LCSO highlights growth, impact of Interdiction/Narcotics Unit
What began as a three-deputy narcotics unit more than a decade ago has grown into an eight-member team tasked with targeting illegal drugs, locating...
Washington state charges filed against escaped fugitive from Liberty County; associate charged for child...
The investigation surrounding escaped Liberty County inmate Yorlan Rafael Reyes-Andrade has resulted in new charges in Washington state and a separate arrest of a...
Liberty County indictments for April 2026
A Liberty County grand jury issued indictments against the following people in the month of April 2026:
Washington, Raymond Ray Jr. - Driving While Intoxicated,...
Liberty County indictments for March 2026
A Liberty County grand jury indicted the following people during the month of March 2026:
Garcia, Ruben Jr. - Possession of a Controlled Substance
Antoine, Dennis...
Liberty County Sheriff’s Office announces new smartphone app
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new smartphone app aimed at giving residents and visitors quicker access to information and another way...
Habitual offender receives 45 years after 120 MPH pursuit
A Montgomery County judge has sentenced Anthony Reynard Haynes, Jr., 39, to 45 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of Evading...
44-year-old Cleveland woman killed in early morning crash on US 59
A 44-year-old Cleveland woman was killed early Friday morning after losing control of her vehicle on the wet roadway along U.S. 59 north in Cleveland. The crash occurred at 3:23 […]
DPS names new Texas Rangers leadership
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) proudly announces Jason Bobo as the new Chief of the Texas Rangers Division (TRD), a promotion confirmed...
Cleveland man killed in motorcycle crash in Hardin
A 44-year-old Cleveland man was killed Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 26, in a motorcycle crash on SH 146 just north of Hardin Elementary School, marking...
Missing mail? Postal workers in Houston charged with $24 million stolen-check scheme
Five Houston residents have been indicted for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a scheme that involved the theft of checks from the U.S....
Jury delivers life sentence to Everton Edwards for murder
A Montgomery County jury has sentenced Everton A. Edwards, 63, to life in prison after finding him guilty of Murder in the 9th District...
Bald eagle killer from Porter sent to prison
A 43-year-old Porter resident has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing a bald eagle.
Santos Guerrero pleaded guilty May 14.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter...
LCSO deputy shoots armed suspect following early-morning pursuit in Colony Ridge
A 38-year-old man was seriously injured in a deputy-involved shooting early Saturday morning, Aug. 22, following a pursuit in the Colony Ridge area of...
Saratoga man killed in crash east of Moss Hill
A 22-year-old Saratoga man was killed Friday night, Aug. 21, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on SH 105 in Moss Hill.
The...
Former LCSO livestock officer jailed on child pornography charges
A former Liberty County Sheriff’s Office employee was arrested Friday, Aug. 21, on multiple charges, including offenses involving child sexual abuse material.
Raymond Louis Winkler...
Shooting leaves one dead in Colony Ridge community
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday evening, Aug. 20, on CR 3540 in the Grand San Jacinto subdivision in the Colony Ridge community...
Tips from public help Pct. 4 investigators identify pursuit suspect
Tips from the public helped Liberty County Pct. 4 investigators identify a Dayton man accused of fleeing from deputies during a July 29 vehicle...
Polk County man faces 7 new charges as another alleged victim comes forward
A Polk County man already jailed on multiple felony charges is now facing seven additional charges, including aggravated sexual assault and bestiality, after another...
LCSO warns of phone scam
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers are impersonating sheriff’s office personnel and demanding money.
According to...
Indictments shed new light on child pornography charges against former Liberty County Housing Authority...
Eleven indictments returned against former Liberty County Housing Authority board chairman Klint Bush provide additional details about the child pornography charges that led to...