we are both having Christmas Eve services. 6 p.m., same time, we have a lot of traditions in common.’ David and I are good friends, so we said ‘hey, we have to do this,’” said Ryan Berryhill, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Marshall.
Churches of different denominations having normal services together isn’t uncommon both pastors said, but for Christmas eve it is.
Luckert said that the service has shown him and others that, despite the denominational difference, both churches are much the same.
“Heaven is probably not going to be separated by denominations. He is the one who calls us to live for him and to love in his name; we have that in common. Really it’s a reminder tonight of what we have in common is far, far greater than what we don’t,” said Luckert.
Pastor Berryhill said that this fire may be the catalyst for a different-looking future for the churches and their services.
“Inviting other churches to be a part of it. I think that’s on, I know it’s on both of our hearts, and I think the congregations would be open to that, too. So I’m excited to see what will happen from here,” said Berryhill.
Pastor Luckert says that there is still a long road ahead before First Methodist is able to be back in their own building, as plans are still ongoing as to how they can rebuild their church.
One dead and one seriously injured after Christmas Eve incident in Beaumont
One person is dead and another is seriously injured following a Christmas Eve incident in Beaumont. It happened shortly before 3:00 Tuesday afternoon at a house on Mallet Street in South Park. Beaumont Police said they responded to a report of a disturbance and arrived to find one person dead and another with stab wounds. At last word the injured person was undergoing hospital treatment. Meanwhile, the names of those involved or other details about the incident have not yet been released.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_c2fcb022-c241-11ef-871e-d352073913ae.html
UPDATED – Two in custody after law enforcement pursuit in Orange County
Two men are in custody after a law enforcement pursuit in Orange County on Monday afternoon that reached speeds in excess of 100-miles-per-hour. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says it began when a deputy tried to stop a Cadillac SUV at the intersection of Highways 62 and 87, but instead the driver took off. The chase finally ended when the suspects went off the pavement and got stuck in mud at the intersection of Highway 62 at Farm to Market Road 105. However, the suspects refused to get out of the vehicle, so officers had to bust open the windows to unlock the doors and then drag them out and place them in custody. The pair has been identified as Roger Lampman, Jr., 36, who was the driver, and the passenger was Robert Wise, 31. Lampman has been charged with Evading Arrest in a Motor Vehicle, while Wise was charged with Resisting Arrest and he was also wanted for another crime in a different county.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_bdfb8ed2-c218-11ef-b0fe-93265262bcb5.html
Van Zandt County firefighters respond to Christmas morning house fire
VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – Several fire departments responded to a Van Zandt County house fire on Christmas morning. The South Van Zandt Volunteer Fire Department received the first call around 9:15 a.m. and responded to the house on County Road 1203, according to Grand Saline Volunteer Fire Department PIO Caden Mosher. Mosher said several more calls came in and both the Grand Saline Fire Department and the Canton Fire Department also responded. According to Mosher, no one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries have been reported. The Van Zandt County fire marshal is investigating the incident.
~~December 24, 2024~~
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby to lay down one badge and pick up another
It appears that Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby will be trading his sheriff badge in for another badge at the end of the year. Burby who was defeated in the last election by Colton Havard had said he was going home to retire again. However, word came this week that Burby has been asked by Newton County Judge Ronnie Cochran and others to temporarily fill the Newton County Precinct 2 Constable Seat. Burby will replace Jeff McCoy who has announced that he is moving out of the County and will no longer be able to serve. Burby had retired from Texas City, where he served as police chief for many years before retiring in Newton County. However, he later decided to run for and was elected sheriff and served for soon to be four years. Burby said Monday, “They asked me to serve and I told them I would.”
