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Saturday June 13, 2026
KILGORE — A 34-year-old Kilgore man has been arrested on suspicion of paying $120 for nude photos of a teenage female relative. According to our news partner KETK and the Longview News-Journal, Carlos Lynn Rios was held Tuesday in the Gregg County Jail on $25,000 bond, charged with possession with the intent to promote child pornography. His arrest came almost three months after the victim’s mother went to the White Oak Police Department on April 9 to report her daughter returned from school April 2 with $120, police said. Read the rest of this entry »
KILGORE — A man has died after being hit by a train in Kilgore while he was walking along the tracks. He has been identified as Jeremy Nathan Owens, 38, of Kilgore. The accident happened around 5:00 Sunday afternoon near Longview Street. Authorities say Owens was walking east when hit by the east bound Union Pacific train. Kilgore police say the conductor sounded the horn when they saw a man on the tracks. The accident remains under investigation.
GREGG COUNTY — The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an aggravated robbery. Officials said just after 1:30 Saturday morning, a Rudy’s Taco employee was closing the store on Old Highway 135 South, in Kilgore, when he was approached by two armed men. The suspects took multiple items, including a significant amount of cash from the restaurant and employees, then fled on foot. One victim said he saw two white passenger cars leaving the area from across the road just after the robbery, which he believed may be involved. EMS transported a juvenile victim to an area hospital for non life-threatening injuries received from being struck by one of the suspects. The suspects were said to be black males, dressed in dark clothing.
GREGG COUNTY — An East Texas man, who had a case dismissed against him in connection with a shootout at a Waco restaurant in May 2015, has been arrested on multiple charges including attempted capital murder of a peace officer or fireman. According to our news partner KETK, Jason Alan Dillard, 42, of Winona, was arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety Friday morning. He was booked into the Gregg County Jail on numerous charges including: Evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, unlawful carrying of a weapon, driving while intoxicated (3rd or more), reckless driving, failing to signal during lane change, speeding in a construction zone and deadly conduct (discharge of a firearm). Dillard’s case regarding the Waco biker shootout was dismissed May 4, by McLennan County prosecutors.
DALLAS (AP) – Police say three Dallas officers have been arrested and charged with gambling promotion following an investigation by the department’s public integrity unit. Dallas police announced the arrests Thursday afternoon and say all three officers surrendered to local authorities. All three have been charged with gambling promotion. One of the officers was also charged with money laundering and engaging in organized criminal activity. An email sent to city council members says arrest warrants on the three were the result of an investigation into a Dallas officer who was arrested in December. The three officers are on administrative leave and Dallas police declined to provide further information on Thursday’s arrests. One city council member called the arrests “alarming and embarrassing.”
GREGG COUNTY — A Longview teen is behind bars in connection to an aggravated assault in Jefferson Tuesday. According to our news partner KETK, Deontra Tyre Lilly, 17, was arrested at an apartment complex on Hawkins Parkway around 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. Lilly was arrested by U.S. Marshal Violent Crimes Task Force agents while he was attempting to leave the scene in a car police believe was involved in an aggravated assault. Lilly was booked into the Gregg County Jail on an outstanding Marion County warrant for aggravated assault and reckless discharge of a firearm. Bond has not been set.
GREGG COUNTY — A Longview man suspected in a Southeast Texas homicide was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home Thursday evening. According to the Longview News-Journal, Longview police spokesman Sgt. Shane McCarter said officers, including members of Longview SWAT units, converged on a home on America Drive to serve an arrest warrant for Richard Dubreuil, 60. After getting no response, officers gained entry to find Dubreuil deceased. Authorities contacted local police earlier Thursday after learning that the suspect lived in Longview.
OVERTON — Police are investigating after a man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a Union Pacific train in Overton Thursday afternoon. According to our news partner KETK, the man was hit by a cargo train at the intersection of West Henderson Street and Commerce Street. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.
