Angelina County Sheriff's Office

08/28/2026

Car Chase Suspect Jumps in Pond - Sheriff's deputies on patrol in the Hudson community observed a traffic violation around midnight early Friday resulting in a car chase on Hwy 94. Deputies attempted to initiate a stop of a U-haul box truck seen in the area of Walnut Hill Road and State Highway 94. The U-haul accelerated away from patrol units and led deputies out Hwy 94 and down FM 1194 towards Peavy Switch. The U-haul turned onto Randall Palmore Lane where the driver ran from the vehicle and jumped into a pond with officers in foot pursuit. Deputies then attempted to get the driver to exit the pond but she refused and a deputy went into the pond and removed her. Shayna Marie Allen, 36 of Lufkin, was identified as the driver of the U-haul and was found to be wanted on a Parole Warrant. Charges from the pursuit were filed and she will be held without bond for Pardon and Paroles. Allen had previously received a 10 year sentence for Burglary and has numerous felony and misdemeanor arrests with 18 jailing events shown in Angelina County records. Allen’s record of criminal activity can be viewed at public.angelinacounty.net/PublicAccess/

07/26/2026

Mr Weaver has been located and in good condition. Headed to the hospital to get checked out! Thank you to all the VFD’s and citizen volunteers that responded to the area! Teamwork made it all come together for a positive conclusion. Pray for Mr Weaver and his family as they work through his health issues. Also, a big thank to to the community for showing up and caring….our citizens truly care and events like these bring out the best. Please share

07/26/2026

UPDATE !!!! Mr Weaver has been located and is safe and in good condition. See more recent post

81 year old Mr. Gary Weaver is missing from CC Road in Diboll today Sunday 7/26. Mr. Weaver left on foot between 4 and 8 this morning and left a note that he was going to church. Mr. Weaver may suffer from Dementia and a silver alert is being issued. Please be on the lookout and call the Sheriff's Office with any information. 936-634-3331. We would ask that neighbors in the area please check any camera footage, and if anyone has any game cams in the area, please check them as well. Thank you.

06/26/2026

With great sadness, the Angelina County Sheriff's Office informs our followers that Deputy Chad Murray, 54, passed away suddenly yesterday in a local hospital. Deputy Murray had spent the last 4 years serving with the sheriff's office as a patrol officer. Chad attended the Angelina College Law Enforcement Academy at 50 years of age and upon graduation became a Texas Peace Officer. Chad joined the ranks of the ACSO in June of 2022 and was a true public servant. He had a strong desire to help people and make a difference in our community and always conducted his business in a professional manner. He was kind, patient and had a great personality. Chad was well liked by the entire sheriff's office staff and loved the duties and his work as a law enforcement officer. Chad was also a member of the Brookshire Brothers corporate family and had responsibility for over 200 employees in his position as Director of Distribution and Transportation at the Brookshire Brothers warehouse. Funeral services are scheduled for 2pm Monday, June 29th at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin. Visitation with family and friends will be at Carroway Funeral Home Sunday evening, June 28th from 6 to 8pm. Our deepest sympathies go out to Chad’s wife, Emily, and son, Caleb, and the rest of his wonderful family and friends. Pray that God’s comfort will be upon them during this time of sudden and unexpected loss. Thank you Josh Gentry for your video work.

Chad Murray Procession June 24, 2026

05/14/2026

Child Po*******hy and Drug Arrest - On Wednesday, May 5, 2026, deputies with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on US Hwy 59 south of Lufkin on a vehicle for multiple traffic violations. Deputies contacted the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Kenneth Wayne Cassels Jr., 33, of Lufkin. During the course of the stop, Cassels discarded 2 bags containing what appeared to be Methamphetamine from the vehicle. Deputies recovered the discarded items and they were determined to contain approximately 59 grams of suspected methamphetamine.
Due to the quantity of narcotics recovered, deputies suspected that Cassels was involved in narcotics trafficking and to begin an investigation, a search warrant was obtained for Cassels’ cellular device. A forensic examination was conducted and investigators discovered suspected child sexual abuse material among the images on the phone. Upon this discovery, a second search warrant was sought and obtained for the obscenity and child exploitation related images. Over 300 images of suspected child sexual abuse material were found to be stored on the device. Cassels' phone images resulted in 5 counts of Possession or Promotion of Child Po*******hy, a First Degree Felony. Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 and Tampering with Physical Evidence, both felonies as well, were filed. Cassels is being held in the Angelina County Jail under a collective $600,000 in bonds. The Sheriff's Office appreciates the assistance of Special Agents from the Texas DPS Criminal Investigations Division and their work on this case.

04/25/2026

Mother Digs up Infant from Grave - Tamisha Cheyniece Drake, 33, of Lufkin, was arrested for Abuse of Co**se by Angelina County Sheriff's deputies after a report was received of a disturbed gravesite at a cemetery in the county. Deputies responded Thursday to Davis Memorial Gardens in the Cedar Grove area and found that the grave for a newborn infant had been dug up and the baby's body, and the container it was buried in, were missing. Information was developed during the course of the investigation that led deputies to Drake, the mother of the infant. During the course of an interview with deputies, Drake admitted that she had dug up the body. Drake then told investigators where she had left the container with the body. Deputies went to North Avenue in the city and located the container, with the body still inside, on the driveway of an unoccupied residence where Drake had told them it would be. The infant had not survived childbirth and died in early April. Colonial Mortuary of Lufkin had provided a proper burial for the infant and, along with officers from the Lufkin Police Department, assisted deputies during the investigation. Arraignment and bond settings are pending for Drake.

04/03/2026

Public Safety Information: ISIS Calls for Easter Attacks on Churches, Synagogues

There have been public reports released by federal authorities that the terror group ISIS has issued a call for Muslims to attack churches and synagogues in the United States, Europe, and Asia over the upcoming Easter and Jewish Passover holidays. According to open-source reports and social media posts, ISIS is calling for followers to set fire to churches and synagogues in the United States, Europe, Russia, UAE, Syria, Tunisia, and Morocco in response to the Israeli government’s closure of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. On 02 April 2026, ISIS released Issue 541 of its weekly newsletter, al-Naba, in which ISIS called for the attacks against churches and synagogues. The newsletter claimed that ISIS had conducted 15 operations over the previous week that caused 60 casualties.

While there are no specific threats against any particular location, worshippers need to know these groups exist and wish to do harm and should be aware of those around them and report any unusual or suspicious persons or circumstances to local law enforcement.

Have a safe and most blessed weekend !

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