Tyler Man Awaits Trial After Assault on Sister

TYLER — A Smith County grand jury has handed down an indictment against a Tyler man on charges of hitting his 65-year-old with her own cane. According to our news partner KETK, Lloyd Wayne Dupont Sr. 62, hit his sister with the cane back in October. A sister of the 2 siblings says she saw Dupont hit his sister in the nose. He is charged with Injury to an Elderly Individual, a second-degree felony, and could face up to 20 years in prison. Dupont’s arraignment is scheduled in February. Dupount awaits the proceedings in Smith County Jail on a $100,000 bond.