Expired Registration Leads to Two Arrests
April 26, 2024 – A Hopkins County Sheriff’s officer noticed a 1999 white Honda with expired registration near the corner of Houston and Church Streets. As the car turned into a mearby parking lot, the officer noticed the passenger of the Honda tossing something out of the vehicle. The officer approached the vehicle and asked the driver and passenger to exit the vehicle as a strong odor of marijuana was emitting from the...
Defective Tail Light Ends Magical Trip For Yantis Man
Andrew Lopez-Jones December 16, 2023 – In the early morning hours of Saturday, about 3:30am, a Sulphur Springs police officer noticed a Kia traveling with a defective tail light and initiated a traffic stop on Hillcrest Drive. When making contact with the driver, the subject seemed to be under the influence and would laugh uncontrollably. The driver was identified as Andrew Lopez-Jones, age 20, of Yantis. He continued to have...
Failure to Signal Leads to Felony Drug Arrest
April 19, 2023 – North Richland Hills, TX resident MICHAEL WAYNE PEHL was arrested this week after an Interstate 30 traffic stop. Pehl, age 17, was stopped by a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy after he failed to signal a lane change. MICHAEL WAYNE PEHL, 2023 Pehl, who lists himself as unemployed, exhibited nervous and evasive behavior during the traffic stop. Pehl refused to allow his white Mercedes to be searched. A K-9...
Wylie Man Jailed For Bond Revocation
Randall Morse Sharp (May 2022 HCSO jail photo) A 46-year-old Wylie man was jailed Tuesday for bond revocation on two Hopkins County charges, according to arrest reports. Randall Morse Sharp was scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing on two controlled substance charges during the 1:30 p.m. court session in the 8th Judicial District Court. Sharp was taken into custody at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in the District Courtroom by Hopkins County...
Sulphur Springs Man Indicted On 20 Child Pornography Charges
More Than 75 Indictments Signed By Grand Jury During August 2022 Session A 75-year-old Sulphur Springs man jailed on 20 child pornography charges was among the 50 individuals named in the more than 75 indictments signed by the Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August 2022 court session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution, according to court records. James Frank Neel Twenty indictments were issued accusing James Frank Neel...
Methamphetamine And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Found During Cumby Traffic Stop
Pair Tries To Discard Contraband; Meth Found In Woman’s Makeup Bag And A Man’s Wallet Also At least five people were arrested on controlled substance charges following four different traffic stops May 17-20, 2022. A Wylie man was jailed on controlled substance charges after methamphetamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms and were found in his vehicle. A Sulphur Springs pair was reportedly caught discarding from a vehicle a...
Cumby Police Arrest Dallas Pair Accused Of Having Psychedelic Mushrooms, Marijuana
Another Pair Jailed For Alleged MDMA Pill Possession Cumby Police Department Officer Justin Talley arrested four people on controlled substance charges following two different Interstate 30 traffic stops over the weekend. A Dallas pair was accused of having marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms while a Mount Pleasant man and Naples woman allegedly had a bag of MDMA pills overnight Friday, the officer noted in arrest reports. Traffic...
2.25 Pounds Of THC Edibles And Mushrooms Found During Search
Approximately 2.25 pounds of THC edibles and over 9 grams of psilocybin mushrooms were found during the search of a Sulphur Springs residence late Wednesday night, according to sheriff’s reports. Duke Ellis Jones (HCSO jail photo) On June 30, 2021, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies obtained a search warrant for a Wildcat Way residence. While executing the warrant starting around 9:30 p.m., deputies located several...
Saltillo Man Caught On CR 3355 With Psychedelic Mushrooms
A deputy reported finding suspected psychedelic mushrooms in a truck that appeared to be out of place parked on the side of County Road 3355 late Wednesday morning, resulting in one arrest. A traffic stop early Thursday morning also reportedly revealed drug paraphernalia and resulted in two arrests, according to sheriff’s reports. CR 3355 Suspicious Vehicle Investigation Omar Ochoa (HCSO jail photo) While on patrol, Hopkins...
3 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges
At least 3 people have been arrested on controlled substance and marijuana charges this week, according to arrest reports. County Road 2415 Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Deputy Zack Horne received information Garrett Chase Spigner had an active warrant. The officers went to a County Road 2415 residence associated with the man on Oct. 21, 2020. Horne reported seeing him walking...
