19 Felony Arrests In Angelina County Feb 12 – 18

The Angelina County Sheriff's Office, Zavalla PD, Lufkin Police, and DPS Angelina County all contributed to the 19 felony arrests during the week of February 12th - 18th, 2025.

Law enforcement has been cracking down on drugs and organized crime in the Angelina County Area. One Lufkin resident with felony drug charges has a bond set at over $2 million. 

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The Zavalla Police Department had a late-night Monday. According to the Lufkin Daily News Alex Lane Cheney, 19, was arrested after a shooting.

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Close to midnight on the 300 block of Bryan Street in Zavalla, Texas, Cheney allegedly shot Michael Kyle Tucker, 22. Tucker was transported to St.Luke's Health Memorial for a potentially life-threatening gunshot wound.

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He was later transferred to a Houston area hospital to try to remove the bullet still lodged in his body. According to Zavalla Police Department Chief Robert Denby, three men and a woman in a truck drove to Tucker's house after a previous confrontation.

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"They went back and they shot the guy," Denby said. He also mentioned that the shooting was drug-related. There were two handguns recovered at the scene and warrants have been issued for the other 3 occupants of the truck.

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This is the perfect example of why law enforcement works so hard to keep drug dealers off the streets. Unsatisfied customers are hard to deal with in a controlled retail setting, without illegal transactions and drug usage added to the mix.