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Thursday November 28, 2024
TYLER – A Smith County teen has been arrested in connection with a fatal Smith County accident. Dante Devaughn Roberson, 18, of Troup, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Saturday. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and his bond was set at $300,000. In August, Roberson was involved in a three vehicle accident on Highway 110, south of Whitehouse. Killed in the accident was a motorcyclist, Murray Clark, 51, of Whitehouse. The Department of Public Safety says Roberson’s car swerved into Clark’s lane and hit him and then hit a pickup driven by a Whitehouse man.
KILGORE – A former Kilgore High School students has been arrested in connection with several school threats made on social media. Kilgore police announced Monday David Alexander Nelson, 19, of Longview, was arrested in the Elderville community on Friday. He has been charged with making a terroristic threat. He could face five additional charges. He was booked into the Gregg County Jail under a $500,000. Besides the threat to the high school made on Snapchat, over a period of a couple of days, he is said to have used Snapchat to send threats of violence to various students. Kilgore police say Nelson confessed to creating the post as a prank.
TYLER – Here’s a look at road work planned in the Tyler district of TxDOT during the week of October 29th. Schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Slow down and pay attention when traveling through work zones.
Nighttime pavement marking operations continue Tyler. The contractor is utilizing slow-moving mobile operations to install new pavement markings. Work is being conducted from 8:00pm to 6:00am, Sunday through Thursday nights until the project is completed. Brief delays are possible. Read the rest of this entry »
KILGORE – We should learn more on Monday about a suspect who is in custody in connection with a Kilgore school threat. Kilgore police say the suspect is facing multiple felony charges. They said the suspect was an adult male, a former student, and that his name will not be released until he has been formally charged and arraigned. According to a statement posted on the department’s Facebook page, “This was a whirlwind investigation. Interfacing with Snap Chap and Google was not easy. Steps were taken by the suspect to conceal his true identity, but perseverance by Det. John Rowe paid off.†And they added, the threat has been stopped. The plan is to put out an official news release on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – The gas station at 1808 West Gentry Parkway was robbed Saturday night. It happened around 10:45pm. A thin black male walked into the station and covered his face and pulled a black handgun. He walked behind the counter and demanded money. He left in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of money and other items. He was said to be about 5â€08 to 6â€0 tall and weighed around 160 pounds. He was wearing a black hoodie and black jogging pants with white stripes. No injuries were reported.
PECOS – A Smith County theft suspect is in custody in Reeves County Texas. Arrested in Pecos was Ashley Stephens, 33, who also known as Ashley Boyd. She is said to have stolen over $60,000 from a business in the Lindale area. She had been reported to be living in the Mineola area and had changed her appearance to avoid capture. No word on when she will be returned to Smith County.
LONGVIEW – A Disturbance at a Longview hotel has resulted in one arrest. It occurred at the Homewood Suites on Spur 63. Just after 11:00 Saturday morning, a man, who was possibly armed, came into the lobby and “ran behind the counter and barricaded himself.†Longview Police activated the SWAT and Crisis Intervention Teams. Members of the SWAT team took the suspect into custody without further incident. He was transported to a hospital. No injuries were reported. No other details were released.
LONGVIEW – Ricky Ray Caraway, 52, was arrested by Longview Police Friday afternoon. Around 5:45, the police responded to a welfare check in the 200 block of East Loop 281. Caraway was walking along the loop and was contacted by several persons who were checking on his welfare. When he indicated he had a bomb, the loop was temporarily closed. When they discovered there was no bomb, Caraway was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat. He remains in the Gregg County Jail under a $2,500 bond.
QUITMAN – The Upshur County District Attorney has been named acting prosecutor by an administrative district judge regarding a complaint against the Wood County District Attorney’s Office. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, On October 9, the Upshur County District Attorney requested the Texas Rangers conduct an investigation related to the Wood County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is currently available.
VAN – Some counterfeit money has been turning up in Van. The police department is asking people to inspect the money before accepting cash. According to the department Facebook page, $20 bills and at least one $100 bill have turned up at businesses in Van.
KILGORE – A suspect is in custody in connection with a Kilgore school threat. They tracked him to a residence in Rusk County. Kilgore police say the suspect is facing multiple felony charges. They said, since it is still unfolding, they would not give out a lot of details at this time. They did say the suspect was an adult male, a former student, and that his name will not be released until he has been formally charged and arraigned. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – A Tyler jury has given a Tarrant County man three life sentences in a fatal Smith County accident. The panel found Gilberto Gomez, 27, of Saginaw guilty of three counts of intoxication manslaughter. The jury sentenced him on Friday. The wreck he was involved in, which occurred in February, killed three persons and an unborn baby. The accident was on State Highway 110, 8 miles west of Lindale. The Department of Public Safety reports the pickup, driven by Gomez, was heading south when it crossed over the double yellow lines and hit a northbound car. Two Lindale residents, and their unborn child, in the car were killed as was a passenger in the Gomez truck.
NACOGDOCHES – A Nacogdoches County escapee is back in custody. Arrested early Friday afternoon was Robin Copeland, 56, of Nacogdoches. She had escaped Wednesday after being taken to the hospital after making a medical complaint. A manhunt started around 7:00 Thursday night after she was spotted on foot. A search all night turned up no trace of the woman. Early Friday afternoon a resident saw her inside an abandoned vehicle behind her house. Within minutes of the arrival of sheriff’s deputies, she was taken into custody. Copeland has been transported to a local hospital for minor injuries sustained while running through the woods all night. She will then be transported to the Nacogdoches County Jail and booked in for escape along with her other original charges.
LONGVIEW – A former East Texas teacher has been arrested following an investigation of local and state authorities. The Texas Rangers assisted in the investigation of Lauren Nicole Nolan, 24, of Longview. She is in the Gregg County Jail under bonds totaling $50,000. The charges are improper relationship between and educator and a student, and online solicitation of a minor. The former Carthage Junior High School teacher was placed on administrative leave in March. She submitted her resignation, which was effective in the summer. More information about the charges were not immediately available.
LONGVIEW – A Longview woman has been sentenced in a fatal Gregg County accident. State District Judge David Brabham found Ellen Virginia Hicks, 34, guilty of criminal negligent homicide. He sentenced her on Thursday to 5 years probation. The Department of Public Safety says Hicks was driving her car above the speed limit the morning of November 30, 2015, when she became distracted by a dog in her car. Her car then crossed into the opposite lane of traffic and hit a car nearly head-on. The driver of that car, an Avinger woman, later died at a Longview hospital.