Category: County

Man receives 10 years in prison for fraud

Steven Joe Clowdus
Steven Joe Clowdus

District Attorney’s Office press release

On Thursday, Steven Joe Clowdus, 31, formerly of Mabank, pleaded to the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the Placement of a Serial Number with Intent to Change the Identity of a Vehicle. The plea took place in the 173rd Judicial District Court with Judge Dan Moore presiding.

Assistant District Attorney Justin Weiner prosecuted the case on behalf of Scott McKee’s District Attorney’s Office.

Weiner said, “[T]his case is an excellent example of how different law enforcement agencies in our county work together to fight crime. The tireless efforts and dedication by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Continue reading “Man receives 10 years in prison for fraud”

Brookshire’s promotion to help local VFDs

Brookshire’s press release

Brookshire’s today launched a promotion with Gatorade to benefit local firefighters across Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

From Aug. 28 – Sept. 24, customers will receive 200 bonus yourpoints for every five 32 oz. bottles of Gatorade purchased in a single transaction in a Brookshire’s store. Consumers are encouraged to then donate Gatorade, which will be given to local fire stations where Brookshire’s Food Stores are located.

Donation bins are located in the stores, and all Gatorade will be donated to a local fire station predetermined by the store.

“Our firefighters are working very hard to keep our communities safe, and we are proud to partner with our customers to give back,” said Rick Rayford, BGC president and CEO. “We hope customers will take advantage of the bonus 200 yourpoints and generously give to support their local fire stations.”

The selected fire stations will receive the Gatorade at the end of the promotion.

Please visit your local Brookshire’s store for more information, including information on the benefiting fire station.

Beware of scammers in Henderson County

Sheriff Ray Nutt
Sheriff Ray Nutt

Sheriff’s Office press release

Henderson County Sheriff Ray Nutt and all of his deputies have become increasingly alarmed about calls that are coming into residents of Henderson County. The calls are “SCAMS” and are happening to what Sheriff Nutt refers to as “Good, Honest folks.”

The first scam was in the Brownsboro area. A local resident received a phone call from an untraceable 1-800 number, the person on the other end of the phone reportedly “sounded like law enforcement” and told the Brownsboro resident that they were going to be extradited to the state of California for the crime of Identity Theft. The Henderson County resident was quick to tell the “officer” that he had never been in California and made a wise decision and hung up the phone and did not carry on a conversation with the scammer. This call was reported to Chief Deputy Dan Parker immediately.

The second scam comes to us from the Cedar Creek Lake side of Henderson County. A Henderson County resident received a call from her “grandson.” The scammer began the call by just saying “grandma?” to which the receiver of the call replied “is this??” and used her grandsons name. At this point the scammer had the loved one’s name and was able to portray himself as the grandson. The scammer proceeded to talk to “Grandma” and tell her that he was in a foreign country and was in trouble and in jail. “Grandma,” being gravely concerned about her grandson, agreed to send a large amount of bail money to ensure her Continue reading “Beware of scammers in Henderson County”

DA’s Office donates iPad mini

Texas Ranger iPad

District Attorney’s Office press release

Henderson County First Assistant District Attorney Mark Hall and Office Manager Betty Herriage present a brand new mini iPad to Texas Ranger Sergeant Michael Adcock. Many investigators around the county are now using the technology of the iPads during their investigations of criminal offenses. According to District Attorney Scott McKee, his office has also discovered the usefulness of the iPad in search warrants, courtroom technology and everyday tasks.

“The County even provided the judges with iPads so they can sign search warrants from home without the need for the investigator or officer to the leave the crime scene,” said McKee.

McKee indicated that in the first couple of months they have already used the iPads for judges to sign blood draw warrants which dramatically decreased the amount of time it takes for an officer to get a warrant.

“We are a no refusal county when it comes to felony level DWIs,” said McKee. “If you refuse and it is a felony DWI, we are going to seek a court-ordered blood draw and these iPads have now made it easier than ever.”