Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Search warrant results in Moulton man being charged with drug possession

By Murray MontgomeryStaff WriterAccording to a press release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s office, that department’s Narcotics Unit recently executed a search warrant in the Praha area that resulted in the arrest of Dennis Fojtik, 31, of Moulton.

Houston man behind bars after multiple vehicle heists early Tuesday

A Houston man is behind bars facing multiple felonies after he was reportedly dropped off to steal a pickup truck early Tuesday, Aug. 30, at an Ellinger business. That truck, however, was just the beginning of the day’s crime spree, said Fayette County Sheriff’s Lt.

Fireworks still erupting over St. John show

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has turned to the public for information about what could have proven an extremely dangerous stunt pulled at the St. John Picnic fireworks display that was held this past Fourth of July.

Fayette County lawmen land $4,500 in Friends of NRA grants

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office announced earlier this month that it received a grant from the NRA Foundation and Friends of NRA totaling $4,500.

Bastrop boy jailed after running from deputy to a blocked train crossing

A 17-year-old Bastrop boy was taken by police to St. Mark’s Medical Center before they hauled him to jail on evasion charges after he led officers on a high speed chase from roughly the Lavaca County line to Flatonia, where he rear-ended another waiting for a train to pass.

Oil tanker shuts down Highway 77 Sunday

A trucker hauling a tanker full of oil-based mud shut down U.S. Highway 77 for about five hours last weekend after he attempted the stretch of road past a residential area commonly referred to as “the Bluff” just south of La Grange and failed.

Fireworks still erupting over St. John show

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has turned to the public for information about what could have proven an extremely dangerous stunt pulled at the St. John Picnic fireworks display held this part Fourth of July.