In Point Blank, Texas, a San Jacinto County Deputy is Involved in his Third Police Shooting since March 2016
In Point Blank, Texas, at about 11:24 pm on August 6, 2017, a deputy with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office was allegedly involved in a shooting. A 48-year-old male Caucasian and Point Blank resident, Vance Chastean May, was shot in the shoulder and has been recovering. The shooting happened on Highway 190 in the 6800 block. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing and involves the Texas Rangers, the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the meantime, investigators have reported that the same deputy is a former Beaumont, Texas, police officer who was involved in two fatal shootings. Those officer-involved shootings occurred in March 2016 and October 2016.
On March 5, 2016, the deputy went to a trailer park in response to a report of a car theft. Herbert Edgar Ballance of Vidor allegedly fired shots inside a trailer at that park and then put a gun to his own head. The deputy allegedly shot and killed Ballance, and a grand jury later chose not to bring any action against the officer.
Chaz York was the person the deputy allegedly fatally shot last year in October. Alleged facts of the case show that York went after the deputy with a bat, during a physical disturbance that moved from inside a business to a parking lot. A grand jury was presented with evidence about the October incident and declined to take any action against the police officer. They ruled on December 7, 2016, that the shooting was justified.
On February 3, 2017, the deputy resigned his position with the Beaumont Police Department.
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