Paris Police responded to a theft in the 1200 block of CR 42200 at 9:01 A.M. on August 2, 2021. It was reported that someone had stolen a battery and had cut off the catalytic converter on a D6 bulldozer. The incident is under investigation.

Paris Police arrested Clay Cole Davoust, 24, of Paris, in the 500 block of W Kaufman St at 5:36 P.M. on August 2, 2021. Davoust had several felony warrants out of Lamar County charging him with burglary of a habitation, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a controlled substance. Davoust was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.