Lufkin Police Arrest Panhandler
Posted/updated on: November 24, 2011 at 8:40 am
LUFKIN — A panhandler was arrested beneath a Lufkin overpass Monday afternoon for reportedly assaulting a church solicitor who was “in his territory.” Dowell Evans, 72, of Nacogdoches, was booked in on a charge of disorderly conduct for knocking a church donation can out of the hands of 21-year-old Juan Tejeda-Ruvalcaba under the overpass next to El Chico. The can, belonging to the white-uniformed church member from Dallas, then rolled into traffic. Evans reportedly told Tejeda-Ruvalcaba it was his spot first.
Because Evans disturbed the peace, Lufkin Police arrested him on Class C misdemeanor disorderly conduct and took him to the Angelina County Jail. Five days before the incident, Evans was arrested for panhandling beneath the same overpass. Evans has a criminal history dating to 1976, has been to prison twice and at times uses an alias of Burt Anson III, according to public records. There are five different birth dates listed for Evans and his alias, including one that makes him two years younger.
