August 2, 2017 – A 20-year old inmate in Hopkins County Jail that had been arrested and incarcerated for a misdemeanor Failure to Identify Giving a False/Fictitious Information determined to redecorate Violence Cell 1 wall and door. He tore rubber paneling from the wall and threw the pieces into the hall and down the drain in the cell.
Lazarus Amos Jehu Meeks
Estimated cost for the damage is $5,000. After having been read his Miranda warning, he admitted to the damage.
Lazarus Amos Jehu Meeks, 20, of Sulphur Springs is charged with Criminal Mischief-$2,500 to $30,000, a state jail felony.
