On Monday, 2/14/2022 at 1:30 p.m., Officers responded to a room at Midtown Inn (1295 N. 11th St #106) in reference to a trespasser with a gun. The caller told dispatchers the trespasser was taking things that didn’t belong to him. Officers located the trespasser in the room and identified him as Gaven Kade Butler, a 20 year old Beaumont man. Butler was found to have a warrant for his arrest out of Orange County for possession of a controlled substance. Butler was arrested and officers located a stolen gun in his waistband. Officers observed narcotics and a shotgun in plain view inside the room. Narcotics Investigators were called to the scene to handle the investigation. Investigators seized approximately 61g of meth (X pills), 6 ounces of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and Xanax, as well as the 2 firearms. Butler was interviewed and transported to the Jefferson County jail where he was booked in for his warrant. Possession and firearm charges are pending as well as possible Federal charges.
