Firemen respond to fire at local apartment complex
Firemen are saying a properly installed and working fire alarm and sprinkler system saved the day when small blaze broke out in the kitchen of home in the Prospect Point Apartments here in Jasper on Monday evening. The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were in the middle of their Monday evening meeting and training session at the fire station on Water Street, when they dispatched to a sounding alarm at the Pioneer Point apartment complex located at 215 Premier Drive, behind the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store. Firemen and other emergency personnel arrived at the scene and soon went to an apartment on the rear upper floor of building 7 and opened the door to find the fire had already been extinguished by the automatic sprinkler system. Firemen cleared the home of smoke and searched for possible hotspots. No injuries resulted from the incident. https://www.kjas.com/article_88167f37-113c-4a00-81f9-aafbb9bc35e9.html”May 18, 2026”
11 turned over to ICE following Upshur County traffic stop
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – After a routine traffic stop, 11 undocumented people were detained in Upshur County Thursday evening.
According to the Upshur County Precinct 1 Constable‘s Office, a white van was pulled over near the intersection of FM 1404 and Hwy 155 because of an improper license plate.
The van had 11 people inside, and none of them had documentation, the constable’s office said. Upshur County is part of the 287 (g) Immigration and Customs Enforcement program and ICE was notified.
ICE arrived a short time later and the 11 individuals were taken into custody.
https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/16/11-turned-over-ice-following-upshur-county-traffic-stop/
Jasper Woman Arrested on Family Violence Charge
A Jasper woman was arrested Saturday afternoon following an assault investigation on County Road 259.
According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Gray responded to the scene at approximately 1:41 p.m. on May 16, 2026, in reference to an assault. During the investigation, 59-year-old Kristen Marlee Nelson, of Jasper, reportedly admitted to striking her husband in the head with a handgun during a verbal altercation.
Nelson was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault/Family/Household Member With a Deadly Weapon, a first-degree felony. She was transported to the Jasper County Jail.
Nelson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_495d353f-97b0-43c7-ae63-31cf897ae73e.html
Juvenile arrested after shooting near San Augustine convenience store
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) – Officers responded to reports of two people shooting at each other near a convenience store early Saturday afternoon, according to the San Augustine Police Department.
The SAPD said they responded to reports of shots fired near a Texaco convenience store on Martin Luther King Drive. Witnesses told police two individuals pulled up near one another and began exchanging gunfire, according to a statement from the department.
According to the SAPD, witness accounts and information obtained through an early investigation identified the two individuals believed to be involved. One of the subjects, a juvenile, was later located and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
The SAPD said they do not believe there is any ongoing danger to the public and encourage anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the San Augustine Police Department at (936) 275-2384.
One person arrested and no injuries reported following shooting in San Augustine
KTRE in Lufkin is reporting that police in San Augustine have taken a juvenile into custody following a shooting that is reported to have occurred at a convenience store on Saturday afternoon.
What it was all about is not known, but the story states that witnesses told police that gun fire erupted shortlly after the two men allegedly involved pulled into the store on Martin Luther King Drive.
One of the alleged shooters, which was said to be a juvenile, was apparently identified and arrested a short time later on an unrelated warrant. However, it’s not know if the other suspect has been identified or arrested.
No injuries were reported.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_e3f9b57a-d396-4223-aa90-bf7a1190430d.html
Several people shot in Orange late Thursday night
KOGT News is reporting that several people were shot in Orange late Thursday night. It happened shortly before 11:00 near the intersection of Bluebonnet Drive at Camellia Drive in the west side of Orange.
The story said Orange Police arrived to find a vehicle with multiple bullet holes and a man who had been shot.
Meanwhile, the other shooting victims were all driven by someone to St Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Their injuries are said to be non-life threatening.
So far an arrest has not yet been made.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_a74943de-e9d4-4e89-ae1c-b2091d976846.html
”May 15, 2026”
Buna man being held under $2.4 million following his arrest for prohibited sexual contact with a juvenile
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Thursday that an investigation of incidents alleged to have occurred between 2022 and 2023 had resulted in the arrest of a Buna man.
Havard said the charges came following the conclusion of an investigation by Lt. Jason McClelland and the District Attorney’s Office which resulted in the arrest of Nathan Paul Woods, 63, who is accused of having prohibited sexual contact with a juvenile.
