Sheena Dae Yarbrough-Powell

Beaumont Police Department — Beaumont, TX

Felonious

End of Watch August 9, 2020

Age 23

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 20

Incident

Police Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell was killed when her patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk, wrong-way driver on Cardinal Drive near the Highway 347 overpass.

The crash occurred on the divided highway at approximately 2:30 am. Her partner was seriously injured in the crash. The 18-year-old driver of the other vehicle was also injured and was later charged with manslaughter and intoxication assault. The subject was found guilty in 2022 and sentenced to 20 years for intoxication manslaughter.

Officer Yarbrough-Powell had served with the Beaumont Police Department for two years.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband and six sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Yarbrough-Powell gave the Beaumont Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beaumont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Yarbrough-Powell.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Beaumont Police Department

Location Beaumont, TX

Platform Identity bpd.jefferson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 2020

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 23

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender 20 years

Police Officer Sheena Dae Yarbrough-Powell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Beaumont Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Beaumont Police Department

of 21 officers

42.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious