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Grand jury indicts Tyler doctor on 8 felony charges
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Smith County grand jury has indicted a suspended Tyler doctor on seven sexual assault charges and another charge alleging he practiced medicine without a license. Kenneth Donald Haygood, 55, of Tyler, was indicted on six counts of second-degree sexual assault, one count of first-degree aggravated...
Henderson County fentanyl bust leads to 2 arrests
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Deputies with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man and woman following a drug bust that yielded a large quantity of fentanyl on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post. Vanoid Leroy Dawson Jr., 32, of Malakoff, is charged with three counts of...
Tyler police arrest child accused of making bomb threats at Brookshire's in Tyler, other locations across multiple states
TYLER, Texas — Tyler police officers arrested a boy for allegedly making numerous bomb threats and swatting hoaxes across multiple states and locations, including Brookshire’s grocery stores in Tyler. In a news release, police said a joint investigation between the Tyler Police Department, Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Collin...
Man indicted for shooting of Tyler 3-year-old
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – A man arrested for a shooting at a Tyler apartment complex that injured a 3-year-old has been indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Darius Jubarn’e Davis, 31 of Tyler, was arrested on March 13 after Tyler Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at the Liberty Arms […]
Henderson County man sentenced to 15 years in prison for 48 grams of meth
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after officials discovered nearly 50 grams of meth during a search of his vehicle. According to the Henderson County District Attorney’s office, Richard Blane Sims, 48 of Payne Springs, was sentenced on July 11 for manufacture or delivery of a […]
Death of missing Tyler man ruled homicide
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — The cause of death for Jose Alejandro Perez, a Tyler man who was reported missing in April, has been confirmed as homicide. According to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas, Perez’s manner of death was ruled as “homicide violence including chop/blunt force injuries and neck compression.” Perez initially went […]
Two Men Indicted For Kidnapping Tyler, TX Man For $10K Ransom
A Wild Story From The Tyler Police Department About 2 Men Who Allegedly Kidnapped A Tyler Man. Two men, one from Colorado and one from New Mexico, are currently in the Smith County Jail on some heavy felony charges after they were allegedly hired to kidnap a Tyler man who owed someone money.
Tyler man convicted of 2012 rape cold case sentenced to life in prison
TYLER, Texas — A Tyler man convicted of raping a woman in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison during a hearing Tuesday afternoon. Vincente Zavaleta, 45, who was initially named a suspect in three separate sexual assaults that happened in 2003, 2012 and 2016, was convicted in connection with the Dec. 11, 2012 sexual assault following a jury's verdict back in June.
Video shows Smith County firefighter hit by vehicle
Businesses, buildings, vehicles and more sustained damage in Timpson during Monday's severe weather. East Texas couple who met through a blind date photoshoot is now months away from getting married. Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 6:55 AM CDT. High winds send parts of store roofs tumbling into streets in Jefferson.
‘I miss him dearly’: Harley Morris still missing 6 months later
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Six months later, Harley Morris, of Tyler, remains missing. “I miss him dearly, he was a kind soul and he didn’t deserve this,” Harley’s mother Wendi Attaway Morris said. For weeks they’ve been searching the area and putting up flyers, in hopes that someone with any information would come forward. “It’s been the six-month […]
Officials search for hit-and-run driver after firefighter injured
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Officials are searching for the driver of a vehicle that reportedly hit a firefighter while responding to a wreck on FM 850 on Sunday. Smith County Emergency Services District 2 said just after 8:30 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a wreck when a firefighter was struck by a vehicle. Officials […]
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