64-Year-Old Caught Giving Beer To A Minor In Front Of A Sheriff’s Investigator
A 64-year-old was allegedly caught giving beer to a minor in front of a sheriff’s investigator around lunch time Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade Sheets was in the parking lot of a College Street gas station at 11:50 a.m. September 2, when the 64-year-old walked out of the store with 4 cans of Steel Reserve. The investigator reported witnessing a minor in the vehicle...
Investigators Recover Property Taken In Weekend Burglary, Other Theft
Property recovered by Hopkins County sheriff’s investigators. Hopkins County sheriff’s investigators Wednesday afternoon were in the process of inventorying several chainsaws, a leaf blower, Zero-Turn mower and weed eaters reportedly stolen during a weekend burglary and at least one other theft in Hopkins County, according to sheriff’s reports. The mower and weed-eater were reported to have been taken during a...
County Investigators Recover Caterpillar Stolen From Cumby Construction Site
Reported stolen Monday morning from a construction site just off Interstate 30 near Cumby, a $64,000 Caterpillar skid steer loader was recovered Tuesday afternoon in Henderson County by Hopkins County Investigator Wade Sheets and Chief Investigator Charles Humphreys. They also recovered a 40 foot Big Tex Dovetail Trailer stolen in Arkansas. More on this story Wednesday.
36 Indictments Signed During September Grand Jury Session
Oct 6, 2020 – At least 36 indictments were signed during the September Grand Jury session in Hopkins County, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. At least 24 people were named in the charges, which ranged from burglary, theft, controlled substance and marijuana offenses to sexual abuse, evading arrest and assault offense. At least eight people were named in two or more indictments, according to records released by the...
Deputies Served Two Warrants, Took Three People To Jail
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies served two warrants at two different addresses, one at Royal Inn and one at a Helm Lane apartment, and ended up taking a third person to jail as well, according to arrest reports. Emily Claudine Huckabay (HCSO jail photo) Deputies went to Royal Inn, where they located Emily Claudine Huckabay, a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman wanted on an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal...
2 Men Caught With Contraband
Two men were caught with contraband overnight Friday, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Controlled Substance Arrest No HCSO jail photo available for Kerry Lee Jones Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were made aware of a drug transaction scheduled to occur Sept. 19. Sgt. Tanner Steward and Investigator Wade Sheets reported seeing 33-year-old Kerry Lee Jones of Cooper pick up another individual using a Chevrolet...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a prostitution charge early Saturday morning, according to arrest and jail reports. The man allegedly made an agreement to purchase sexual activities for $100, then traveled in the vicinity of the individual he’d agreed to meet, sheriff’s officers alleged in arrest reports. The 33-year-old was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade...
Woman Accused Of Trafficking West Texas Youth Now Charged With Firearm Offenses
Sulphur Springs, TX – August 20, 2020 – A 43-year-old Saltillo woman accused earlier this month of trafficking a youth from West Texas to Hopkins County has also been charged with firearm offenses. Romany Michael Ruble Romany Michael Ruble, who is also known as Romany Michael Cathey, has been in Hopkins County jail since August 9, when she was accused of picking up a runaway in West Texas approximately 1 week before. Ruble...
Man Allegedly Caught With Meth Pipe, Marijuana And THC Vape Cartridge
Deputies arrested a 37-year-old man who allegedly tried to use a prosthetic limb to hide marijuana was also found in possession of a methamphetamine pipe, marijuana cigarette and THC vape cartridge. He was also charged with criminal mischief after reportedly pulling on the door handle of a patrol vehicle so hard in an attempt to escape that the handle broke, deputies alleged in arrest reports. No HCSO photo available for Dandrae...
Man Caught In Stolen Vehicle On I-30 in Hopkins County
August 7, 2020 – A 22-year-old was caught early Wednesday morning driving a stolen car on Interstate 30, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety officials notified HCSO dispatchers a license plate reader had hit on a stolen vehicle on I-30 traveling east from mile marker 85 at 1:27 a.m. Aug. 5. Hunt and Hopkins County officials, including Cumby police, were alerted and began watching for the vehicle as it...
