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A grand jury indicted Terrell Zebadiah Thomas, 43, of Vidor, for two counts of aggravated kidnapping for an incident which occurred on January 7, 2022, in Beaumont.

Terrell Zebadiah Thomas (photo courtesy of Beaumont Police Department)

Thomas held two individuals against their will at an apartment on Major Drive in Beaumont. Thomas told officers that he had poured a flammable liquid inside the apartment and was ready to light it.

SWAT was notified and the area was evacuated for several hours while SWAT Negotiator secured the release of the two hostages and Thomas was taken into custody, according to the affidavit for arrest presented to the Jefferson County Grand Jury on Wednesday.

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