Carrolton Man Attempted To Pass A Forged Check At Sulphur Springs Bank
A 40-year-old Carrollton man allegedly attempted to pass a forged check, at a South Broadway Street bank during the noon hour Feb. 25. He then allegedly compounded his troubles by taking off running when police arrived and called for him to stop just inside the bank. After a short chase, Christopher Andrew Stachel was taken to the ground and arrested. He was suspected to be impaired from methamphetamine; a pipe of the kind used to...
Michigan Pair Arrested After Counterfeit Cash; Marijuana Found During I-30 Stop
5 Memphis Men Jailed On Multiple Charges Each, Including Marijuana and ID fraud A Michigan pair was arrested Friday morning after a trooper found counterfeit cash and marijuana in their vehicle during an I-30 traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Five men out of Memphis, Tennessee were also arrested one week earlier for having contraband that included a stolen firearm, marijuana, a controlled substance and ID that didn’t...
3 Man, 1 Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
May 7, 2021 – Over the last few days, 3 men and 1 woman were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants. James Edward Kizer Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Francisco Castro was dispatched at 12:45 a.m. May 6, 2021, to Spence Street, where a possibly wanted person was reported. Officers contacted James Edward Kizer Jr. and, after the warrant was confirmed, took him into custody. Kizer was booked into Hopkins County...
Marijuana, Fake $100s Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
A woman and man were arrested after state troopers located marijuana and fake $100s during an Interstate 30 traffic stop earlier this week, according to arrest reports. Romeo Elliott (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Landry Martinez stopped a 28-year-old Memphis, Tennessee man around 5:20 p.m. April 21 for driving a Toyota Corolla in the the left lane on I-30 west near near mile marker 133 without passing...
Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...
Brashear Man Accused Of Forging 2 Checks On Former Employers’ Accounts
Trent David Floyd Wolfe A 20-year-old Brashear man was jailed Thursday morning for allegedly stealing two checks and forging them for a total of more than $600 on his former employers’ accounts, according to arrest reports. Two men told police they suspected Trent David Floyd Wolfe was responsible for passing and cashing two checks, which were forge to their accounts. At least one of the alleged victims told police he confronted...
80 Indictments Handed Up by Hopkins County Grand Jury in January
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 80 indictments Wednesday. Sixty-eight (68) have been arrested. Those arrested and indicted include: Gavin Heath Gilbert was indicted for Murder and on four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert, 17, was been charged with one count of Murder and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $2-million bond for murder...
