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Newton County Sheriff's Report

Weekly Sheriff’s Report

September 23, 2024

Released by:  Sheriff Robert Burby 

Calls To Service (September 16, 2024, to September 22, 2024):  The Newton County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) answered 61 calls to service.

TERRORISTIC THREAT: On September 21, 2024, at 1209 hours, we received a call of a Terroristic Threat on the Deweyville School from a concerned parent. This threat was made on Social Media (Snap Chat). We have identified the person responsible for making the post and they are not in the Deweyville area. There was not an immediate threat to the Deweyville ISD, and we are currently working with the FBI’s Beaumont Office on this investigation.

We take these matters very seriously and we will provide updates to this case as more information becomes available.

Jail Population:   We currently have 17 inmates in the following jails;

11 housed in Newton, 4 housed in Beauregard, and 2 housed in Jasper.

Jail Transports: NCSO had 9 jail transports:

2 from NCSO to Beauregard, 4 from JCSO to NCSO, 1 from Beauregard to NCSO, 1 from Hardin County to NCSO, 1 from Ferguson Unit to NCSO.

The following individuals were booked into the County Jail:

Ellis, Coby W 09/16/24 F2 Burglary of Habitation

Biscamp, Crystil Gayle 09/20/24 F2 Agg Asslt Causes Serious Bodily Inj

The following calls and reports were received by NCSO: 

Bon Wier: Alarm, Theft, Reckless Driving, Animal Bite

Deweyville: Officer Assist x 4, Reckless Driving x 2, Minor Accident, Terroristic Threat, Suspicious Activity x 2

Newton (Unincorporated Limits): Harassment, Lift Assist, Theft, Terroristic Threat, Officer Assist, Disturbance, Suspicious Activity, Alarm, Civil Matter

Burkeville: Mental Health, Suspicious Activity x 2, Disturbance, Traffic Hazard

Toledo Bend: Abandoned Auto, Officer Assist, Suspicious Activity, Extra Patrol

Wiergate: Officer Assist

Liberty: Trespassing

Shankleville: Officer Assist

Pine Grove: Animal Nuisance, Reckless Driving, Welfare Concern

Bleakwood: Officer Assist, Disturbance x 2, Reckless Driving

Singletary Sites: Disturbance, Extra Patrol

Kirbyville: Civil Matter, Suspicious Activity

Sandjack: Noise Complaint, Welfare Concern

Trout Creek: Officer Assist

Call: Suspicious Activity x 2, Disturbance, Extra Patrol, Welfare Concern