Hillary Ann Stephenson, of Jasper, TX – Age 29 Abandon/Endanger a Child — Intentional/Knowing/Reckless/Criminal Negligence Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 10:09 AM Warrant: 14824JD; 14824JD Christopher Jordan Hand, of Buna, TX – Age 35 Burglary of Building Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 11:37 AM Zander Smart, of Houston, TX – Age 24 Order of Commitment Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 7:12 PM Warrant: JD13843 Keagan

TCSO escorting Furman to court ahead of his 30-year sentence. Photo by Trinity County Sheriff's Office. Trinity County – A former Trinity County Sheriff’s Office employee pled guilty Tuesday to Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, a first-degree felony, and has been sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, according to Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace. The defendant, previously employed as an animal control officer, was arrested on July 1, 2025,

Jail Activity Report for 11/24/25 through 11/30/25 Jordan David Boykin, 20 Residence: Bon Wier, Texas In custody: No Charges: No driver’s license when unlicensed Failure to maintain financial responsibility (no insurance listed) Christopher Allen Jarrell, 43 Residence: Bon Wier, Texas In custody: No Charges: Assault causes bodily injury – Bond: $3,500 Terroristic threat causing fear of imminent serious injury – Bond: $2,000 Tonya Renea Shields, 64 Residence: Call, Texas In cu

Christopher Hand, 35, of Buna. Photo by Jasper County Sheriff’s Office JASPER COUNTY — Jasper County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a burglary in progress Monday morning after responding to a call at a Buna business on Business 96. According to the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2025, a deputy was dispatched to Stimit’s Feed Store located at 181 Business 96 in reference to a possible break-in. When the deputy arrived, the property owner report

Marcelle Eugene Mason, Jr., of Buna, TX – Age 64 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B ≥4G<200G Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 1:45 PM Brian K. Mason, of Buna, TX – Age 55 Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B <1G Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 1:53 PM Christina George, of Orange, TX – Age 44 Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 2:20 PM Additional Charge: Probation/Parole Violat

Leandra Raylen Hubbard, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 22 Safety Seat System Violation – Child Under 8 Not Properly Secured Fail to Maintain Financial Responsibility Bail Jumping / Escape Causing Bodily Injury Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 1:54 PM (Ref#: T23-0655J4-1; T23-0656J4-1; 15489JD) Douglas Walker Coleman, of Buna, TX – Age 43 Driving While License Invalid w/ Previous Conviction / Suspension / Without Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: Texas Dep

Jonathon Chisem, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 18 Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Minor Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 5:27 AM on November 23, 2025 Warrant/Ref #: 25-10966 Tadreuan Seastrunk, of Bon Wier, TX – Age 26 Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction / Without Financial Responsibility Driving While License Invalid Failed to Maintain Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 10:47 PM on November 23, 2025 Warra

Jail Activity Report for 11/17/25 through 11/23/25 Acosta, Zachary — Houston, TX (Age 36) In Custody: No Charge: Dog Fighting — Owns/Trains Dog in Fight / As Spectator Bond: $5,000 Alexander, Jarrad Tyrone — Houston, TX (Age 47) In Custody: No Charge: Dog Fighting — Owns/Trains Dog in Fight / As Spectator Bond: $5,000 Antwine, Arin Laron — Beaumont, TX (Age 38) In Custody: No Charge: Dog Fighting — Owns/Trains Dog in Fight / As Spectator Bond: $5,000 Armstead, Tinia Trashell

Darrell Lynn Stanley, of Buna, TX – Age 55 Driving While License Invalid w/Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: DPS at 1:26 PM Gayla Marie Caldwell, of Newnan, GA – Age 32 Public Intoxication Possession of Controlled Substance PG 3 < 28g Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B ≥1g < 4g Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B < 1g Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 2:54 PM Warrants/Ref#: 25-01153 (x4) Jordan

Robert Klaus Overstreet, of Buna, TX – Age 60 Driving While License Invalid w/ Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 9:19 PM Patricia Hudson, of Jasper, TX – Age 35 Prohibited Substance in Correctional / Civil Commitment Facility – Attempt Possession of Dangerous Drug Tampering with Government Record (x3) Fail to Identify – Giving False/Fictitious Information Arresting Agency: Texas Department of