Havard said Woods was taken into custody on Thursday and was taken to the Jasper County Jail where a judge set his bond at a total of $2.4 million.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_ad4c0dc4-7121-4e65-a11c-7d8bd850b795.html
Keithville man charged in copper wire theft
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Keithville man has been arrested in connection with a series of copper wire thefts that caused more than $15,000 in losses, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives with the sheriff’s office Persons and Property Crimes Unit executed a search warrant Wednesday at a home on Big Oaks Trail as part of an investigation into multiple copper wire thefts reported in the area over the past several months, Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr. said.
The investigation began after theft reports were filed by AT&T, SWEPCO, Xfinity, Comcast and Ternium USA. Authorities said the combined losses from the thefts exceeded $15,000.
During the search, detectives found evidence and information linking Bailey Higdon, 30, to the thefts, according to the sheriff’s office. Higdon was detained while investigators continued processing the scene.
Following the investigation, Higdon was charged with three counts of felony theft. He was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing and additional charges are possible.
Anyone with information about the thefts is urged to contact the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 675-2170 or submit anonymous tips through Caddo-Shreveport Crime Stoppers at (318) 673-7373.
Lufkin man charged after child porn found during drug investigation, sheriff says
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) – A Lufkin man is behind bars Thursday after more than 300 images of child pornography were found on his cell phone during an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, according to Angelina County Sheriff Tom Selman.
Kenneth Wayne Cassels Jr., 33, was held Thursday on bonds totaling $600,000 on warrants charging him with five counts of possession of child pornography, possession of a controlled substance (penalty group 1) and tampering with evidence with intent to impair, according to jail records.
The investigation began after Angelina County deputies pulled over Cassels’s vehicle for a traffic violation on U.S. Highway 59.
Cassels threw out two bags containing about 59 grams of what appeared to be methamphetamine, Selman said. Deputies suspected him of drug dealing due to the amount of meth recovered, the sheriff said.
A forensic examination revealed suspected child abuse material, prompting a second search warrant for “obscenity and child exploitation” images found on the phone, Selman said.
During the second search, deputies found more than 300 images of suspected child abuse on the phone, Selman said.
Deputies arrested Cassels on May 7 and booked him into the Angelina County Jail, where he remains, according to jail records.
Charged with several felonies, Cassels could face between five and 99 years in state prison, a maximum $10,000 fine and lifetime registration as a sex offender if convicted.
Man dies following early Thursday morning accident involving a motorcycle in Beaumont
Police in Beaumont say a man died after an early morning accident involving a motorcycle.
He has been identified as 42-year-old Rashaad Coleman, of Beaumont.
Police were called to the 5800 block of Calder Avenue, not far from Belevedere Drive on the city’s west side, shortly before 3:00 when was reported that a motorcycle, which was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, left the street and struck a tree.
Officers said Coleman was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon dead shortly after arrival.
Sabine County law enforcement trying to identify a man involved in suspicious activity
The Pineland Police Department and the Sabine County Sheriff’s Department are asking for help from the public to identify a man who was involved in suspicious activity on Wednesday.
If you recognize the man, you’re asked to contact the Pineland Police Department at 409-584-2390 or the Sabine County Sheriff’s Department at 409-787-2266.
You do not have to give your name.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_4a299332-bc8f-4e9c-907c-f87da14a4b8d.html
Sheriff: Angelina County jail inmate dies after medical emergency
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) – According to the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, an inmate died at a Houston-area hospital after suffering what appeared to be a stroke while in custody at the county jail.
Sheriff Tom Selman said around 3 a.m. on April 29, officers found Edward Doyle Cowart, 52, out of his bunk and laying on the floor of his cell. Officers entered the cell to check on Cowart and he appeared incoherent, could not give verbal responses and showed signs of weakness or paralysis consistent with a stroke or brain bleed, according to the sheriff’s office.
Selman said jail medical staff called EMS to take Cowart to a hospital. The sheriff’s office said they were notified on May 3 that Cowart had died.
Cowart was charged with assault family violence, driving while license invalid, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was being held under a $100,000 bond at the time he suffered the medical event.
According to the sheriff’s office, an autopsy by the Montgomery County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death is currently pending. The Texas Rangers and Texas Commission on Jail Standards were notified immediately of what would be classified as an in-custody death as required by law.
