HALLETTSVILLE, Texas – Arrest warrants have been served on two current Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office jail inmates as investigators continue looking into contraband found inside the county jail, the sheriff’s office said.
In a Facebook post, the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office said that “on today’s date a short while ago,” arrest warrants were served on inmates Thomas Presley Knight and Ryan Lee Knesek. The sheriff’s office said Knight and Knesek are charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and prohibited substance in a correctional facility, which it described as second- and third-degree felonies, respectively.
The sheriff’s office said the charges are connected to an ongoing criminal investigation into contraband discovered inside the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office Jail. The investigation has already led to the arrests of Brandon Dearson, Tyler Miller and Keith Woods, the post said.
The continuing investigation is being conducted by the DPS Texas Rangers and Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with assistance from the Lavaca County Attorney’s Office, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office said it will continue to update the public as details can be released. “All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law,” the post said.