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Davail Laree Renshaw
June 3, 2020 - The Shelby County Sheriff's Department released additional information regarding the arrest of a Joaquin woman on murder charges.
Press Release: After several months of investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, Devail Laree Renshaw, 51, was taken into custody June 2, 2020 on a warrant for the charge of Murder (F-1). Renshaw was taken into custody in the Joaquin area by Constable Roy Cheatwood.
Renshaw was arrested in connection with the death of Harold Glyne Glaze of Mansfield that occurred in September 2019. Glaze was found unresponsive at the home of Renshaw. After preliminary autopsy results were received, the case was ruled as a homicide.
Renshaw was previously arrested on two counts of Tampering with Physical Evidence in November 2019 in connection with this case.
Renshaw is currently being held at the Shelby County Jail on a one million dollar bond.
June 2, 2020 - Authorities have arrested a murder suspect in the Joaquin area who was being sought by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
Devail Laree Renshaw, 51, of Joaquin was arrested without incident Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 9:30am for the charge of murder, 1st degree.
Roy Cheatwood, Constable Precinct 3, located Renshaw at Shook's Trailer Park in Joaquin where he placed her in custody at that time and transported her to the Shelby County Jail.
Constable Cheatwood was assisted at the scene and expressed appreciation to Keith Jones, Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper; Jake Gross, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy; and the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Department.
June 3, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9:45am on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, TxDSHS has reported a total of 208 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 87 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 115 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 208 cumulative cases, 22 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages: (Difference since June 2nd report)
Cases in each zip code:
Center (75935) - 151 (3 New)
Joaquin (75954) - 8
Shelbyville (75973) - 11
Tenaha (75974) - 21 (1 New)
Timpson (75975) - 17
Ages of Confirmed Cases:
Ages 1 to 20: 12 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 63 cases (1 New)
Ages 41 to 60: 75 cases (1 New), 4 death
Ages 61 to 80: 38 cases, 2 death
Ages 81 to 100: 15 cases (2 New)
Age unknown: 5 cases
June 2, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9am on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, TxDSHS has reported a total of 204 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 87 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 111 active cases.
Yesterday's total case count of 205 was incorrect and should have been 201. On May 31st, DSHS reported 4 new confirmed cases for Shelby County that were later discovered, had previously been reported. So those 4 cases have been subtracted. On Monday evening June 1st, DSHS reported 3 new confirmed cases along with 3 more recoveries. All of the numbers below reflect the changes in the case counts and the demographic information.
DSHS also reports of the 204 cumulative cases, 22 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages:
Cases in each zip code:
Center (75935) - 148
Joaquin (75954) - 8
Shelbyville (75973) - 11
Tenaha (75974) - 20
Timpson (75975) - 17
Ages of Confirmed Cases:
Ages 1 to 20: 12 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 62 cases
Ages 41 to 60: 74 cases, 4 death
Ages 61 to 80: 38 cases, 2 death
Ages 81 to 100: 13 cases
Age unknown: 5 cases
May 31, 2020 - Center Police Officers engaged in a long distance high-speed pursuit Saturday, May 30, 2020, following an initial attempt to stop the suspect vehicle at State Highway 87 South and Loop 500.
Following the chase which extended to the north part of the county and through Joaquin, the officers were able to bring the vehicle to a halt on CR 3000 at CR 3173 where a PIT maneuver was utilized around 3pm.
Those within the vehicle were taken into custody without incident and transported from the location by Center Police Department units. The only available information at the time of the incident is the driver was a juvenile.
Tenaha Police Department officers assisted Center Police Officers in this incident.
Additional information isn't available at this time; however, this report will be updated pending release of information from the Center Police Department.
June 1, 2020 - The State of Texas has recently entered into an agreement with a company to participate in contact tracing. This includes contacting an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, and documenting their location and who they have been in contact with to trace where the disease may have been spread. Participation in this is 100% voluntary, and no Texan will be required to participate in this process. If you receive a phone call from a contact tracer, you have every right to not engage with them or provide the information they request.
I am concerned and have been against this contract since learning about its existence. It was entered into without the knowledge of the Legislature. While it has been made voluntary by Governor Abbott, there is always the chance it could be made mandatory as we are in a declared State of Disaster. I would oppose that whole heartedly, and will continue to monitor this process as it progresses over the coming months.
You can find out more about contact tracing by visiting the Department of State Health Services website at https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/tracing.aspx
Update: On May 31st, DSHS reported 4 new confirmed cases for Shelby County that were later discovered, had previously been reported. So those 4 cases have been subtracted. Shelby County has a total of 201 cumulative cases of COVID-19. The other numbers below still include the 4 cases double counted. The June 2, 2020 report corrects all the statistics - click here to view.
