BEAUMONT, Texas — A 20-year-old Beaumont man is facing state and federal charges after police found multiple guns and narcotics in a Beaumont motel room.
Beaumont Police responded a call on Tuesday about a trespasser with a gun in a room at the Midtown Inn. The person who called told dispatch that the suspect was stealing items from the room.
Responding officers found the suspect who was later identified as Gaven Kade Butler, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. Butler was arrested and police found a stolen gun in his waistband.
Police said a shotgun and narcotics were in plain sight inside the room. Investigators later found 61 grams of meth, 6 ounces of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, Xanax and two guns in the room, according to the release.
Officers learned Butler already had a warrant out for his arrest in Orange County. He is wanted for possession of a controlled substance.
Butler was taken to the Jefferson County Jail where possession and firearm charges are pending against him. Butler could possibly face federal charges.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
Beaumont man possibly facing federal charges after multiple guns, narcotics found in motel room
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From a full Beaumont Police Department release:
On Monday, 2/14/2022 at 1:30 p.m., Officers responded to a room at Midtown Inn (1295 N. 11th St #106) in reference to a trespasser with a gun. The caller told dispatchers the trespasser was taking things that didn’t belong to him. Officers located the trespasser in the room and identified him as Gaven Kade Butler, a 20 year old Beaumont man. Butler was found to have a warrant for his arrest out of Orange County for possession of a controlled substance. Butler was arrested and officers located a stolen gun in his waistband. Officers observed narcotics and a shotgun in plain view inside the room. Narcotics Investigators were called to the scene to handle the investigation. Investigators seized approximately 61g of meth (X pills), 6 ounces of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and Xanax, as well as the 2 firearms. Butler was interviewed and transported to the Jefferson County jail where he was booked in for his warrant. Possession and firearm charges are pending as well as possible Federal charges.
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