4 arrested in disappearance of Jacksonville teen

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville police have made four arrests in the case of a missing teenager. Tyress Gipson, 18, was last seen late in the evening of August 22. Family members said Gipson could not be reached on his phone. According to our news partner KETK, Police Chief Joe Williams said detectives investigating Gipson’s disappearance obtained arrest warrants for the offense of Aggravated Kidnapping, a second-degree felony.

District Judge Michael Davis signed the arrest warrants and set bond at $750,000 for each suspect.

Derrick D. Hicks, 22 years of age, of Palestine, TX
Breonna M. Jimenez, 18 years of age, of Palestine, TX
Cameron D. Shead, 28 years old, of Palestine, TX
An unnamed juvenile, 16 years old.

At this point there is no word on if Gipson has been found, dead or alive. On August 23 the Jacksonville Police Department entered Gipson as a missing person into the national database and launched an investigation into his disappearance.