No Charge in East Texas Homicide

GREGG COUNTY � A Gregg County grand jury has declined to return an indictment in the July beating death of a Longview man. Police said Sean Drake was punched in the head during a fight outside a Longview bar, which led to his death. According to the Longview News-Journal, it happened on the morning of July 12 in the parking lot of the Lodge Sports Bar and Billiards. Last week, the grand jury declined to indict the suspect, whose identity has never been released. Drake�s body was sent for an autopsy at the Tyler Forensic Center. On November 16, the coroner�s report indicated Drake died from blunt-force head trauma after being struck multiple times in the face and head. The autopsy report listed his death as a homicide. According to the police report, Drake and the suspect argued upon leaving the bar.