There are currently 301 inmates in the Nacogdoches County Jail. 19 of them are pretrial Class A and B Misdemeanor offenders.

We focus on the 199 pretrial felons (167 male and 23 female) in these reports. There are 24 pretrial state jail felons and 58 in the "all other" category.

There have been 3,449 bookings in and out of the jail in 2024. The pretrial felons and state jail felons pictured below were arrested from August 24 to August 30, 2024 in and around NacogdochesTexas.

Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches Are Mostly Drug Charges

If the State of Texas were to treat small amounts of methamphetamine as a substance abuse issue and not a dangerous felony drug possession, we would have 6 fewer felons on the list below.

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Of the 9 arrests during this timeframe, only 3 were for crimes that weren't drug-related. One of the felony charges is for possession of less than a gram of meth.

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Giving a homeless person on drugs a felony charge, when in reality they need assistance with housing and addiction could be viewed by some as a failure in the system. Others see that they are now housed and aren't using drugs (hopefully), while in jail.

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Drug Charges Don't Compare To Causing Bodily Harm To Others

The other three felons were charged with the following charges:

  • Sexual Assault of a Child
  • Indecency with a Child/Sexual Contact
  • Failure To Register As A Sex Offender
  • Assault/Family/Household Impede Breath/Circulation (strangulation)

Regardless of the charges or degrees, these 9 offenders below committed felonies and are innocent until proven guilty.

Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches County Aug 24th - 30th 2024

These felony arrests happened in Nacogdoches County from August 24th - 30th, 2024. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Source: Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office

Gallery Credit: Dan Patrick

Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches County Aug 17th - 23rd 2024

These felony arrests happened in Nacogdoches County from August 17th - 23rd, 2024. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Source: Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office

Gallery Credit: Dan Patrick

Health Inspectors Gave Demerits To These Nacogdoches Establishments

Health inspectors stopped into random facilities around Nacogdoches for evaluations. The following report was released by the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel on August 16, 2024.

Gallery Credit: Dan Patrick

Felony Arrests In Nacogdoches County Aug 3rd - 9th 2024

These felony arrests happened in Nacogdoches County from August 3rd - 9th, 2024. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Source: Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office

Gallery Credit: Dan Patrick

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