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Three Southeast Texas men arrested, charged following reports of 'suspicious vehicle' near Beaumont business

Officers found tools that are commonly used in catalytic converter thefts when they checked the area.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Three Southeast Texas men were arrested and charged after Beaumont Police found tools they said are commonly used in catalytic converter thefts early Saturday morning.

Officers responded to Dragon Industries shortly after 1 a.m. after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle near the business, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. Dragon Industries is located at 1655 Louisiana Avenue.

When police got to the scene, three men wearing dark clothes ran from the area. Officers were able to catch two of the three men and then set up a perimeter for a K-9.

A K-9 and his partner were able to locate the third suspect. The three men were later identified as Michael Lake Lewis, 29, of Vidor; Timothy Bryan Claypool, 32, of Vidor; and Bo Bryan Holder, 33, of Beaumont, according to the release.

Officers also found tools that are commonly used in catalytic converter thefts when they checked the area. 

The men were arrested and charged with evading arrest/detention and taken to the Jefferson County Jail.

Credit: BPD
Credit: BPD
Credit: Beaumont Police Department

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From a Beaumont Police Department release:

On Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 1:11 a.m., Officers responded to the area of 1655 Louisiana (Dragon Industries), in reference to a suspicious vehicle near the business. Officers arrived on scene and 3 white males wearing dark clothing ran from the area. Officers apprehended two of the three males and then set up a perimeter for K-9. The K-9 Officer and his partner conducted a track and located the third subject.
Officers located tools commonly used in catalytic converter thefts when they checked the area. All three subjects were arrested for Evading Arrest/Detention and transported to the Jefferson County Jail without incident.
They were identified as, Michael Lake Lewis, 29 year old Vidor resident, Timothy Bryan Claypool, a 32 year old Vidor resident, and Bo Bryan Holder, a 33 year old Beaumont resident.

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