5 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Controlled Substance Charges
Five individuals were booked into Hopkins County jail on controlled substance charges over the past week. Among them was a teen who set off a vape sensor in a school restroom and a pedestrian who complained he was being followed by someone in a vehicle, but was found to have drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance concealed in his body. Pedestrian Complaint Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite responded at 1:52 p.m....
2 Arrested On Felony Warrants
Two people were arrested on felony warrants over the past two days in Sulphur Springs, according to arrest and jail reports. Francisco Manuel Velasco Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro initiated a traffic stop on a red Dodge Charger at 12:16 p.m. Dec. 19, 2021, on Hodge Street. The car pulled into a residence that was last known to be associated with Francisco Manuel Velasco, a man Officer Castro said he knew to be...
At Least Six People Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants
At least six people were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants over the couple of days, according to arrest and jail reports. Justin Alexander Carty (HCSO jail photo) Justin Alexander Carty was served at 11:15 a.m. April 13 by Sgt. Todd Evans and Communications officer Caitlyn Wilson with an indictment for burglary of a vehicle with two or more prior convictions. The 25-year-old Commerce man has been in custody since his...
Case Arrested for Torching a School Bus
March 30, 2014 – Two Sulphur Springs men have been arrested after police say they set a Sulphur Springs Independent School District bus ablaze on Sunday just before 10 p.m. Captain Aaron Kager, arson investigator with the Sulphur Springs Police Department, says police spoke to witnesses and determined that Kyle Michael Case, 24, and Francisco Manuel Velasco, 20, were involved in the arson and obtained warrants for their arrest....
