Jefferson County grand jury indictments this week include charges against a Port Arthur man who police said forged a deed to a home and tried to sell it and a Beaumont man who reportedly slammed a Chihuahua against a tree, killing it.

According to court documents, Paul Davis Cesar, 41, of Port Arthur was charged with forgery after a woman reported suspicious activity at a neighbor’s home in Beaumont. The home had been vacant since the owners’ death in 2013 and the property deemed inhabitable.

The woman checked pubic records and noted a deed signed by the now deceased owner as well as a “for sale” sign in the yard. A neighbor reportedly called the number on the sign and a man named Paul Cesar answered.

Close inspection of the deed by law enforcement showed some irregularities and that he had paid taxes on the property.

The suspect later made a statement to police about forging the warrant deed.

Tyrone Mattox, 18, of Beaumont was indicted for throwing a dog against a tree, killing it on Nov. 23.

According to court documents, Mattox assaulted an ex-girlfriend and vandalized her apartment — throwing items on the floor, breaking items and putting holes in the sheetrock.

The woman reportedly called Mattox’s mother to calm him down. She was holding the ex-girlfriend’s 6-year-old brown female Chihuahua named Leia who had escaped the apartment during the assault. He then took the dog and “violently threw the dog against a tree; the dog’s head hit the tree killing it almost immediately.”

He then picked the dog and threw it near the dumpster on site. He as arrested the next day on an unrelated charge at which time a Beaumont police officer questioned him about the family violence and cruelty case.

• Matthew Elijah Bowman, 28, of Beaumont was indicted for aggravated assault-family violence for an incident that occurred Nov. 28.
• Melvin E. Adderton Jr., also known as Melvin Adderton and Melvin Eugene Adderton, 26, of Beaumont was indicted for delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, for an incident that occurred June 6.
• Andre D. Cullivan, also known as Andre Daniel Cullivan, 33, transient, was indicted for aggravated assault for an incident that occurred Dec. 13.
• Lakenderis M. Addison, 33, of Beaumont was indicted for family assault-continuous for an incident that occurred July 2.
• Tyrone Mattox, 18, of Beaumont was indicted for animal cruelty for an incident that occurred Nov. 23.
• Tremaurice A. Randall, 24, of Beaumont was indicted for aggravated robbery for an incident that occurred Dec. 21.
• Paul Davis Cesar, 41, of Port Arthur was indicted for forgery for an incident that occurred Jan. 26.
• Frank Patillo V, 33, of Beaumont was indicted for aggravated assault for an incident that occurred Dec. 3.
• Fredrick Hampton, 28, of Port Arthur was indicted for family violence-choking for an incident that occurred Nov. 21.
• Raven Cherell Guillory, 36, of Beaumont was indicted for felony theft, aggregation amounts, for incidents that occurred on or about March 14, 2017 to on or about March 30, 2017.
• Rashard Dehaven Nichols, 30, of Port Arthur was indicted for burglary of vehicle with prior burglary of vehicle convictions for an incident that occurred Dec 13.
• Yessmon Monique Booth, 57, of Port Arthur was indicted for felony driving while intoxicated for an incident that occurred Sept. 25.
• Howell Broussard, also known as Howard Russell Broussard, 63, of Beaumont was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, for an incident that occurred Aug. 2.
• Gregory Floyd Nixon, 40, of Beaumont was indicted for burglary of a habitation for an incident that occurred June 13.
• Troy Joseph Gerard, 28, of Beaumont was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, tetrahydrocannabinol, for an incident that occurred May 26.
• Gina Lynn Guerra, 45, of Port Neches was indicted for driving while intoxicated with child passenger for an incident that occurred Oct. 19.
• Trevon Daron Hull, 19, of Port Arthur was indicted for felony criminal mischief for an incident that occurred Nov. 13.
• Paul Richard Martinez, 28, of Baytown was indicted for felony driving while intoxicated for an incident that occurred Sept. 11.
• Douglas Eugene Miles, also known as Douglas Miles, 54, of Groves was indicted for felony driving while intoxicated for an incident that occurred Oct. 21.
• Angela Christi Noyola, 37, of Lumberton was indicted for fraudulent use of identifying information for an incident that occurred Sept. 8.
• Angela Christi Noyola, 37, of Lumberton was indicted for fraudulent use of identifying information for an incident that occurred Aug. 4.
• Angela Christi Noyola, 37, of Lumberton was indicted for fraudulent use of identifying information for an incident that occurred July 15.
• Shana Renee Chambers, 40, of Beaumont was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, for an incident that occurred April 27.
• Christen Cavon Fontnett, 22, of Beaumont was indicted for evading arrest/detention use of a vehicle for an incident that occurred Dec. 9.
• Martel Javon Randle, 23, of Port Arthur was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine for an incident that occurred Feb. 13.
• Lucius LaFleur, 40, of Colmesneil was indicted for felony theft, aggregation amounts, for incidents that occurred on or about Nov. 14 to on or about Nov.18.
• Kamryn Lynette Braquet, 22, of Groves was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, for a incident that occurred March 8, 2018.
• Tyrell cane, also known as Tyrell Montrel Cane, Tyrell Montrell Cane, Tyrell Cane, Shawn Hicks and Dennis Hollier, 39, of Beaumont was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, heroin, for an incident that occurred Aug. 16.
• Brittany R. Gothe, 30, of Beaumont was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, for an incident that occurred Aug. 9.
• Ismael Ramirez, 26, of Port Arthur was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, for an incident that occurred July 11.
• Michael Mingo Buchanan, also known as Michael Buchanan and Michale Buchanan, 39, of Port Arthur was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, for an incident that occurred March 9.
• Kory Ryan Sanders, 30, of Port Arthur was indicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, for an incident that occurred Aug. 24.

An indictment is not a final conviction of guilt; it is only a ruling by the grand jury that allows the district attorney’s office to proceed with a criminal case.