”May 14, 2026”
1 arrested, 1 hospitalized after stabbing in Longview
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – A man was arrested in Longview Monday after police accused him of stabbing another man multiple times.
According to the Longview Police Department, around 5:52 p.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Hawthorne Avenue where they learned two men had been involved in a “verbal altercation.”
The LPD said the victim was stabbed multiple times during the altercation. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to the LPD, the suspect was identified as Catalino Garcia Ramirez, 53, of Longview and arrested. He was booked into the Gregg County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Bossier City man missing nearly a week; vehicle found abandoned in Arkansas
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Authorities are searching for a Bossier City man who has been missing for nearly a week after his vehicle was found abandoned in Texarkana, Ark.
Jonathan Bohrer, 39, was last seen by family members around 5 p.m. May 5, according to his father, Brian Bohrer.
Family members became concerned the following day after Bohrer’s dogs were found roaming loose and they were unable to contact him.
“A lady on Facebook found the dogs, and so my daughter called and said, ‘Hey, John’s dogs are out, and I can’t get in touch with him,’” Brian Bohrer said. “That’s when we basically discovered that he was gone.”
Bohrer’s family reported him missing May 7.
According to the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, Bohrer’s vehicle was found abandoned Tuesday in the 200 block of East Street in Texarkana. Brian Bohrer said highway traffic cameras showed his son’s truck crossing the state line around 7 p.m. May 6.
“This is so bizarre,” he said. “We do not know anybody in Texarkana. He doesn’t know anybody in Texarkana, to my knowledge.”
Family members described Bohrer as outgoing and said he attended Word of God Ministries. Before his disappearance, he worked as an estimator for Terry’s Roofing and cared for two Labradoodles.
Brian Bohrer said his son struggled with anxiety but appeared to manage it well.
“He did struggle, like we all do, with anxiety and fear,” he said. “But he had seemed to handle it most of his life very well.”
The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is assisting in the investigation. Sgt. Matt Bertard said investigators have found no evidence of a crime and no clear motive for Bohrer’s disappearance.
“At this point in time, there’s no evidence that any crime has been committed,” Bertard said. “Right now, we just don’t have a whole lot to go off of.”
Authorities and the Bohrer family are asking anyone with information about Bohrer’s whereabouts to contact law enforcement.
Hopkins County homeowner kills man trying to break into home
HOPKINS COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – A homeowner shot and killed a man who broke into a Hopkins County home Tuesday.
A Ring doorbell camera showed a man identified as Buck Clary yelling and striking the glass front door, according to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office.
Clary reached inside the home after breaking a portion of the glass, prompting the homeowner to fire a gun through the door; the shot struck Clary, the sheriff’s office said.
Hopkins County EMS transported Clary to a local hospital, where he later died.
The sheriff’s office is still investigating.
Polk County authorities: 2 arrested after weed, edibles found in home with children
ONALASKA, Texas (KTRE) – Two people have been arrested after 16 pounds of marijuana, vape pens and several candy-like packages of edibles were found in home at children’s reach.
Mohammad Shoaib and Komal Jiwani, both of Onalaska, are charged with three counts of child endangerment and other drug-related charges.
The investigation began after deputies received tips from concerned citizens about a home in the Creekside Sub-Division off FM 356 in Onalaska.
A search of the home later found 16 pounds of high-grade marijuana, 115 THC vape pens, marijuana edibles and about eight ounces of THC wax.
Detectives said several of the edible packages were designed to look like candy and snack items that would be appealing to children and were easily accessible to young children living at the home.
Shoaib and Jiwani are charged with possessing between five and 50 pounds of marijuana and manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance along with three counts of child endangerment.
Vivian officer honored at National Law Enforcement Memorial
WASHINGTON. – A North Louisiana police officer was among those honored Wednesday night during the annual candlelight vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
Officer Marc Brock of the Vivian Police Department was one of 109 fallen officers whose names were added to the memorial this year. The ceremony, held on the National Mall, recognized law enforcement members who died in the line of duty in 2025.
Family members and fellow officers from Vivian gathered as Brock’s name was read aloud, a tribute to his service and sacrifice. The vigil is a cornerstone of National Police Week, ensuring the legacies of fallen officers are recognized on a national stage.
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