Brown County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a rollover accident south of Brownwood late Saturday night which led to the arrest of the two men involved.

Just before 11:00pm, deputies arrived at the crash site and were told by volunteer firemen that a male had left the scene of the accident and walked to a nearby residence.  When officers arrived at the residence, they saw a male run to the back of the home which they were not able to locate, the report states.    According to the report, another man later identified as 23-year-old Shawn Michael Seamans, in the front yard of the residence, stated that he was the driver of the vehicle and he was then taken back to the scene of the accident by a DPS trooper investigating the crash. 

During the investigation it was learned that another passenger of the vehicle was 51-year-old Billy Mark Seamans, who could not be located at the scene.  According to BCSO reports, the deputies and trooper returned to check on the welfare of the older Seamans due to his having just been involved in a rollover accident.

Occupants of the residence advised officers that the older Seamans was not in the residence but had run into the pasture, the report states.  As they searched, a very old mobile home was noticed and the sound of breaking glass alerted the officers that someone was inside the trailer, then the person ran out through a hole in the side of the trailer.  Dogs barking near a tank on the property led the officers to where Billy Mark Seamans was hiding.  According to the deputy’s report, Seamans told officers that he ran and hid because he was “scared” and that he “did not want to get in trouble.”  This investigation led to the arrest of Shawn Michael Seamans for Driving While Intoxicated and to the arrest of Billy Mark Seamans for Evading Arrest/Detention and Public Intoxication. 

In other unrelated reports released Tuesday, February 14, 2012:

Monday, February 13

*12:05am-Brownwood Police met a complainant at a local pawn shop in reference to a stolen and pawned saddle. 

*8:45am-Brownwood Police met a complainant at the Law Enforcement Center regarding a civil matter.  According to the report, the complainant stated that a known subject is committing theft by depriving him of his personal property in an attempt to collect money for someone else’s debt.

*8:51am-Brownwood Police were called to a local apartment complex in the 2800 block of Southside regarding an unknown substance.  According to the report, the complainant stated that an employee had found a small baggie containing a clear crystalline substance.  The baggie was taken to the Brownwood Police Department where it was secured into the evidence room.

*3:12pm-Brownwood Police were called to East Elementary School, 2700 Vincent Street, regarding found property.  According to the report, an employee stated that someone had left a bicycle at the school since Tuesday, February 7th and that no one has come to claim the bicycle. 

*6:28pm-Brownwood Police were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Commerce regarding criminal mischief.  According to the report, dispatch advised the officer that a male suspect drove away from the CVS Pharmacy after punching the screen of the Red Box kiosk damaging it and then went to the Red Box kiosk at Wal-Greens.  A license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle was provided.

*9:22pm-A Brownwood Police officer while on patrol in the 3400 block of US Hwy 377S, when he noticed a vehicle with a defective headlamp.  The officer made a traffic stop in the 3200 block of Coggin Avenue for the offense which resulted in the driver of the vehicle being issued citations for Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Open Container.

*9:42pm-Brownwood Police responded to the 2800 block of US Hwy 377S regarding a report of theft.  According to the report, after speaking with a store employee, a suspect was identified and issued a citation for theft less than $50 and a criminal trespass warning.

Tuesday, February 14

* Early Chief of Police David Mercer reports that Steven Herron was arrested in Abilene Tuesday on charges filed by the Early Police Department of Fraudulent Use of Identifying information.  According to Mercer, Herron was stopped on January 22, 2012 and arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance.  Herron gave false identifying information when he used the name and date of birth of an old high school friend to an EPD officer during that stop, Mercer reported.  He also made bond before it was learned that he gave false information according to Mercer.  No details were available as to the circumstances of Herron’s Arrest in Abilene, said Mercer who stated that EPD learned of the arrest through a warrant hit from Taylor County Sheriff’s Department. 

All arrestees are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.