Nederland man indicted in shooting incident; plus other indictments issued this week
Published 6:32 pm Thursday, January 17, 2019
A Jefferson County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Nederland man for shooting his estranged girlfriend last month.
David Whittington Jr., 48, was indicted for aggravated assault-family violence for the Dec. 21 incident.
Nederland Police were called around 6:11 a.m. to a home in the 1100 block of Detroit Avenue where a 35-year-old woman had been shot multiple times on the left side of her head and body with a small caliber firearm, according to the arrest warrant. Through witness information police learned the suspect was the victim’s estranged boyfriend Whittington.
Law enforcement searched for Whittington for more than a week before he turned himself in at the Department of Public Safety building in Anahuac.
The victim is expected to make a full recovery.
Other grand jury indictments include:
- Richard David Dilworth, 34, of Nederland, was indicted for aggravated assault-family violence.
- Justin Charles Harrison, 30, of Beaumont, was indicted with felony escape.
- Justin Charles Harrison, 30, of Beaumont, was indicted for burglary of a habitation.
- Jamykel Rayquel Phillips, 17, of Beaumont, was indicted for aggravated robbery.
- Vernon Dell Flake, 36, of Deberry, was indicted for burglary of a building.
- Vernon Dell Flake, 36, of Deberry, was indicted for burglary of a building.
- Vernon Dell Flake, 36, of Deberry, was indicted for burglary of a building.
- Vernon Dell Flake, 36, of Deberry, was indicted for burglary of a building.
- Latisha Lak, 19, of Houston, was indicted for fraudulent use of identifying information.
- Regina Elizabeth Carrier, also known as: Lakaisha M. Carrier, Regina Carrier, Regina Elizabeth George, Regina E. Carrier, Lakaisha Monique Carrier, Lakaisha Carrier, 36, of Beaumont, was indicted for bail jumping and failure to appear.
- Quentin Wayne Lebleu, 21, transient, was indicted for burglary of a vehicle with prior burglary of vehicle convictions.
- Joshua Dwayne Garrett, 27, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
- Willie Pugh, also known as: Willie Edward Pugh, and Willie Edward Pugh Jr., 42, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
- Willie Pugh, also known as: Willie Edward Pugh, and Willie Edward Pugh Jr., 42, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, phencyclidine, or PCP.
- Willie Pugh, also known as: Willie Edward Pugh, and Willie Edward Pugh Jr., 42, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
- David Lee Thomas, also known as Lil Dave, 28, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
- Joseph Lynn Williams Jr., also known as; Joseph Lynn Williams, Joseph Williams and Joshua Lynn Williams, 35, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
- Joseph Lynn Williams Jr., also known as; Joseph Lynn Williams, Joseph Williams and Joshua Lynn Williams, 35, of Beaumont, was indicted for tampering with physical evidence.
- James Frederick Allen Jr., 48, of Nederland, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, amphetamine.
- Aaron Joseph Kavanaugh, also known as Aaron Kavanaugh and Aaron Joseph Cavanaugh, 40, of Nederland, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
- Donyeal Jerrod Cohea, also known as: Donyeal Jerod Cohea, Donyeal Jarrod Cohea, Donyeal Cohea and Donyeal Jorrod Cohea, 39, of Port Arthur, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
- William Jackson, also known as William Marquis Jackson Jr. and William Jackson Jr., 39, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
- Walter Howard Nepveux, 25, of Port Arthur, was indicted for evading arrest/detention use of a vehicle.
- Donald Ray Benoit, 56, of Beaumont, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine.
- Chayne Nicholas Powell-Scully, 19, of Groves, was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
- Henry George Green, also known as Henry George Green Jr., and Henry Green, 41, of Port Arthur, was indicted for evading arrest/detention with previous convictions.