A Newton County man has pleaded guilty to a Jasper County Shooting
Cameron Hartsfield
Corrected article:
The now 20-year-old Cameron Hartsfield, is one of four Newton County men and four Jasper County men indicted in the April 23, 2023, prom night after party shooting on Cr 263 in Jasper that left nine people injured. That case still is waiting to go to trial.
According to Jasper County District Attorney Ann Pickle, the case that Hartfield pleaded to occurred just moments after the prom after-party shooting.
As we reported last year, after the initial shooting, the two rival groups left the party and were shooting while chasing one another in vehicles on Valley Dr off Bevil Loop in Jasper.
Jasper Police Lieutenant Garrett Foster told ETB last year, “At least one of the two individuals at this time is believed to have returned fire at the four suspects already arrested involved in the after-prom party shooting.”
Hartsfield pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon as well as Deadly Conduct on that secondary case on Tuesday, October 22nd at the Jasper County Court House.
Hartsfield has been sentenced to five years for the Assault charge and eight years for Deadly Conduct to be served concurrently. He also has two additional charges of engaging in organized criminal activity. He is also pleading today in Tyler County on a separate charge.
Hartsfield, his brother Cheston Hartsfield, Tracy Hickman and Tyler Porter, all of Newton, were indicted in June of 2023. The other three young men are scheduled to appear in court on November 5, 2024.
Three additional people were charged from the Jasper area last year. Their current status is not available. ETB will research and update our readers once we have that information.
The Jasper group involved in the shootings will be prosecuted by the Newton County DA Courtney Ponthier.
Our original article regarding Hartsfield arrest;
Prom night mass shooting
Jasper County Information Officer Karli Cherry
04/28/2023 PRESS CONFERENCE
Yesterday, April 27th, 2023, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at
a private residence on Hwy 190 East in Newton, Texas near Newton High School. The
search warrant was to located evidence relating to the after-prom shooting that occurred on
Sunday, April 23, 2022. Arrest warrants were also issued for four suspects in connection with
this crime. All suspects are charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a firstdegree felony and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, a second-degree felony.
Cheston Hartsfield, 19-year-old black male of Newton and Tracy Hickman, 19-year-old
black male of Newton were located in Deridder, Louisiana, and are currently in the
Beauregard Parish Jail. An extradition hearing will be held soon, prior to their transport to
the Jasper County Jail. Cameron Hartsfield, 18-year-old black male of Newton was located in
Tyler County by Woodville Police Department and was transported to the Jasper County Jail
this morning, where he awaits arraignment. Tyler Porter, 19-year-old black male of Newton
was located by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and transported to the Jasper County Jail
where he awaits arraignment. We are continuing the investigation and encourage anyone who
has information to reach out to us. We want to thank the Jasper County District Attorney’s
Office, Jasper Police Department, The Texas Department of Public Safety, The Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Beaumont Police Department, Woodville Police Department, Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office, The Texas Rangers, and the other agencies
that have assisted in this investigation. We would also like to thank the citizens of Jasper and
Jasper County. The communities have pulled together in support of these victims and all the
children affected by this senseless violence. Everyone has also provided support for the law
enforcement is working tirelessly to find and arrest these perpetrators. We could not do what we do without their support. Lastly, Sheriff Newman would like to thank his team. The
deputies and investigators who leave their families to protect all the citizens in this county.
They have put in countless hours in this investigation, and they are appreciated for their hard
work.
