Newton County Sheriff's Report

Weekly Sheriff’s Report

August 26, 2024

Released by:  Sheriff Robert Burby 

Calls To Service (August 19, 2024 to August 25, 2024):  The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) answered 57 calls to service.

Jail Population:   We currently have 15 inmates in the following jails;

7 housed in Newton, 5 housed in Beauregard, and 3 housed in Jasper.

Jail Transports: NCSO had 10 jail transports:

4 from JCSO to NCSO, 4 from NCSO to JCSO, 1 from JCSO to Byrd Unit, 1 from Harris Co to NCSO.

The following individuals were booked into the County Jail:

Bass, Dominique Rayvon 08/22/24 F1 Agg Robbery

F3 Fail to Comply Sex Off Duty to Reg Life/Annual F* FTA Bond Forfeiture MB FTA (Interfere w/ Public Duties)- Jasper co

MA Fail to ID Fugitive- Hardin Co

Tillman, Chasity Cheyenne 08/24/24 FS Abndn/Endanger Child Indv Int/Know/Reck/Crim Neg MA Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Mem

Brooks, Liberty Belle 08/24/24 MB Terroristic Threat Cause Fear or Imminent SBI

David,Trent Robert 08/23/24 F1 Agg Sexual Assault of Child (Arrested In Henderson County w/ Our Hold)

The following calls and reports were received by NCSO: 

Bon Wier: Welfare Concern, Officer Assist, Juvenile Delinquency, Disturbance

Deweyville: Disturbance, Civil Matter, Officer Assist x 4, Welfare Concern, Forgery, Alarm, Deceased Person: On August 23, 2024, at 1749 hours, we responded to an unresponsive individual on CR 4203 in Deweyville, Texas. Upon our arrival we observed an unidentified female lying in the driveway of 910 CR 4203. The cause of death was not immediately known, and preservation of the scene was conducted, as well as items collected to assist in the determination of what may have contributed to her death. We will release the name and further details once the preliminary autopsy is completed.

Newton (Unincorporated Limits): Trespassing, Officer Assist x 2, Disturbance, Welfare Concern, Accident, Assault

Burkeville: Officer Assist x 2, Trespassing, Traffic Hazard

Toledo Bend: Suspicious Activity

Wiergate: Officer Assist, Theft

Liberty: Medical Call, Civil Matter, Officer Assist

Trout Creek: Suspicious Activity, Harassment, Burglary, Officer Assist, Animal Nuisance x 2, Disturbance

Pine Grove: Suspicious Activity, Cruelty to Animals, Welfare Concern

Bleakwood: Verbal Disturbance, Burglary, Extra Patrol, Civil Matter

Buckhorn: Extra Patrol

Call: Civil Matter, Officer Assist

Old Salem: Trespassing, Extra Patrol, Animal Nuisance

Old Champion: Welfare Concern