KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is investigating damage at the Blackjack Cemetery in eastern Kaufman County.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is investigating damage at the Blackjack Cemetery in eastern Kaufman County.
The department received a 911 call about vandalism at the cemetery just after 9 a.m. on Saturday after area residents and family members of those buried there discovered a truck was stuck in the mud inside the gates of the cemetery.
Kaufman County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jolie Stewart tells inForney.com that a report for criminal mischief was taken on Saturday morning and assigned to a criminal investigator on Monday morning.
A family member tells inForney.com one of the men said he was hunting Pokemon with his son when he drove through the cemetery. When he became stuck, he allegedly called another truck to pull him out — which also became stuck in the mud. A possible third truck was called to assist and it too became stuck before a wrecker was called. That wrecker refused service and then the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office was called out to the cemetery.
KCSO call logs confirm that at around 9:45 PM Friday night, Fuller's Towing reported property damage to the cemetery and deputies were dispatched.
One of the vehicles allegedly drove over several flat headstones and grave sites according to witnesses.
At least two vehicles were reportedly pulled from the cemetery with a tractor but the third, a black Chevy Silverado, remains stuck at the cemetery as of 3:50 p.m. on Monday. Its unknown if the Silverado is sitting on a grave site or headstone due to its current condition.
A family member says the individuals have reached out and offered their apologies and willingness to make any needed repairs to the cemetery. Those family members are now hoping for kept promises and a restored resting place for their loved ones.
No other information was available from the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office due to the infancy of the investigation.
This is a developing story.