Jarrod Arnold Smith Sentenced to 10 Years
May13

Jarrod Arnold Smith Sentenced to 10 Years

May 13, 2015 – Early Wednesday evening May 13, the same Hopkins County jury that found Jarrod Arnold Smith guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon sentenced him to 10 years in the state penitentiary. During the afternoon Wednesday, the jury twice notified 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt that they were divided regarding the sentence. The punishment phase of the trail began Wednesday morning around 8:45 with...

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Smith Found Guilty; Punishment Phase Begins Wednesday
May12

Smith Found Guilty; Punishment Phase Begins Wednesday

May 12, 2015 – Tuesday afternoon May 12, a Hopkins County Jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Jarrod Arnold Smith, 41. Smith was found guilty on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The punishment phase of the trial will begin Wednesday morning in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom in the Hopkins County Courthouse.   The testimony in the trial took only a day and a half with closing arguments made...

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“Corrected” Smith Trial Underway
May11

“Corrected” Smith Trial Underway

May 11, 2015 – Monday morning in the 8th Judicial District Courtroom in the Hopkins County Courthouse, a jury panel began hearing testimony from witnesses in the trial of Jarrod Arnold Smith. Smith, 41, is being tried on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum, Smith is on trial for shooting a man in the chest with 45 caliber pistol. The incident...

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Aggravated Assault Trial of Jarrod Smith Ends in a Mistrial, DA Will Try Again
Feb13

Aggravated Assault Trial of Jarrod Smith Ends in a Mistrial, DA Will Try Again

February 13, 2015 – A jury in Hopkins County’s 8th District Court deliberated for six hours Wednesday before saying they were at a stalemate in an aggravated assault trial. District Judge Eddie Northcutt declared a mistrial. 41-year old Jarrod Arnold Smith of Pine Forest was on trial for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Smith is accused of shooting a woman who was then his wife in 2012. District Attorney Will...

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Como Man Jailed Following DWI Crash
Aug12

Como Man Jailed Following DWI Crash

Pickton Man Arrested On Felony DWI Charge Local authorities over the last week have arrested at least three men on DWI and related charges. A Como man was jailed following a DWI crash, while a Pickton man was arrested on a felony DWI charge. A Sulphur Springs man was accused of violating felony DWI probation. East Beckham Street Arrest John Eric Kelly Sulphur Springs Police Officers Edward Jaime and Robble Acosta contacted John Eric...

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Hopkins County Records
Apr05

Hopkins County Records

Posted Week of April 5, 2019 APPLICATIONS FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES Luis Alfredo Silva Cruz and Madison Brooke Rater Austin Bailey Corley and Hollie Lynn Lange Francisco Javier Melendez and Edith Perez Carcamo Jeremy Paul Blount and Rachel Ann Burns Edward Coke Phillips and Clarissa Antoinette Dial LAND DEED TRANSACTIONS Carol Sue Singletary, independently and as executor for the Johnnie A. Adams Estate, to Sherry Brown Hammond; tract in...

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