Two Man Team Arrested for Forgery
March 3, 2023 – A two man team was arrested at a Sulphur Springs, TX business for attempting to cash forged checks. The men entered a Gilmer street business on Thursday around 4pm. Business staff called police after the checks were presented. When confronted inside the business by police, Kevin Lank Jones and Jason Daniel Robert Fontenot concocted a story about one of them being picked up by the other on the road. Their plan was...
Bonner Guilty of Forgery
Tuesday at noon a Hopkins County Jury found John Henri Bonner, 47, guilty of Forgery of a Financial Instrument, a state jail felony. He will be sentence by the judge in two to three weeks. Bonner has committed the act of forgery in at least two other counties in Texas. Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison subpoenaed witnesses from those areas for testimony in the case.
Pickton Woman Charged With forgery
June 23, 2015 – Forty (40) year old Nessica Rachele Hale, of Pickton, Texas was arrested at 3:25 P.M. on June 18, 2015 in the 4200 block of Lamar Avenue and charged with fraud by using or possessing more than five (5) items of identifying information. As Hale attempted to use a credit card at the Cave Wave Car Wash to wash her vehicle, the credit card company refused payment and management called the Police Department. During...
2 Sulphur Springs Residents Sentenced In District Court This Week
Two Sulphur Springs residents were sentenced in district court this week on unrelated charges, according to court reports. Jennifer Lee Lindsay (HCSO jail photo) Jennifer Lee Lindsay of Sulphur Springs arranged and pled open during the Nov. 24 court session on an April 20, 2020 abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge and a Jan. 17, 2020 forgery financial instrument charge. Lindsay was arrested on a forgery...
Men Receive Deferred Sentence For Controlled Substance Charge
Two men each received a deferred sentence on a controlled substance charge in district court this week. Two men and a woman also plead guilty in court and are slated to be sentenced in a hearing next month, according to court reports. Rafael Sanchez Gutierrez (HCSO jail photo) On Monday, Nov. 23, Rafael Sanchez Gutierrez appeared in the 8th Judicial District Court during the 9 a.m. session. He arranged to plead guilty on a possession...
California Woman Arrested for Controlled Substances, Counterfeit Bill
The only passenger in the backseat of a 2017 Honda Accord stopped for a traffic violation by a Hopkins County deputy was 37-year old Marnelyn “Jazmin” Pablo of Stockton California. She was not wearing her seat-belt. A probable cause search revealed the former Special Education Teacher Assistant; Founder, President and CEO of M & J Helping Hands, Inc, an organization to empower women; Creative Consultant at The Skor,...
Grand Jury Indicts 79
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 79 indictments May 22, 2018. Indictments ranged from murder, sex abuse of child, assault, drugs, and a number of other charges. Those who have been arrested and are indicted include: Aaron Tyler Crum was indicted for murder. At an all-night get together on Pampa Street, an altercation led to the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling, 38. Arrested at the scene of the incident was Crum, 26. Crum is...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 83 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 83 indictments late last week. A majority of the indictments were for Possession of a Controlled Substance. However, there were a number of other charges resulting in the indictments. Those arrested prior to indictment include: Ricky Lynn Hunt was indicted for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Alejandro Castro Rodriguez was indicted for Smuggling of Persons. A grey Honda van with...
Four Tennessee Men Arrested Following Pursuit Reaching Speed Around 150 mph
A 550 Class black 2008 Mercedes and its four passengers were stopped for a traffic violation on I-30 Sunday evening at around 5 p.m. As the Hopkins County Deputy approached, the vehicle left the scene at a high rate of speed and a pursuit ensued. When the rate of speed reached 150 mph, the pursuit was terminated and Mt Vernon Police checked out the vehicle at the site of the arrest at the 129 mile marker. The driver remained in the...
Crime Stoppers Tip Led To Arrest
When Hopkins County deputies arrived at 1495 Industrial Drive they were there to arrest Monica Renee Millan, 24, and Marquise Alfredo Hernandez, Jr., 26 following a tip from Crime Stoppers. In the room with the two were two one hundred dollar bills that proved to be counterfeit. When the deputies knocked on the door, Millan told deputies she needed time to put a top on to cover herself. When she allowed them to enter, they asked about...
