Youth Accused Of Truck Stop Robbery, At Least 3 Others Sentenced In District Court
The youth accused of a truck stop robbery and at least 3 others were sentenced in district court in Hopkins County over the last week. Charles Orin Lee Nash Charles Orin Lee Nash was sentenced Friday, Sept. 30, to 20 years in prison for the aggravated robbery at Love’s Travel Stop. Nash was accused of displaying a black pistol during the robbery at Love’s at 9:33 a.m. Dec. 3, 2021. The 18-year-old Sulphur Springs man left...
10 Jailed On Felony Warrants Sept. 20-29, 2022
At least 10 people have been jailed on felony warrants from Sept. 20-29, 2022, including a man booked in for the second time this week, and a man wanted in the Dallas area on robbery and stolen vehicle charges, according to arrest reports. Dakota Shane Weir Dakota Shane Weir was arrested in the lobby of Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 2:55 p.m. Sept. 28, 2022. He was taken into custody by corrections officer Courtney Steward....
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Aggravated Robbery And False Report To Officer
A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused Thursday of aggravated robbery and giving a false report or statement to an officer, according to arrest reports. Michael Lee Ratcliff Jr. Deputies were dispatched to Carter Street in Sulphur Springs to a family violence assault called in on the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency line at 4:57 p.m. Aug. 31, 2022. A criminal trespass warning was issued to at least one...
Crime In Sulphur Springs In First 6 Months Of 2022 Sets New 23-Year Low
Crime in Sulphur Springs declined overall in the first 6 months of 2022, setting a new 23-year Jan. 1-June 30 low. Only 59 offenses were recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department from January 1-June 30, 2022, in the 7 major offense categories, the fewest number of Jan. 1-June 30 offenses reported since 2000. Previously, the fewest number of offenses was 62 recorded in 2021 and 67 in 2018. In fact, the total number offenses...
Police Seek Help Identifying, Locating Suspect In Bank Robbery
As of Thursday morning, local authorities had yet to apprehend or identify a suspect in the June 15 Pilgrim Bank robbery, according to police. Sulphur Springs Police and Lake Country Crime Stoppers are asking anyone with video or information to call in tips. The bank robbery reportedly occurred during the noon hour at the South Broadway Street bank. SSPD was notified at 12:55 p.m. June 15, 2022. The suspect was reported to be a...
* Updated: Local Authorities Investigating Bank Robbery
** Last updated at 3:27 p.m. June 15, 2022** Local authorities are investigating a bank robbery reported on South Broadway Street Wednesday afternoon. Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the suspect. Sulphur Springs Police Department at approximately 12:55 p.m. June 15, 2022, received notification of what was reported to be a robbery at Pilgrim Bank. The suspect was reported to be a white male,...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments For May 2022
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the May 2022 session issued 47 indictments accusing 40 people in the charges, including at least five people named in two offenses each. More than half of the indictments were for controlled substance offenses. The remainder of the charges ranged from aggravated assault and aggravated robbery to evading arrest, tampering with evidence and firearm charges. Derek Wayne Bone Indicted for aggravated...
11 Jailed in Hopkins County On Felony Warrants May 19-28, 2022
At least 11 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants from May 19 to May 28, 2022. Jail Transfers Melissa Beth Scott AKA Rebecca Lea Wyatt and Rebecca Lea Shirley Melissa Beth Scott was transported at 9:45 a.m. May 26 by Sheriffs Deputy Terry Thompson from Hadin County jail to Hopkins County jail, where the 42-year-old Kountz, Texas woman was booked in at 2:38 p.m. May 26 on failure to identify by giving false...
Arp Man Accused Of Robbery And Attempted Sexual Assault Of Date
Sulphur Springs Police Monday afternoon arrested a 28-year-old Arp man accused of robbery and attempted sexual assault of a woman he was dating. Jimmy Ray Mason Jr. (HCSO jail reports) According to Sulphur Springs Police, Jimmy Ray Mason Jr. reportedly met with the woman locally for dinner and a drink at a bar on Feb. 17, 2022. They went to her residence, where the Arp man allegedly made sexual advances toward the woman. When she...
Catalytic Converter Thief Arrested
Feb. 20, 2023- Christopher Lee Price was arrested Saturday Feb. 18 by Officer A. Chaney for the theft of 8 catalytic converters on CR 1106. Hopkins County Sheriffs Office Communications received a call in reference to multiple cars on the victims property in which all the catalytic converters had been removed from the vehicles located on the property. The victim stated that they suspected, Price ,who had been over to the victims dairy...
