A disturbance at an East Shannon Road restaurant early Sunday morning resulted in at least two arrests.
Officials were dispatched around 1:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, about a large disturbance in a the restaurant parking lot. Upon arrival, deputies alleged a 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man yelling obscenities at bystanders. The man was allegedly given several warnings to calm down. When he didn’t, the deputy took him into custody for public intoxication, according to arrest reports.
Police reported telling everyone to leave following the disturbance. A 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly began to curse and yell in the parking lot. Officers alleged alcohol could be smelled on the man’s breath; he also was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and blood shot eyes, police alleged in arrest reports. Believing him to be a danger to himself and others if left at the location, he too was jailed for public intoxication, according to arrest reports.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
