Howard Lyons, 53, is a United States citizen who lived in Mexico as a fugitive. In 2005, he allegedly sexually assaulted a child in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA.
In 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s office in Beaumont opened a federal unlawful flight to avoid prosecution (UFAP) investigation into Lyons. Mexican law enforcement and the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) helped the FBI’s International Operations Division (IOD) to locate him.
In 2022, Lyons was found in Yucatan, Mexico. He was arrested and jailed in Mexico City, Mexico.
On the afternoon of September 22, 2023, agents from FBI’s office in Beaumont flew Lyons from Mexico City to Jefferson County. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., he was booked into the Jefferson County Correctional Facility in Beaumont.
Founded in 1838, Beaumont is the seat of government of Jefferson County. The city is home to Lamar University.
Football players Ben Wells, 34, and Taylor Reed, 32, were born in Beaumont. On May 16, 2023, Roy West was sworn in as the new mayor of the city.
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