June 1, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9am on Monday, June 1, 2020, TxDSHS has reported 9 new cases to them for a total of 205 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 84 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 115 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 196 cumulative cases, 22 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages: (New cases since last report from May 29th)
Cases in each zip code:
Center (75935) - 148 (5 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 9 (1 new)
Shelbyville (75973) - 11
Tenaha (75974) - 19
Timpson (75975) - 18 (3 new)
Ages of Confirmed Cases:
Ages 1 to 20: 11 cases
Ages 21 to 40: 63 cases (3 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 76 cases (4 new), 4 death
Ages 61 to 80: 37 cases (1 new), 2 death
Ages 81 to 100: 13 cases (1 new)
Age unknown: 5 cases
May 30, 2020 - State Highway 7 West at CR 1165 was the scene of a two-vehicle crash Saturday, May 30, 2020, sending one driver to the hospital.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Keith Jones, at 4:40pm on Saturday, May 30, 2020, a black Cadillac SRX driven by Damarius Abigail Balderas, 26, of Center with passenger Carlos Adrian Gonzalez, 28, was exiting CR 1165 and failed to yield right of way to oncoming traffic on State Highway 7 (SH7).
The Cadillac was then struck by a black 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Amber Nicole Chisenhall, 36, of Center which was eastbound on SH 7.
Following the collision, the Cadillac was spun around onto the shoulder beside SH 7 facing east. The Jeep continued east and Chisenhall was able to bring the Jeep to a stop on the eastbound shoulder.
Chisenhall was transported from the scene by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of unknown injuries.
Balderas was issued a citation for fail to yield right of way.
West Shelby County Volunteer Fire Department fire personnel were on scene to divert traffic around the incident and Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies assisted with the investigation.
May 29, 2020 - The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) has issued the results of a preliminary crash investigation relating to the May 20, 2020 crash which took the lives of John and Carolyn Scull.
Although the information is detailed, it doesn't provide a conclusive determination of the cause of the incident.
According to the NTSB report, on May 20, 2020, about 4:40 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna T206N airplane, N51610, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Center. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight.
According to preliminary information, the airplane departed from the Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport (RCV), Del Norte, Colorado about 9:20am mountain daylight time. The flight had stopped at the Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas, and the pilot purchased 65 gallons of fuel. The flight departed GLE about 2:40 CDT and was performing a visual landing at Center Municipal Airport (F17), Center, Texas.
Eyewitnesses saw the airplane approach runway 35 and heard the airplane's engine noise as the airplane did a go-around or aborted the landing. The next time the witnesses saw the airplane it was in a south of the runway in a vertical nose-low attitude just before the airplane impacted the ground.
The wreckage was located in a wooded area, south of runway 35. Impact signatures were consistent with a near vertical impact angle. There was no postimpact fire. All major flight control surfaces were accounted for at the accident site. The engine was driven into the ground approximately 5 feet.
Preliminary weather information for the accident flight was collected. A sounding model showed the potential for a broken to overcast layer of clouds at 1,500 ft above ground level. The nearest aviation weather reporting facility located 22 nautical miles from the accident reported a broken ceiling at 1,300 ft. Infrared satellite imagery showed a layer of low stratiform clouds over the accident site with cloud tops near 3,000 ft.
The wreckage was recovered and retained for further examination.
May 29, 2020 - The Shelby County Emergency Management office reports as of 9am on Friday, May 29, 2020, TxDSHS has reported to them 196 cumulative cases of COVID-19, 78 recoveries, and 6 deaths for a total of 112 active cases.
DSHS also reports of the 196 cumulative cases, 19 of those cases are "lost to follow" which means DSHS has not been able to contact them to follow up on their recovery.
Breakdown of cumulative cases by zip code and ages: (New cases since last report from May 20)
Cases in each zip code:
Center (75935) - 143 (11 new)
Joaquin (75954) - 8
Shelbyville (75973) - 11
Tenaha (75974) - 19 (1 new)
Timpson (75975) - 15 (1 new)
Ages of Confirmed Cases:
Ages 1 to 20: 11 cases (2 new)
Ages 21 to 40: 60 cases (3 new)
Ages 41 to 60: 72 cases (3 new), 4 death (1 new)
Ages 61 to 80: 36 cases (1 new), 2 death
Ages 81 to 100: 12 cases (4 new)
Age unknown: 5 cases
Editor's Note: Shelby County Today will update the numbers provided by the Shelby County Emergency Management office in a county situation report Monday-Friday providing the number of cases, recoveries, deaths, and zip code/age statistics. All the data reported in the situation report is confirmed data and not estimated. The recoveries reported by the Emergency Management Office are actual recoveries which have been verified. The recoveries and active cases reported on the TxDSHS website are estimated numbers. Shelby County Today will not be posting the DSHS reported number of cases on a daily basis but will once a week report all of the counties cumulative case counts.
May 28, 2020 - An overpass on U.S. Highway 96 North was the scene of a single-vehicle crash Sunday, May 24, 2020.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Jesse Fountain, at 2:20pm Troopers were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 96 North just past County Road 4360.
Upon arrival at the scene, it was determined a green 2001 F-150 driven by Juan Flores, 29, of Timpson was traveling northbound when a witness stated they were passed by the F-150 when it spun out of control.
The F-150 then crossed the southbound traffic lanes before striking a concrete barrier at an overpass head-on. Due to the possibility of injury, the Center Fire Department was called to the scene with Jaws-of-Life to help extricate Flores from the vehicle.
Flores was transported from the scene of the crash by ambulance to Nacogdoches Medical Center - Shelby Emergency Department for treatment of possible injury.
He was issued a citation for failure to control speed and no driver's license.
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