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Lucas Stevens

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : White

Date : 08/28/2025

Location : Residence near Gregg County line

City : Smith County

County : Smith

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Highway Patrol, Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Public Safety, Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Rangers, Longview Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 8/28/2025, numerous law enforcement agencies engaged in a manhunt after Lucas Stevens for “felony warrants.” The pursuit began when a Texas Highway Patrol officer attempted to stop 31-year-old Lucas Stevens in Longview due to active felony warrants. Stevens fled at high speed, crashed after crossing railroad tracks, and carjacked another vehicle. He continued through Gladewater, Big Sandy, and the Pritchett community in Upshur County, allegedly breaking into multiple homes, stealing firearms and UTVs, and killing a homeowner’s dog. A manhunt continued overnight as authorities determined he had moved into Smith County. He was first sought at one residence, then located at a second home off FM 2767 near the Gregg County line. Stevens barricaded himself inside, communicated with investigators, refused to surrender, and was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tylerpaper.com/2025/08/29/multi-county-manhunt-ends-in-smith-county-with-suspect-dead/
https://www.kltv.com/2025/08/28/upshur-county-sheriffs-office-warns-public-searches-armed-dangerous-theft-suspect/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/manhunt-ends-smith-county-residence-171336689.html