High Speed Vehicle Pursuit Ends With Felony Arrest
May15

High Speed Vehicle Pursuit Ends With Felony Arrest

A high speed vehicle pursuit that began in Sulphur Springs concluded with a felony arrest on FM 2653 Thursday, after the suspect’s vehicle began experiencing mechanical difficulty, according to sheriff’s reports. Robert Wayne Preas The chase reportedly initiated from an attempt by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer to locate a wanted person. Greer reported seeing a dark-colored Hyundai passenger car around...

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3 Jailed In Hopkins County On 1 Assault Charge Each
Aug05

3 Jailed In Hopkins County On 1 Assault Charge Each

Three men have been jailed in Hopkins County on 1 assault charge each over the past 3 days, including a man wanted by the US Marshals Service, a man accused of assault his grandfather and a man who didn’t take it well when a store employee failed to sell him alcohol. Warrant Arrest Sulphur Springs Police Officers Francisco Castro and Sean Hoffman were advised Wilfred James Jessop might be wanted in the Houston area, and were...

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Winnsboro Police Department Media Report June 27-July 3, 2022
Jul04

Winnsboro Police Department Media Report June 27-July 3, 2022

Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of June 27-July 3, 2022, included: Arrests Winnsboro Police Department Lynn Taylor, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on June 29, 2022, on a Wood County Warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury-Family Violence with Previous Convictions.Alexander Nichols, 22 years of age, of...

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June 2022 Grand Jury Indictments
Jun06

June 2022 Grand Jury Indictments

A Hopkins County Grand Jury during the regular June 2022 session signed 18 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Ten people were named in the charges, including five people accused of two or more more offenses. Charges ranged from controlled substance and stolen vehicle offenses to burglary of habitation, escape and continuous sexual abuse of a child offenses. Mauro Lopezā€Perez AKA Mauro Lopez-Lopez and Mauro Perez...

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Hawkins Receives 40-Year Prison Sentence
Nov24

Hawkins Receives 40-Year Prison Sentence

King Sentenced To Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. received a 40-year prison sentence Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, for a burglary of a habitation charge. Also sentenced to Nov. 23, was Michail Germann King on a first-degree felony delivery of a controlled substance case, according to court reports. Robert Earl Hawkins Jr.(HCSO jail photo) Hawkins has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest Aug. 14 on outstanding charges for bond forfeiture...

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3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges
Oct30

3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges

At least three men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony charges earlier this week, according to arrest and jail reports. Kyle Louis Jackson (HCSO jail photo0 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Fannin County Oct. 28, 2021, and took custody of Kyle Louis Jackson, a 31-year-old Ladonia man held on a Hopkins County warrant. Huffman transported Jackson to Hopkins County jail, where Jackson was booked...

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Cumby Woman Allegedly Slapped, Threw  Her Ex-Husband During Disturbance
Oct23

Cumby Woman Allegedly Slapped, Threw Her Ex-Husband During Disturbance

Lone Oak Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman A Lone Oak Man was accused of assaulting his girlfriend after being awakened by an infant in their residence Saturday morning, while a Cumby woman allegedly slapped and threw her ex-husband during an altercation Friday evening, according to arrest reports. Johnson Road Arrest Dakota Shane Weir Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Nick Marney responded at 1:41 a.m....

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Dike Man Accused Of Assault Of 2 Deputies And His Girlfriend, Resisting Arrest, Trying To Take Deputy’s Taser
Oct04

Dike Man Accused Of Assault Of 2 Deputies And His Girlfriend, Resisting Arrest, Trying To Take Deputy’s Taser

Cumby Man Accused Of Resisting Arrest When Caught With Stolen Trailer A 51-year-old Dike man was accused Sunday evening of the assault of 2 deputies and his girlfriend, as well as resisting and trying to take a deputy’s taser. The arrest marked the man’s second in less than 3 months for resisting arrest, according to arrest and jail reports. He also wasn’t the only person arrested over the weekend for resisting...

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2 Men Jailed On One Hopkins County Felony Charge Each
Aug26

2 Men Jailed On One Hopkins County Felony Charge Each

Two men, a 35-year-old Sulphur Springs resident and a 49-year-old Rockwall resident, were jailed on one Hopkins County felony charge each. The arrests mark the fourth time in the last year that the Sulphur Springs man has been jailed in Hopkins County and the second time this year the 49-year-old Rockwall man has been jailed in Hopkins County, according to arrest and jail reports. Assault Warrant Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. turned himself...

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Arkansas Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife In Gilmer Street Car Wash Parking Lot
Mar31

Arkansas Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife In Gilmer Street Car Wash Parking Lot

A disturbance report on Gilmer Street resulted in a 47-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas man’s arrest early Monday morning for the alleged assault of his wife in a Gilmer Street car wash parking lot, according to arrest reports. Troy Tenell Ross Troy Tenell Ross allegedly grabbed a 44-year-old woman, identified in reports as his wife, and threw her to the ground twice while at the Gilmer Street car wash parking lot around 4:20 a.m....

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