The South Texas man was sentenced to two 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that included drug supply, which resulted in murder, aggravated assault and deaths from overdose of two men.
Jefferson County is undoubtedly a safer place for this defendant to be in jail.
Prosecutor Tommy L. Coleman said about the case.
Details revealed on Texas murder charges
After an officer in Beaumont, Texas, answered a call at his Stonehard Store apartment on June 24, 2024, he discovered the 62-year-old Lizzie Odom’s vibrant body on the floor. Stabbed Multiple times.
As officers were investigating Odom’s death, they received words that her car, driven by Howard Donna Celestine, 42, was involved in the incident in a part of town.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Celestine reportedly was responsible for Odom’s stinging death earlier. Steal her car He had plunged into his ex-girlfriend’s house. He then tried to push his way into the house, Assaulting a woman’s 2 year old son In the process.
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Armed with a knife, Celestine attempts to stab his ex-girlfriend, but she is able to protect herself and escape Celestine instead. He drove as far as he could and continued to escape on foot before dying from the impact of the house.
This was when Beaumont PD caught Celestine and ordered him to stop. After repeated compliance, Celestine committed a crime and was taken into custody.
Officials have found Howard Celestine’s extensive criminal history, including a worsening sexual assault conviction of a child and a felony of manufacturing/delivery of a controlled substance.
Two men overdose with fentanyl after purchasing what they believed to be Percoset in January 2024. In fact, the pills sold by Celestine were mixed with fentanyl.
Celestine’s sentence
Following Celestine’s guilty plea, the judge sentenced him to 50 years for the aggravated assault of his ex-girlfriend, two years for the assault of his son, 20 years in drug delivery cases, and 50 years in the murder of Lizzie Odom.
His sentence will be carried out simultaneously, and Celestine is eligible for parole after serving his sentence on murder and aggravated assault charges.
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