Beaumont man wanted in Indiana indicted on multiple charges in Jefferson County

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont man wanted in Indiana has been indicted on multiple charges in Jefferson County. 

Anthony Deshone Smith, 23, used to be arrested by means of Beaumont police officers right through a visitors forestall. 

On April 19, 2023  at roughly 2:20 p.m., Beaumont Police provides have been on patrol after they noticed a car with a ripped brief registration number plate that used to be now not in an instant visual, which is needed by means of the Texas Transportation Code, in keeping with a possible purpose affidavit. 

Because of this, police tried a visitors forestall. 

When the driving force of the car pulled in to an rental advanced, the passenger, Smith, exited the car and ran. 

The officer gave chase to Smith and yelled for him to “get on the ground” multiple instances, in keeping with the affidavit. 

Smith endured to run and used to be later captured a brief distance away.

When some other administrative center attempted to spot Smith, he gave the identify “Rayshund Smith.”

As Smith exited the car, he left the entrance proper passenger door open that had a stolen handgun in the door pocket.

Officers consider Smith used to be in ownership of the gun as it used to be proper subsequent to his proper leg, in keeping with the affidavit. 

A test of Smith’s legal historical past printed that he’s a convicted felon as of September 2020 for robbery of belongings as smartly has a previous conviction for evading detention/arrest.

When officials checked out a mugshot of Rayshund Smith, they decided that Anthony Smith wasn’t the alias he supplied. 

It used to be later came upon that Smith used to be wanted in the state of Indiana. 

Smith used to be transported and booked to the Jefferson County Jail. 

On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Smith used to be indicted by means of a Jefferson County Grand Jury for illegal ownership of firearm, evading arrest, Failure to ID and robbery of firearm.

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