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December 4, 2015 - State Highway 7 East at the intersection with County Road 1211 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
When emergency personnel arrived at the scene, the roadway was blocked, and members of the West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department as well as TxDOT directed traffic to prevent another collision.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper Taylor Buster, at around 9am a brown Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Ovias Bailey, 63, of Center failed to yield right of way on State Highway 7 when exiting from County Road 1211.
When Bailey entered Highway 7 a white Dodge Charger driven by Chrissy Barrino, 30, of South Carolina was traveling west. She tried to avoid the collision and struck the pickup truck on the left front quarter panel with the right front quarter panel of the Dodge.
Barrino was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for unknown injuries. Bailey was transported by private vehicle to the hospital. He was issued a citation for fail to yield right of way turning left.
Trooper Buster was assisted with the investigation by DPS Troopers Keith Jones and Ricardo Segura.
December 3, 2015 - A two-vehicle crash blocked both eastbound lanes of traffic on State Highway 7 West at the intersection of FM 711 on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 1:50pm. The Center Fire Department was dispatched to the scene to assist with traffic control.
According to a Texas Department of Public Safety crash report, a white 2010 Dodge pickup driven by Elton Hamilton, 64 of Lufkin, was stopped at the stop sign on FM 711 at the intersection of State Highway 7 West and then pulled onto SH 7 pulling a gooseneck trailer. Before the truck and trailer could clear the eastbound lanes of traffic a white 2015 Toyota Highlander traveling east topped the hill at the intersection and struck the trailer which was in its pathway. The Toyota was driven by Jordan Belrose, 26 of Center.
The front and left front quarter panel of the Toyota struck the middle of the trailer sliding partially under the rear tires of the trailer. The trailer came up to the front windshield of the vehicle. Both vehicles were blocking the eastbound lanes of traffic. The Toyota received major damage. The tow ball broke on the pickup and the neck of the trailer came loose damaging the tailgate. The trailer received damage on its left side.
ACE EMS provided medical care on scene; however, neither of the drivers required transport from the scene. Belrose was transported by private vehicle to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for medical evaluation as a precaution.
Hughes Wrecker Service lifted and pulled the trailer off of the top of the Toyota and suspended it until volunteer fireman Waylon Griffin could back his pickup up and hook onto it. Griffin then pulled the trailer to a nearby parking lot as Hughes Wrecker hooked up to the Toyota to clear the roadway.
Hamilton was cited for failure to yield right of way. The crash was investigated by State Trooper Ricardo Segura.
December 2, 2015 - Emergency crews were dispatched to a wreck on State Highway 87 South just north of Shelbyville on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 9:45pm in which the vehicle was impaled on a fence and was reported to be on fire.
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irst to arrive at the scene were Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies Bradley Horton, Michael Griffin and Jamie Hagler, Constable Precinct 2. When the officers arrived, the driver was no longer in the vehicle and appeared to be uninjured in the crash. While the car had been emitting smoke, it was determined there was no fire.
Austin Nelams and Tristin Wilburn were also traveling on Highway 87 at the time of the crash and bore witness to what happened when the driver left the roadway to the left.
As evidenced by damage at the scene, the silver 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis crossed onto the west barrow ditch where it struck a mailbox and traveled over a culvert. The Mercury then drove into a pipe fence, owned by Tommy Wilburn, with its left side and as it continued traveling along the fence stripping the top rail from posts, the top rail separated and impaled the passenger side of the windshield as well as the front passenger door window.
Traveling for another 40 yards, the Mercury continued to topple posts as it rode the rail, while the rear end of the car became somewhat submerged in a pond to which the fence ran parallel before coming to a halt.
Nelams exited his vehicle and assisted the driver in escaping from the car. The Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department and Center Fire Department were both dispatched to the scene and the departments worked together as Center Fireman Glenn Johnson used a saw to cut the pipe and free the Mercury from the fence. Jason Burch with Hughes Wrecker was then able to pull the car free of the water.
ACE EMS transported the driver Daraymoss Arnez Lister, 33, of Center to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Center Emergency Department for precautionary measure and was later released. Lister was issued a citation for unsafe speed and was also arrested on a warrant for possession of weapon.
The crash was investigated by Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jeff Pirtle.
November 30, 2015 - A 43-year-old Tenaha, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 kilograms of marijuana that was stolen from the Tenaha City Marshal’s Office in 2010 announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Roderrete Dewrayne McClure (McClure) pleaded guilty on March 6, 2015, to Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider. According to information presented in court, sometime before August 22, 2010, McClure and a confederate removed over fifty (50) kilograms of marijuana from the Tenaha City Marshal’s Office evidence room.
Fire starter logs were substituted to cover the taking of the marijuana. On August 17 and 19, 2010, McClure took digital images of the stolen marijuana and transmitted them to person identified only as (T.F.) in order to facilitate the sale of the drugs in the Dallas area. In July 2010, McClure provided some of the stolen marijuana to another person, identified as K.M., to sell in the area of Shreveport, Louisiana. McClure admitted that he received payments in exchange for the marijuana.
This case was investigated by the F.B.I. Tyler Office and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Tyler Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Noble.
November 30, 2015 - Low Cost Spay/Neuter and Pet Wellness Clinic one Friday each month and every fourth Saturday from 10-3p. The next clinic will take place on Friday, December 4 at Tractor Supply in Center, Texas located at 1155 Tenaha Street. We offer dog/cat vaccines, heartworm tests/prevention, flea/tick prevention, microchips, and nail trims.