LONGVIEW — A Longview man was being held Thursday in the Gregg County Jail in the kidnapping and shooting of an ex-girlfriend who was found dead Tuesday in a Fort Worth neighborhood. Jamie Devon Brown, 38, is facing a capital murder charge with bail set at $150,000. A passing motorist called 911 after spotting the woman’s body in a grassy area next to the eastbound lane of Bellaire Drive at the intersection of Ranch View Road early Tuesday morning. A police report identifies the victim as Kelly Lawson, 36. Lawson died from multiple gunshot wounds.
ANGELINA COUNTY — Lufkin Police arrested the resident of a home that burned down last week and charged him with causing the fire. According to our news partner KETK, Charles Edward Wachal was arrested June 18 on one felony count of arson in connection to a June 14 fire in Lufkin. He was booked into the Angelina County Jail and released Wednesday on a $100,000 bond. Wachal also said he had previously had a fire in his apartment in Houston in 2017 due to what he said was a faulty outlet and electrical wiring. Investigators determined the Lufkin fire was also electrical in nature. Wachal had been treated several times for minor chemical burns over the past 6 or 7 months. Read the rest of this entry »
MARSHALL — Marshall police are asking for the public’s help in locating a fugitive. Oscar Lavelle Smith Jr., 26, of Marshall, is wanted on an aggravated assault warrant from an incident June, 18. When officers arrived on the scene they found a victim suffering serious but non -life threatening injuries. The victim was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Marshall for treatment. Smith is described as a black male, about 5’7†and weighs around 155 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Contact the Marshall Police Department at 903-935-4575 or Marshall/Harrison County Crime Stoppers at 903-935-9969 with any information.
NACOGDOCHES — Members of the Nacogdoches Fire Department have returned home after fighting a massive wildfire in West Texas. According to our news partner KETK, they helped battle the nearly 20,000-acre Scenic Loop Complex Fire in Jeff Davis County. Nacogdoches firefighters put their lives on the line hundreds of miles from home fighting the immense wildfire sparked by a lightning strike on June 5. “Fort Davis requested a strike team and we were just one of the strike teams from the east branch that deployed,” said Chuck French, Nacogdoches Fire Department Battalion Chief. Other departments from the eastern branch represented in Jeff Davis County were Texarkana, Mount Pleasant, Lufkin and Beaumont. Nacogdoches fire served as the “mop-up” crew. Read the rest of this entry »
GREGG COUNTY — A Kilgore man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for bank robbery. According to our news partner KETK, Michael Duntae Fagans, 40, pleaded guilty in the 188th District Court in Longview Tuesday to the February 9, 2017, robbery of Austin State Bank in Longview. He waived all rights to appeal as part of his plea. Two other defendants in the case are awaiting sentencing.
TYLER — The Tyler ISD board has voted to table the the issue of changing the name of Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler. According to our news partner KETK, the board met late into Monday evening to consider the issue. A number of Tyler ISD residents attended the meeting to give public comments on the issue. The question of whether to change the name of the high school named for the Confederate general has been a fraught one in Tyler, with citizens, alumni, students, parents and educators lining up on both sides. The TISD administration had urged the board to resolve the issue at this meeting. The board has until October, when construction on the schools begins, to make a decision on the name. Board members told KETK they would have a decision by the deadline. They said they want community members to continue to leave input into the matter.
TYLER — The man wanted in a Sunday morning hit and run that left an 11-year-old dead has surrendered. Tyler police said Josue Alejandro Prado Ramirez (pictured), 21, Athens, turned himself in to the Henderson County Jail around 7:30 Monday night. A warrant had been issued for Ramirez following the death of Damarion Williams. Williams’ body was discovered in the median of Highway 271 just after 8:00 Sunday morning. Officials believe the boy was walking near the roadway when he was stuck by a vehicle. The victim’s mother had called police to report her son missing around 3:00 Sunday afternoon and investigators determined it was the same person. Witnesses gave information that led to Ramirez. Ramirez was charged with accident involving death. Bond was set at $250,000.