By Harold Mann Apr 6, 2021 this morning as SWAT members from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office negotiated with a man that had barricaded himself inside his car near Keith Road. He was extracted from the vehicle. He did not threaten anyone at the scene. He will be taken to a local hospital for treatment and a mental evaluation.
Apr 5, 2021 A 23-year old man is jailed charged with four counts of aggravated assault. Jose Francisco Rocha Ortiz is accused of firing several shots into a crowd yesterday morning in a parking lot in the 6000 block of South MLK in Beaumont. Four victims were transported to the hospital for treatment. Police believe a shooting last night in the 2600 block of Fillmore was in retaliation of the MLK shooting. A man was shot in the chest. He was listed in stable condition. The suspects in that shooting fled the scene.
By Harold Mann Apr 5, 2021 Due to a low number of appointments being made for the COVID-19 vaccine in Lumberton today, Hardin County Health Department will be accepting walk-ins for the Moderna vaccine today only of anyone 18 years of age or older. This will occur at the Journey Community Church, 1534 Highway 96 South, Lumberton, Texas from 1:00PM – 4:00PM. Those with appointments will be seen first, and walk-ins will be seen on a first come first served basis, with priority given to those age 65+. Only a certain number of people can be inside the clinic at a time, so if too many arrive at one time, they may have to wait outside or in their car until they can be allowed inside.
By Harold Mann Apr 5, 2021 We have a report of a wreck on Highway 90 in Jefferson County. The wreck reportedly involves a pickup hitting the back of a school bus. Multiple emergency vehicles are at the scene. No other information is available at this time.
By Harold Mann Apr 5, 2021 The DPS has released the name of a man that was killed this morning when his van struck the back of a Hardin-Jefferson school bus. 56-year old David Eugene Strickler, of Biloxi, Mississippi, was traveling east on Highway 90, near McDermitt, when he hit the back of a school bus. He was pronounced dead at the scene. None of the 11 students on the bus were hurt.