Tyler Man Accused of Rape

PALESTINE — A 34-year-old Tyler man was arrested Friday afternoon by Anderson County authorities and charged in the rape of a 19-year-old woman on the Neches River near the Lake Palestine dam. According to KETK, Paul Erwin Chamberlain II was arrested at a Tyler business around 2:30 Friday afternoon by an Anderson County sheriff�s Sgt. and a Smith County peace officer. As of late Friday afternoon, Chamberlain remained in the Anderson County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond. Authorities have alleged that Chamberlain sexually assaulted a Smith County woman late Monday night/early Tuesday morning.