Saffel Released From Hopkins County Jail On $10,000 Bond On Illegal Dumping, Debris Charges
Justen Blake Saffel was released Saturday from Hopkins County jail on $10,000 in bonds on charges for illegal dumping and discharge of debris near Lake Sulphur Springs, according to jail reports. Saffel was taken into custody around 3 p.m. Wednesday in Omaha on warrants issued following a joint investigation by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and Hopkins County Fire Marshals Office. The 26-year-old spent the night in Morris...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested on Dumping Warrant
February 13, 2023 – Justin Lynn Petrea, age 33 of Sulphur Springs, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. The felony warrant was issued for Illegal Dumping of 1000 pounds or more. Petrea was arrested without incident and transported to the Hopkins County Jail. Justin Lynn Petrea, 2022 This is not the first time Petrea has been in Hopkins County Jail. In 2022, Petrea was arrested for several Driver License infractions and unpaid...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Illegal Dumping Near Sulphur Springs Lake
A 67-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of illegal dumping near Sulphur Springs Lake Wednesday afternoon, according to arrest reports. James Hurley Cork AKA Jimmy Pitts, James Hurely Cork and James Huley Cork Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson was advised Aug. 17, 2022, that James Hurley Cork had been identified as a suspect in an investigation into illegal dumping of a large amount of sheetrock at the...
Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...
Woman, 2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
A woman and two men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants, including two wanted by out-of-town agencies, according to arrest and jail reports. Justen Blake Saffel Delta County Sheriff’s Office located Justen Blake Saffel at his Pecan Gap residence and took him into custody on six Hopkins County warrants. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies met the Delta County officers at the county line and took Saffel...
Point Man Arrested For Illegal Commercial Dumping On CR 1151
A 20-year-old Point man was arrested for illegal commercial dumping on Hopkins County County Road 1151, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Todd Evans reportedly began investigating the illegal dumping Monday, after being alerted about construction materials being dumped along County Road 1151. After looking into the matter, the Point man was identified as a potential person of interest. Evans...
Man Accused Of Dumping Near Lake Sulphur Springs
A 26-year-old man is in custody at Morris County jail Wednesday night on felony Hopkins County warrants for allegedly dumping debris and trash near Lake Sulphur Springs earlier this week. The arrest is the third time he has been arrested on Hopkins County felony charges. Justen Blake Saffel (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier in the week that debris and trash had been dumped near Sulphur...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down 81 Indictments in April, 2017
A total of 81 indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday afternoon, April 24, 2017. Not all are listed below awaiting the arrest of the indicted. Those who have been arrested and indicted include: David Allen Woolverton, Jr., 35 of Como for seven counts of Prohibited Sexual Conduct. The conduct with a family member began in 2011 and has continued until the arrest. Woolverton had been charged with one count for...
Local Man Arrested for Illegal Dumping into Waterway
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Officer Paul Fenimore was traveling Highway 11W when he noted a 1996 Chevrolet CK1500 and trailer backed up to a local waterway. There he watched as Gregory Alvarez Duran, 44, a resident of the City of Sulphur Springs off-loaded construction materials into the waterway. Fenimore stopped to speak with Duran and found that he had been dumping in excess of 1,000-pounds of rubble, debris and construction...
Grand Jury Indictments For May And June 2021
The indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the June 30, 2021 Hopkins County Grand Jury session was relatively short compared to those released for May 2021. Seven people were named in 10 indictments last month compared to approximately 80 people named in 90 indictments in May 2021. June 2021 Indictments The 10 offenses pushed forward for prosecution included evading arrest with a vehicle, felony DWI, sexual...
