Jefferson County, TX

BEAUMONT — A Beaumont man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering a woman by setting a garage apartment on fire has died in prison. Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens confirmed to KFDM/Fox 4 that Ronald Goeloe, who was age 52 at the time of his sentencing, died at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility on Wednesday. She says it was his first day at TDCJ since his sentencing in May.

The killing of Steve Summerville Jr. last month in Port Arthur was not random, but the end of a tragic escalation of a disagreement that concluded with gunfire inside a local apartment complex, authorities said. The Port Arthur man was killed May 27 following an argument that took place at...

Three of four men accused in a 2019 homicide were indicted this week on first-degree charges of murder. A Jefferson County grand jury handed down indictments to Jacory Reynolds, Kamron Fennell and Ardajour Jimmerson in connection with the death of Deshandric Clayton. Jimmerson was arrested Monday by U.S. Marshals on...

The Jack Brooks Regional Airport will be getting some much-needed renovations thanks to nearly $18 million it received from the CARES Act, which was passed last spring. Six projects utilizing some $330,000 of the funds were outlined during a Jefferson County Commissioners’ Court meeting earlier this month. The commissioners had to postpone the vote to ensure the county followed the federally-mandated process of finding contractors.

JEFFERSON COUNTY — There's an uptick in travel at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Jefferson County. The airport manager credits the increase to more people being vaccinated and less restrictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. KFDM/Fox 4's Joy Addison has the report.

County leaders on Tuesday got one of the first comprehensive looks at what is coming to the public land adjacent to Jack Brooks Regional Airport leased to a developer that’s become known for combining utility with history. During a workshop session at the Jefferson County Commissioners meeting, developer Henry LaBrie...

BEAUMONT — Months after Jefferson County commissioners approved selling it to a group of investors wanting to bring horse racing to the venue, the sale still hasn't been completed. That means the entertainment complex remains a financial burden on taxpayers. Ford Park first opened nearly twenty years ago, and the...

Six people were indicted in Jefferson County Wednesday in relation to the death of five individuals. Court documents say a 25-year-old man, who indicted on three counts of intoxication manslaughter Wednesday, late last month had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he veered across a median and collided head-on with a car carrying a family, killing three.

An area man with a half-dozen DWI convictions to his name has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for igniting an alcohol-infused crash just north of Nederland. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers investigated the January 2020 crash on Beauxart Gardens Road involving Kevin Stark, 60, of Orange. “After...

Guilty sentences for a Port Arthur man and his girlfriend ended a 17-month investigation and prosecution following a Groves couple’s violent assault and robbery. Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced Wednesday that Derodziya Mitchell, 31, pleaded guilty in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd Criminal District Court. Mitchell was sentenced...

A Port Arthur man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a woman in January, 2020. Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham made the announcement in a statement Wednesday that 31-year-old Derodziya Mitchell pleaded guilty in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd Criminal District Court.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A 31-year-old Port Arthur man on trial for robbing and beating a Groves woman with a BB gun last January changed his plea to guilty after hearing the state's case against him. DeRodzia Mitchell, 31, changed his plea to guilty this week and was sentenced to 10...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A little more than a quarter of Southeast Texans over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated. Jefferson County leads the pack with 34 percent and Newton County trails at 19 percent. President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of Americans vaccinated by July 4, but our numbers...

Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced today that KEVIN STARK, 60, of Orange, Texas pleaded guilty in Judge Raquel West’s 252ndCriminal District Court. Judge West sentenced Stark to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Stark was arrested following a January 9, 2020 crash on Beauxart...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — Kevin Stark, 60, of Orange, Texas plead guilty today to charges against him following a Jan. 9 crash on Beauxart Gardens Road in Jefferson County. Stark rear-ended a pickup that had stopped at a stop sign. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers obtained a search warrant...

An Orange man was given a 15-year prison sentence Wednesday on repeated felony charges of driving while intoxicated. Prosecutors said Kevin Stark, 60, had a long history of endangering others, evidenced by his six previous DWI convictions, including one in 1999 that drew a six-year sentence. Stark most recently was...

Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced today that Derodziya Mitchell, 31, of Port Arthur pleaded guilty in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd Criminal District Court. After Prosecutor Luke Nichols presented the State’s case against Mitchell, Wortham said the defendant changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to 10...