Photos of the four men charged in connection with the disappearance of Joshua Larkin were displayed at Monday’s joint press conference in Newton. Photo by East Texas Banner Newton, Texas — Newly released probable cause affidavits reveal disturbing details surrounding the 2022 disappearance and death of Joshua Ian Larkin, leading to criminal charges against four men in a case that has spanned three years, multiple agencies, and an exhaustive investigation across Newton and Ja

Jared Michael Odom, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 33 Criminal Mischief ≥ $750 < $2,500 Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 1:30 AM Warrant/Ref#: 25-01134 Joseph Lee Odom, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 52 Criminal Trespass Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 9:32 AM Warrant/Ref#: FM25-012J3 Steven Dwayne Gilbert, of Jasper, TX – Age 62 Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear (five separate counts) Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 12:53 PM Warr

Jerry James Melancon, 49, of Buna. Photo Courtesy of Jasper County Sheriff's Office Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard didn’t have to break a sweat for what he jokingly called the “easiest arrest of his career” Friday afternoon in Buna. Around 2:10 p.m. on November 14, 2025, Sheriff Havard was driving south on SH-62 near Business 96 when he noticed a man pedaling a bicycle northbound. Curious what the bicyclist was up to, Havard turned around to initiate a casual, voluntary c

Chicorean Kareem Dill, of Buna, TX – Age 42 Harassment; Bail Jumping and Failure to Appear (Felony) Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 3:02 AM Monte Joseph Rollan, of Jasper, TX – Age 30 Possession of Marijuana <2oz Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 8:36 AM Charles Dylon Love, of Jasper, TX – Age 28 Violate DL Restriction (Vehicle Devices); Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility; Fail to Yield Right-of-Way (Turning on Red Signal); F

Photo Courtesy of Jasper County Sheriff's Office JASPER COUNTY, Texas — On November 13, 2025, at approximately 4:26 p.m., Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Calvin Starkie arrested Susanna Mendoza, 26, of Jasper, following a fast-moving criminal investigation involving allegations of illegal communication with a juvenile. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began several days earlier after the victim’s parents discovered inappropriate messages and n

Kirstin Ashton Wood, of Lufkin, TX – Age 27 Driving While License Invalid w/ Previous Conviction/Suspension Without Financial Responsibility Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public Safety at 12:50 AM Brandy Nicole Ferguson, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 27 Expired Driver’s License Expired Registration Arresting Agency: Kirbyville Police Department at 3:24 PM Lakerria Tackett, of Kirbyville, TX – Age 17 Possession of Marijuana <2 oz Arresting Agency: Texas Department of Public

Eugene Mason, of Buna, TX – Age 64 Terroristic Threat of Family/Household Member Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 6:27 PM Meriam Isabella Young, of Jasper, TX – Age 24 Public Intoxication Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 7:37 PM Teralyn Essiante-Eman Brown, of Jasper, TX – Age 23 Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 8:00 PM

Jerry-Micheal Norton, of Rusk, TX – Age 27 Harassment Arresting Agency: Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at 6:44 AM Korey Allen Ignac Valka, of Jasper, TX – Age 28 Driving While Intoxicated Arresting Agency: Department of Public Safety at 1:04 PM Bradford Cardale Shaw, of Jasper, TX – Age 45 Burglary of Habitation Arresting Agency: Jasper Police Department at 5:50 PM Clyde W. Coleman, of San Augustine, TX – Age 50 Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspensio

Center ISD athletic trainer Christopher Lemoine resigns following inappropriate student relationship arrest. Booking Photo CENTER, Texas —  A Center Independent School District athletic trainer has resigned and been arrested following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student. Christopher Lemoine, 40, was taken into custody on November 5 and charged with Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison

Jail Activity Report for November 3, 2025 – November 9, 2025 HALL, Jaden Allen, 20, Broaddus, TX — Not in custody Charge: Duty on Striking Fixture/Highway Landscape ≥ $20. Bond: $1,000. JARRELL, Christopher Allen, 43, Bon Wier, TX — In custody Charge: Terroristic Threat (Cause Fear of Imminent Serious Bodily Injury). Bond: Not listed. JOHNSON JR., Richard Byron, 37, Huntington, TX — In custody Charge: Aggravated Kidnapping with Deadly Weapon. Bond: Not listed. PRINCE, Olivia