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Man indicted in a Beaumont murder case

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The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a man on a murder charge. Travon Alexander, 30, is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Joel Jenkins following an argument over a game of dominos.

It happened May 13th at about 1:00am on Prairie Avenue, just over a mile south of downtown.

Beaumont Police say Alexander shot Jenkins multiple times with an AK-47 rifle.

Magistrate Judge Marc DeRouen set bond on Alexander at $1 million.

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