A Nacogdoches man faces a felony arson charge in connection with a fire that damaged an Elizabeth Street residence on Oct. 5, after a local grand jury handed up indictments Friday.
Jarvance Alonzo Menefee, 29, of Nacogdoches, made threats about burning down 2627 Elizabeth St. during a disturbance that occurred prior to the fire on Oct. 5, according to an arrest affidavit.
Nacogdoches Fire Department Division Chief Del Birdwell, who investigated the fire, reported that one of the individuals from the disturbance stated that Menefee had been in the area at the time of the fire, and arrest documents show his address as 2619 Elizabeth St. Another individual contacted the police later in the week to speak with someone investigating the fire, according to the affidavit. When the individual met with Birdwell a couple days later, the person stated that Menefee had been having problems with individuals in the Mill Pond area, and Menefee had stated that he planned to terrorize the area before he was killed or killed someone, according to the affidavit. The affidavit also states that the individual told Birdwell that he had spoken to Menefee two or three more times, and Menefee had said the police were looking for him because he had burned a house.
Birdwell stated in the affidavit that there were no utilities connected to the structure, and the majority of the fire damage was found on the back porch and back wall and extending into the residence. He also stated that the back of the residence was determined to be the point of origin for the fire, but there was no source of ignition on the back porch to have started it.
The grand jury also issued the following indictments:
Tyson Nicole Anderson, five counts each of retaliation and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon .
Lechad Devaughn Rushing, five counts of retaliation.
Corey Vanchester Williams, six counts of retaliation.
Fredrick Leon Anthony, driving while intoxicated.
Caleb Montgomery Beckingham, driving while intoxicated.
Thomas Michael Burch, theft.
Francisco Cadena Cayetano, aggravated assault.
Steven Todd Chapman, burglary of a building.
Michael Donaze Garrett, two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
John Floyd Housman, evading arrest and assault against a public servant.
Bartolo Mendez Marin, possession of a controlled substance.
William Travis Randall, unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Thomas Elwood Ryan, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Deanna Nicole Santarelli, forgery.
Rodney Ladell Wyrick, two counts each of aggravated assault and assault family violence
Matthew Wade Batson, theft.
Neill Austin Beckham, aggravated kidnapping.
Antonio Brewer, aggravated robbery.
Ladarrell Dyjuan Wyrick, aggravated robbery.
Jesse Lynn Birdwell, forgery.
Jason William Glasgow, sexual assault.
Aaron William John Jr., continuous violence against the family and unlawful possession of a firearm
Todd Marlin King, possession of marijuana.
Lisa Dyess Martin, aggravated assault against a security officer and assault on a security officer.
Tommy Lee Moore, possession of a controlled substance.
Taya Michelle Thedford, possession of Controlled Substance
Michael Darnell Porter Jr., burglary of habitation
Dennis Charles Thomas, intoxication assault.
Orell Williams Jr., unlawful possession of a firearm
Jeremy Harrison, fraudulent use of identifying information.
James Earl Bryan, driving while intoxicated.
Terry Lee Holmes, driving while intoxicated.
Darrell Tipton Morris, driving while intoxicated.
Evavisto Sanchez, driving while intoxicated.
Randy David Cox, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Michael Lynn Fancher, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Jessica Goldstein, possession of marijuana.
Kyle Payne, possession of marijuana.
James Snyder, possession of marijuana.
Anna Marie Zimmer, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of a firearm.