Beaumont police have arrested three men on charges of evading after a K9 helped track a third suspect and investigators found tools commonly used in catalytic converter thefts.

On Saturday, November 26 at about 1 a.m., officers responded to the area of 1655 Louisiana (Dragon Industries) following a call reporting a suspicious vehicle near the business.

Officers arrived on scene and three men wearing dark clothing ran from the area. Officers caught two of the three men and then set up a perimeter for the K-9. The K-9 Officer and his partner conducted a track and located the third suspect.

Officers located tools commonly used in catalytic converter thefts when they checked the area. All three suspects were arrested for Evading Arrest/Detention and transported to the Jefferson County Jail.

They were identified as: Michael Lake Lewis, 29, Vidor; Timothy Bryan Claypool, 32, Vidor; and Bo Bryan Holder, 33, Beaumont.