Wanted Lufkin Woman in Custody

LUFKIN — A wanted Lufkin woman has been taken into custody. It happened around 8:30 this morning. Texas Ranger Steven Rayburn, along with Lufkin Police Department Officers Ray Hightower and Stacy Seymore, arrested Karen Haney Renfro at Executive Inn & Suites, located at 103 Harmony Hill Drive, in Lufkin. Local and State law enforcement agencies in Texas and Arkansas were attempting to locate Karen Renfro for outstanding arrest warrants from Nevada County, Arkansas for Failure to Appear – Possession of Cocaine and from the Dallas County, Texas for Possession of Dangerous Drugs.

Assistance from area media outlets in publicizing the information concerning Karen Renfro’s “wanted” status led to an anonymous tip concerning her location, and a rapid reaction to that tip by the officers led to her arrest. Detective JB Smith, Law Enforcement Coordinator for Crime Stoppers of Lufkin, stated, “Crime Stoppers and all involved law enforcement agencies appreciate the assistance received from area media outlets. Without the quick response in publicizing this, there’s no way to know how long it would have taken to locate Mrs. Renfro.”