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November 30, 2015 - (Update) A press conference was given by Tenaha City Marshal Jimmy Wagstaff at the Tenaha City Hall on Monday, November 30, 2015.
Marshal Wagstaff confirmed law enforcement had been to the residence where the shooting occurred for different reasons in the past with the most recent incident being 7-8 months ago. No calls were received that morning until the incident occurred Friday.
Wagstaff confirmed family members were interviewed at the scene and during interview, none indicated bearing witness to the incident when it happened.
As the case remains under investigation, Marshal Wagstaff indicated several details involved are not being released at this time.
November 28, 2015 - The Tenaha City Marshal's office was dispatched to a shots fired call on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 10:15am where two individuals had been injured.
According to Tenaha City Marshal Jimmy Wagstaff, when officers arrived at the scene, the deceased bodies of both a man and woman were discovered in the front yard of the residence where they responded. During the investigation of what appeared to be a murder-suicide, it was discovered Nicole Perry had received a gunshot wound to the head and Porter Perry had a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
At this time no further information has been released, Assisting with the investigation was the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
Scott Tyner, Tenaha ISD Superintendent, addressed the tragedy in a letter to the Tenaha Tiger community via Facebook and it reads as follows:
Dear TISD Family, All too often, we have come together to endure inexplicable tragedies. Over and over again the resolve of The people of Tenaha has shined and repeatedly set examples of how to turn tragedy into inspiration. Earlier today as we all joined to go to Palestine for the Tigers Third round football playoff, we learned of the tragic loss of TISD employee Nicole Perry. This tragedy was and is a senseless act of selfishness and nonsensical violence. Furthermore, this tragedy now leaves a great family at a loss and some fantastic kids without their parents. I am calling on our Tiger Family once again to lock arms and wrap them around Porter, Demarcus, Laporscha, and Kyesha to do all we can to lift them up and give them light in this time of darkness.
Should there be any further information provided pertaining to the investigation, it will be shared on Shelby County Today as soon as it is released.
November 27, 2015 - A single-vehicle crash on State Highway 7 has resulted in the death of one man and left another in critical condition.
Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Pete Davis was dispatched to the scene, as well as the West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department (WSCVFD) and Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers.
When the emergency personnel arrived, a car was on its roof in the middle of the eastbound traffic lanes and one occupant from the vehicle had been ejected. Another remained in the car.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) report, on November 27, 2015 at 1:35am a red 2007 Chevrolet driven by Jamie Pena-Lobato, 32, was traveling east on State Highway 7 1.5 miles east of Martinsville, when the vehicle left the roadway to the right and struck a tree head-on.
Pena-Lobato's passenger, Bicente Fernandez, was ejected from the vehicle into the woods, and upon striking the tree, the car flipped over and came to rest in the middle of the roadway on its roof facing the woods. At the time of the crash, Pena-Lobato was wearing a seatbelt; however, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by Maxie Eaves, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, at 3:10am. No autopsy was ordered at the scene by Judge Eaves on the unattended death. Pena-Lobato was transported from the scene by Mangum Funeral Home of Center.
Although a life-flight was requested, conditions were not favorable and Fernandez was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. He was later transported to UT Tyler for treatment of his incapacitating injuries, and remains in critical condition.
It was unclear at the scene where Pena-Lobato and Fernandez were from; however, it was suspected they could live in Nacogdoches or Center.
The WSCVFD directed traffic and remained until the roadway was clear. The crash was investigated by Texas DPS Trooper Taylor Buster, assisted by Texas DPS Trooper Keith Jones. The crash remains under investigation at this time.
November 25, 2015 - The Center Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire at 7:48am on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 on CR 3047 in the Sardis Community at the residence of Will Blackwell.
Smoke was emitting form the home when firemen arrived. The residents were at the house and had evacuated before their arrival.
The origin of the fire was believed to have been from the kitchen and to have started on the stove. Heavy smoke damage to the home resulted from the fire; however, the house was saved.
At 9:30am the firemen returned to the station.
November 24, 2015 - Loop 500 and the intersection with State Highway 7 East was the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
Emergency personnel was dispatched to the scene of the crash at 1:51 pm. According to Center Police Officer Andrew Williams, a light blue Peterbilt truck-tractor owned by Universal Truckload Inc. out of Warren, Minnesota and driven by James Ray Jones, 61, of Linden, Texas failed to stop at the stop sign when exiting Loop 500 and entering State Highway 7 East.
As a result, Jones drove into the path of Frances Alford, of Center who was traveling east in a white GMC Arcadia SUV, which struck the left quarter panel of 
the Peterbilt and caused major damage to the front of the Arcadia. The Peterbilt came to rest in the middle of the roadway, blocking traffic, and the Arcadia came to rest on the east shoulder of Loop 500.
Alford was traveling with several passengers including a 7-year-old female child, 5-year-old female child, 11-year-old female child, and a 13-year-old male child. All parties involved in the crash from both vehicles refused treatment at the scene by ACE EMS and no injuries were reported to have been sustained as a result of the incident.
Jones was issued a citation for disregard stop sign.
Officer Williams was assisted at the scene by Center Police Officer Jake Gross, Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy Kurtes Lawrence, and Texas DPS Troopers Keith Jones and Taylor Buster.
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