BEAUMONT, Texas — A 50-year-old man from Groves is facing multiple charges after allegedly opening fire at a Beaumont bar and threatening to kill some employees.
The shooting happened on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Beaumont Police responded to the Sawdust Saloon, located in the 4600 block of Fannett Road, after receiving a call regarding a shooting shortly after 2 a.m.
The caller said a man was shooting in the parking lot of the bar.
Responding officers stopped the suspect as he was leaving the club and found the gun, according to a Beaumont Police Department release. That man was later identified as Lonnie Cormier.
Witnesses told police that after Cormier was escorted out the club and asked to leave, he pulled a gun out of his truck, pointed it at several club employees and threatened to kill them all.
Witnesses stated that Cormier shot from inside his truck multiple times, got out the truck and fired some more, according to the release.
Cormier was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A woman who was in the passenger seat of his truck was also arrested and charged with public intoxication.
Cormier was being held in the Jefferson County Jail on bonds totaling $80,000, but he has since bonded out, according to jail staff.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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From a Beaumont Police Department release:
On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 2:08 A.M., Officers responded to 4680 Fannett Rd (Sawdust Saloon) in reference to a white male shooting in the parking lot. Officers stopped the suspect as he left the club and located the gun. He was identified as Lonnie Cormier, a 50 year old Groves man. Witnesses said Cormier was escorted out of the club and asked to leave. He pulled his gun out of his vehicle, pointed it at several people that worked at the club, and said he would kill them all. Cormier fired several rounds from inside his truck, exited his vehicle, and fired several more rounds. Cormier was placed under arrest for 4 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Cormier had a female passenger and she was arrested for Public Intoxication. They were both transported and booked in to Jefferson County Correctional Facility.
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