Wednesday, January 2 2013 3:41 PM EST2013-01-02 20:41:32 GMT
The Houston County Sheriff's Office is investigating the injury of a man apparently shot by a celebratory gunshot to ring in the new year.According to a press release, Shane Rodgers, 40, was shot in theMore >>
The Houston County Sheriff's Office is investigating the injury of a man apparently shot by a celebratory gunshot to ring in the new year.More >>
HOUSTON COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
A shooting injury initially reported as an accident involving a celebratory gunshot to ring in the new year is now being reported as a criminal attack, with a Crockett man behind bars.
Shevin Cassidy Wells, 27, is charged with first-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office began investigating the incident on Jan. 1, after Shane Rodgers, 40, was shot by another person in the leg around midnight Tuesday in the Burran Town community on County Road 1190. The gun was a small-caliber weapon and fired in what was described as celebratory gunfire to ring in the new year, according to the press release.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, an investigator spoke with Rodgers, who was heavily sedated, at a Lufkin hospital that day. Rodgers was heavily sedated and unable to give a complete story but did say he got into an argument with Wells and at some point, Wells went into the house and got a 22-caliber rifle and began shooting at him.
The investigator then spoke with Rodgers' wife, who said they were at Rodgers' father's house, celebrating the new year. They were drinking beer and popping fireworks. The wife said she went to the bathroom and when she came out, saw Rodgers and Wells were arguing. She said she then saw Wells come out of the front door with a rifle, then raised it to his hip and pointed in Rodgers' direction and fired it three times, with one of the shots hitting Rodgers in the leg.
Wells is in the Houston County Jail with a $40,000 bail.
Friday, May 24 2013 12:43 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:43:20 GMT
A group of "several black males" allegedly attacked two brothers and their friend as they were walking in the 300 block of Hunter's Creek on May 1 after they approached the three men and offered to sellMore >>
A group of "several black males" allegedly attacked two brothers and their friend as they were walking in the 300 block of Hunter's Creek on May 1 after they approached the three men and offered to sell them marijuana. More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:21 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:21:44 GMT
Deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office arrested two Nacogdoches parents after a driver on State Highway 21 West reported seeing two children, aged 2 and 4, playing on the shoulder of theMore >>
Deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office arrested two Nacogdoches parents after a driver on State Highway 21 West reported seeing two children, aged 2 and 4, playing on the shoulder of the road Thursday morning.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:28 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:28:31 GMT
A district judge signed Thursday an order giving control of Aspen Power to its investors.The move is the latest in an effort to foreclose on the company, which was run by Danny Vines.The U.S. Bank andMore >>
A district judge signed Thursday an order giving control of Aspen Power to its investors.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:25:46 GMT
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 59, south of Diboll.The accident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Diboll Police and the Department of Public Safety responded to scene.According to DPSMore >>
A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 59, south of Diboll.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:24 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:24:38 GMT
DPS has released an official report in connection to the death of a Lufkin man who was hit and killed after getting hit by a vehicle while walking on US 59 in the Diboll area Wednesday night.AccordingMore >>
DPS has released an official report in connection to the death of a Lufkin man who was hit and killed after getting hit by a vehicle while walking on US 59 in the Diboll area Wednesday night.More >>
Shevin Wells (Source: Houston County Jail)
