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By Chris Edwards
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LENOX JR.A Livingston man was arrested last week and charged with aggravated assault following an alleged road-rage shooting incident.

According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, deputies with the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling in the Doucette area, just north of Woodville, on the morning of Jan. 30, when they received a call about a shooting incident. According to the information given, two vehicles were traveling eastbound on U.S. 190 near County Road 1075 at a high rate of speed through Woodville.

The deputies were able to get both of the vehicles that were involved stopped on U.S. 190, about five miles from Dam B.

When deputies made contact with 53-year-old Jimmy Dow Lenox Jr., of Livingston, he admitted to firing a single shot from a .45 caliber handgun at the vehicle traveling behind him.

The driver of the other vehicle, who has not been identified, sustained minor injuries from shards of broken glass to his face and hand, according to Weatherford. While investigating the shooting, deputies discovered a single bullet hole in the windshield of the victim’s vehicle, on the driver side, and were able to locate the bullet, which had lodged in a backseat headrest.

The victim refused medical treatment on the scene, according to Weatherford. Lenox was taken into custody and transported to the Tyler County Jail, charged with felony aggravated assault. Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Tina Self set Lenox’s bond at $50,000. Jail records show that he has since bonded out of custody.

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On Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives were conducting traffic enforcement in the Indian Springs Subdivision of Polk County, due to numerous complaints from citizens/residents.

A traffic stop was initiated on a passenger vehicle for an equipment violation. Following the stop, narcotics detectives located methamphetamine and items consistent with the sale of methamphetamine in the driver’s possession.

Two other occupants in the vehicle were also found to be in possession of methamphetamine, consistent with user quantities. All three subjects were arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail, where they were booked without incident.

Glenn Ray Womack Jr., 33, of Houston, was charged with manufacture/deliverey of a controlled substance. Arrested for possesseion of a controlled substance was Carrie Thomas, 46, of Houston. Tony Dwayne Roberts, 47, of Houston, was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance, and had a felony drug warrant out of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

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An Onalaska woman was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary of a habitation after she was caught on video two weeks ago.

On Jan. 19, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 8000 block of State Highway 146 South in reference to two burglaries that had occurred in the area.

The suspect was observed on video doorbell camera at one of the residences that was burglarized. Polk County dispatch later received a suspicious persons call from a local resident in the same area, advising that a female matching the description of the burglary suspect was on their property.

The female was located and identified as Kelly Sexton, 31, of Onalaska. Sexton also held an active warrant out of the Onalaska Police Department. Sexton was placed under arrest for her active warrant and deputies located several items on her person belonging to both burglary victims.

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From Enterprise Staff

A vehicle stolen from a residence off of Tom Cummings Road in the early morning hours of Jan. 27 was located and recovered later that day and returned to its owner.

Jonathon Forbus, 17 of Livingston, was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was booked into the Polk County Jail with a $10,000 bond and bonded out on Jan. 28.

The Livingston Police Department assisted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation and recovery.

Narcotics detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a narcotics operation in the Triple Creek Loop area of Polk County recently. The operation targeted the sale of narcotics, leading to the arrest of three individuals for methamphetamine-related charges.

Logan McClure, 29 of Livingston, was arrested on a felony warrant for manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. Jason Long, 39 of Livingston, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Ransom Davis, 45 of Livingston, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division assisted with the operation.