Three arrested after law enforcement seize drugs, stolen items from vehicle in Livingston

LIVINGSTON, Texas (KETK) — Three people were arrested in Livingston after law enforcement stopped their vehicle and reported finding methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a stolen welding machine inside.

The Livingston Police Department said officers located a car near Dairy Queen that was connected to a person with active warrants. The car stopped in a parking lot and spoke with the driver, identified as Ivy Donaghue, 43, of Madisonville, who then ran from officers and was caught quickly.

While Donaghue was running, a passenger, identified as 30-year-old Jo Groze of Woodville, moved into the driver’s seat and drove away. The vehicle was later found on U.S. Highway 190 East and stopped by a Polk County deputy and a DPS trooper.

In the vehicle, they found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, alongside a stolen welding machine that had been reported stolen out of Robertson County.

A second passenger, 34-year-old Christopher Andrews of Woodville, was also in the car.

All three suspects are now charges of evading, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, and theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000.