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_2cb13078-c180-11ef-b1e7-2fb8b10a1d82.html
Silsbee chiropractor indicted and arrested, accused of indecency with a patient
A Silsbee chiropractor has been indicted by the Hardin County Grand Jury and arrested following a Silsbee Police Department investigation that began in early September. Kamon Roshawd Darby, 29. of Beaumont, was arrested Monday and charged with Indecent Assault by a Health Care or Mental Health Services Provider. He’s currently in the Hardin County Jail under a $50,000.00 bond. The crime is a state jail felony and if convicted Darby could receive up to one year in state prison.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_641a07e6-c17c-11ef-9d44-5b6e5444486c.html
The late Curtis Barbay inducted into Texas High School Football Hall of Fame
The late Curtis Barbay, who was a legendary head football coach at Newton for many years, has been posthumously inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. The honor came over the weekend at AT&T Stadium during the Texas High School Football State Championship Games. Barbay was 68 when he had a heart attack and died in September of 2010. He had amassed 317 wins while at the helm in Newton, and at the time of his death he had the fourth most wins of all Texas high school football coaches. In 2010 Barbay was inducted into the Southeast Texas Coaches Hall of Honor.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_0a6761aa-c17f-11ef-96bd-1f831ee5b7ae.html
~~December 23, 2024~~
Another pit bull dog attack in Beaumont, three injured
Another pit bull dog attack has happened in Beaumont – this time a teenage girl and two others were injured. It happened in the 1,000 block of Earl Street, just off of Magnolia Street in that city’s north end. The three underwent medical treatment, but there’s no word on the severity of their injuries. This comes just a few days after 78-year-old Hector Pierna was attacked and killed by two pit bull dogs on Orange Street in the “Pear Orchard” section of Beaumont just south of downtown. That attack occurred on Monday and Beaumont Police are still trying to find the owners of those two dogs.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_4f8cd450-bf0d-11ef-bff8-6bb33db703ad.html
Drunk driver who killed two men and a child has been sentenced to prison
A man who was driving drunk and killed two men and a child in Hardin County earlier this year has learned his fate. After pleading guilty to three counts of Intoxication Manslaughter and one count of Intoxication Assault, State District Judge Steve Thomas has handed down a 40 year prison sentence to 51-year-old Silsbee resident Brenon James Proulx. The crash occurred February 2nd on Farm to Market Road 327 between Kountze and Silsbee. State troopers said Proulx was driving a 2006 Saturn car and he crossed the center line and collided with two motorcycles. Killed in the crash were James Means, his 12-year-old daughter, Cici Means, and Allen Wesenberg. Injured was Wesenberg’s 7-year-old son who suffered a broken leg.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_42971f92-c077-11ef-9f54-2f44341e3d13.html
I-10 pileup at the TX/LA state line snarled traffic for several hours
Interstate 10 traffic was backed up for miles after an early Friday morning crash involving several large commercial vehicles occurred at the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Texas Department of Public Safety says at about 1:35 a.m., a westbound 18-wheeler hit a piece of equipment that fell off of a vehicle, and the big-rig then hit the inside concrete barrier. After that it was a chain-reaction with more trucks and other vehicles crashing into the initial wreck. Amazingly, there were no injuries. It took until 10:00 Friday morning to clean up the wreckage and get traffic moving again.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_dcd8801c-befd-11ef-a66b-23a981e0f651.html
Texas Game Wardens searching for suspects after deer killed illegally in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – Wardens found three white-tailed deer illegally dumped between Livingston and Onalaska. They’re asking the public for information on suspects in the case. Authorities said the animals were found near Forest Hills Loop and Deer Ridge Drive on Dec. 9. According to the Texas Game Wardens, the white-tailed buck did not meet antler restrictions for Polk County, the two does were killed out of season, and all three were dumped with the meat left to waste. If you have any information related to this case, call one of the following numbers:
- Game Warden Arnold: (936) 252-3942
- Game Warden Shoemaker: (936) 707-6792
- Game Warden Johnson: (936) 328-9068
- Game Warden Smith: (936) 239-5258
Tyler County Sheriff’s Department looking for a wanted fugitive
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in locating a wanted fugitive. Deputies say 24-year-old Garrett Rawls is wanted by the Texas Board of Pardons & Parole on charges of Assault on a Public Servant and Failure to Appear on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. According to deputies, Rawls is known to stay in the Dam B and Town Bluff area. If you have any information on the location of Garrett Rawls, you’re asked to call the Tyler County Sheriff’s Department at 409-283-2172 or Crime Stoppers at 936-639-8477. You do not have to give your name.
~~December 20, 2024~~
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