Repeat offenders highlight crime patterns. Michael Shannon Stephens' past arrest for cocaine and sex offender charges.

Cuarenta was arrested Thursday and is now charged with first-degree murder instead of aggravated assault. He is also charged with theft of a firearm and is being held in the Nacogdoches County Jail.

Nacogdoches County Sheriff Department has started a mental health deputy program to try and reduce the number of inmates ...