Gilmore, Matthews’ Service To SSPD Celebrated At Retirement Reception
Thursday was a bittersweet day for Sulphur Springs Police Department. Officers, staff, city employees and friends gathered at City Hall to celebrate the service of two tenured public servants who collectively have dedicated more than 58 years to the police department and to wish the pair well as they begin the next chapter in their lives — retirement. July 29, 2021 — Retirement Reception for SSPD Communications Operator...
Harrison Sentenced On Continuous Sexual Abuse Of Young Child, Indecency Charges
A Hopkins County jury convicted a 51-year-old McKinney man Thursday of continuous sexual abuse of a young child and indecency with a child by contact. On Friday, Rodney Lee Harrison was sentenced to 45 years in prison on the continuous sexual abuse case and 25 years on the indecency case; the sentences are to run concurrently, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Continuous sexual abuse of a young child is an...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced On Indecency With A Child Charge
A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been sentenced on an indecency with a child by sexual contact case. Shawn Michael Matheny (HCSO jail photo) Shawn Michael Matheny was scheduled to appear in court November 4, 2020 for a sentencing hearing. He received a 10-year sentence on the charge, according to the district attorney’s office. Matheny has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest Thursday, Feb. 27, on the indecency...
3 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Warrants Alleging Child Sex Offenses
February 28, 2020 – Three people were jailed Thursday on warrants alleging sex offenses involving children, according to arrest reports. Ken Franklin Cabler Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley and Sgt. Brandon Mayes were alerted Ken Franklin Cabler, a wanted man, was at the station. They confirmed the warrant and took the 54-year-old Sulphur Springs man into custody at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 27, according to arrest reports....
Winnsboro Woman Jailed On Forgery Against Elderly Charge
Brittanie Marie Buffington A 26-year-old Winnsboro woman was jailed Friday afternoon for forgery against the elderly, according to arrest reports. Brittanie Marie Buffington was at Sulphur Springs Police Department to talk to Detective David Gilmore, when she was advised of the warrant placed into custody at 1:41 p.m. Jan. 17, according to arrest reports. She was alleged to have passed a check forged on the account of a woman who was...
4 Men In Custody, Another Sought In Connection With Home Invasion, Robbery
Four men are in custody on charges stemming from a Sept. 25 home invasion. Authorities were still looking for a fifth man implicated in the aggravated robbery and home burglary Tuesday morning, Oct. 1, according to police. “This was not a random home invasion. The subjects knew each other, some of the alleged victims and some defendants,” said Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Detective David Gilmore. On Wednesday, Sept. 25,...
I-30 Traffic Stop Results In Recovery Of Stolen Trailer and Mower, 1 Arrest
Heriberto Reyes Sulphur Springs Police arrested a 33-year-old Jonesboro, Arkansas man early Thursday morning after he was found in possession of a cargo trailer that’d been reported to Arkansas authorities as stolen. Investigation later Thursday by Sulphur Springs Police revealed a mower in the unit also had been reported stolen. Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reportedly stopped a Ford F250 pickup and cargo trailer...
Police: 5 Teens Charged Following Investigation Into Vehicle Theft, Burglaries
Jumierquai Doverieay Davison, Clarence Ofield III and Kelly Waterhouse An investigation into a rash of car burglaries and a vehicle theft reported over the weekend resulted in five arrests and clearing of most of the cases, Sulphur Springs Police Detective David Gilmore said Wednesday. “A juvenile arrest early Sunday morning provide insight that helped clear cases of burglaries and a vehicle theft reported on the 12th and...
Police Seek Assistance in Finding Driver Involved in Hit and Run Monday Night
Sulphur Springs Police are asking for assistance in finding the driver involved in a hit and run accident Monday night, according to Detective David Gilmore. The hit and run occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on Main Street in front of Dairy Queen. The victim was struck by what is described as a white mustang. The vehicle may have possible damage on the driver’s side. The victim was flown to metroplex hospital in serious but stable...
Crump Captured; Faces Possible Failure to Appear Indictment
December 15, 2017 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators and deputies apprehended Keri Amanda Crump, 28, of Sulphur Springs, Friday morning in Rowlett, Texas. Crump has been on the run after she failed to appear the second day of her jury trial last week. Although not present for the second day of her trial Tuesday December 12, 2017, a Hopkins County Jury found Crump guilty of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group...
