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Homicide, Narcotics, and Gun Shots, KICKAPOO, January 19, 2024 - At 11:25 PM on January 2, 2024, Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at a residence in the Kickapoo Marina Subdivision.  The call came in from a third party individual reporting that two males had been shot.  

Detectives arrived at the location and identified the homeowners as William Kenneth Schultea, 42, and Britney Alicia Campbell, 42, both of Livingston.  Detectives also located a deceased male, identified as James Michael McClanhan, 50, of Livingston.  A search warrant was obtained and a large quantity of narcotics were also found in the home.    

Detectives were able to determine that three other males who were involved also suffered gunshot wounds and were identified as William Schultea, 42, of Livingston, Derrek Monroe Hughes, 33, of Shelbyville, and David Eugene Stimmell, 50, of Trinity.  Hughes and Stimmell were both located later that night and transferred to CHI St. Luke’s Hospital.  Both were then later transferred to out of county Hospitals for further treatment.  Schultea was also located later that day at a residence in San Jacinto County, with a single gunshot wound.  He was then also transported to an out of county Hospital.     

Sheriff’s Office detectives along with the assistance of the Texas Rangers Office, located several witnesses who identified many of the parties involved in this incident.  

Sheriff Lyons would like to thank the Polk County District Attorney’s Office, Texas Rangers Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Games Wardens Dive Teams, Onalaska Police Department and the offices of Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Terri Mayer and Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Jamie Richardson, for assisting in the investigation.  

Sheriff’s Office Detectives and the Texas Ranger’s Office have obtained additional arrest warrants on several individuals and have made arrests on the following subjects:

DAVID EUGENE STIMMELL: Murder, Tampering with Evidence, Violation Protective Order – currently incarcerated in the Polk County Jail, on bonds totaling over $1,000,000.
STEVEN RAY DAVIS: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon (X4) - currently incarcerated in the Polk County Jail, on bonds totaling over $90,000.
BRITNEY ALICE CAMPBELL: Possession of a Controlled Substance – out on a $30,000 Bond.
WILLIAM EUGENE SCHULTEA: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession of a Controlled Substance warrants, have been issued.
DERREK KENNETH HUGHES: Pardon and Parole Warrants (X2), Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon and Failure to Identify Fugitive warrants, have been issued.
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