3 Arrested In Nacogdoches County For Car Theft

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office and Nacogdoches Police Department arrests for January 11th - 17th, 2025 included three people with a charge of "Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle". These appear to be unrelated events, and three is a lot when you consider there were only 9 felony arrests during the week.

The charge of "Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle" is a little misleading. It makes me think of a scenario where a friend of yours loaned you their vehicle in the past, but you forgot to ask for permission this one time.

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In Texas that is code for stealing cars, and much like horse theft, it is treated as a felony-level crime to curtail this type of behavior. You can find their photos and a full list of charges in the gallery of this week's felony arrests below.

Nacogdoches Man Back In Jail Over Baseball-Sized Ball Of Meth

According to KTRE it was around this time last year (February 2, 2024) when the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office reported that a "baseball's worth of methamphetamine" was found during a traffic stop.

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Jarvis Lanard Taylor of Nacogdoches was driving the vehicle deputies stopped for speeding, failure to maintain a single lane of travel, and veering into oncoming traffic. The discovery of almost 5 ounces of meth was made after deputies learned that both occupants had outstanding warrants for parole violations on previous drug possession charges.

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Taylor, now 36, was arrested on two felony bench warrants. See more details in the felony arrest gallery below.