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Henderson County District Attorney’s Office is on site conducting a formal and thorough investigation of the damaged evidence April 29. 

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Seven Points Mayor Keith Betts gives a public announcement of the City of Seven Points police evidence locker April 26. In the press release Betts said, “At 9:30 a.m., April 29, members of the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office were on-site to conduct a formal and thorough investigation into the condition of the evidence under the supervision of the police department. To date, we do not know if this will have any effect on pending criminal cases but will continue to be transparent though the process and keep the public updated as this investigation proceeds.

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The “Conex” container box that was purchased after the spring storm destroyed the police department evidence room inside city hall March 4, 2025. The container box was placed in a bay at the old fire station with a mini-split air condition system installed for temperature control to retain sensitive temperature evidence. Items from the damaged evidence room was carefully moved to the new “Conex” container April 24 for on going investigation.

SEVEN POINTS‑ The City of Seven Points Mayor Keith Betts along with City Attorney Joe Gorfida released the following statement concerning the conditions of the police evidence locker, handling of evidence and the investigation.
On March 4, 2025, a storm of significant damage struck the City of Seven Points. The city hall and police department located at 428 E. Cedar Creek Parkway suffered significant damage to the roof. Water infiltrated the building through the damaged roof on the police department side causing interior damage from the water and later mold and fungus. The electrical power to the building was immediately compromised the day of the storm caused by the roof being ripped off and taking down an electrical pole that ripped the power away from the building. Additionally, due to the damage, the City was unable to reconnect the electricity or connect a generator to the building. At this time the Mayor and Chief of Police got together, and the plan was for the mayor to move the administration to a new location, and the Chief was to oversee the relocation of the police department. By Friday, March 7th the Mayor obtained a temporary location for the police department and city hall.
On March 18, 2025, contents of the city hall were moved out and relocated to a temporary city hall by mayor and city workers. Contents from the police department were moved to a temporary police station until the temporary city hall was ready and then moved again to the temporary city hall. After moving into the new temporary location, the then Police Chief requested an evidence room to relocate all evidence from the damaged police station. On April 9, 2025, a new “Conex” container box was ordered and set up in a bay of the old Fire Station for storage of contents from the police department evidence room and lockers. A mini-split air conditioner system was installed in the container for temperature control inside to better retain sensitive temperature evidence. It was the understanding of the Mayor, from the former Police Chief,  that all evidence had been removed from 428 E. Cedar Creek Parkway and secured into the new “Conex” container box. 
On April 22nd the city received an email from the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office requesting certain evidence in a pending criminal case. Deputy Chief Katsoulas and Sergeant Harmon of the Seven Points Police Department proceeded to look for this evidence and it could not be located in the “Conex” container box. 
Unable to locate the evidence, the current Deputy Chief Katsoulas and Sergeant Harmon returned to the police station at 428 E. Cedar Creek Parkway and found that evidence remained in the old building and appeared that a significant amount of the remaining evidence had been degraded and damaged from mold and water. It was also found that the refrigerated unit(s) inside the evidence room (used for sexual assault and DNA preservation) that were not connected to electricity still contained sexual assault evidence collection kits. This evidence was not removed and placed into the new evidence lockers following the  March 4, 2025 storm. 
At 9:30 am, April 29, members of the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office were on-site to conduct a formal and thorough investigation into the condition of the evidence under the supervision of the police department.  To date, we do not know if this will have any effect on pending criminal cases but will continue to be transparent though the process and keep the public updated as this investigation proceeds.