Conley Sentenced To 75 Years In Prison On 4 Aggravated Sexual Assault of A Child
A jury Friday sentenced 53-year-old Johnny Ray Conley of Cooper to 75 years in prison on each of the four aggravated sexual assault of a child charges. The same jury found Conley guilty of all four charges Thursday night, after at least 5 hours of deliberations. “Today, a Hopkins County jury sent a message that this community does not tolerate pedophiles. The jury, as well as Judge [Eddie] Northcutt, have ensured that this...
Hopkins County Records for Oct. 18, 2019
Land Deed Transaction Robin Ruth Walden to Phillip Lee Walden; tract in the Sarah Norris surveyJo Bradford to Rebecca Berry and Ricky Berry; tract in the E. Melton surveySarah I. Bertram Estate, Robert Phillips Goodrich independent executor, to George Clayton AllenAngeline Standbridge and M. Standbridge to Ralph E. Small Jr.; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyJoe David Scott to Cody Williams and Tonja Lynn Williams; tract in the Westbrook...
Testimony Under Way Friday During Sentencing Phase of Johnny Ray Conley Trial
Prosecutors called at least six witnesses to testify Friday morning during the sentencing phase of Johnny Ray Conley’s trial. The 53-year-old Cooper man was convicted by the eight woman, four man jury Friday night of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, who was reportedly about 8 when the offenses occurred. Friday morning, Assistant District Attorneys Jodi Cox and Matt Harris called three young women who...
Main Street Uncorked To Benefit CARE Center
Main Street Uncorked, scheduled from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, will feature wine from nearly a dozen Texas wineries, available for tastings for a fee. There will be entertainment and a prize drawing. Funds will be raised to help support a new C.A.R.E. Center. The Community Ability Recreation Energy Center, a facility which will be dedicated to providing innovative, inclusive programs and community partnerships, to serve...
Police Arrest 2 Sulphur Springs Residents On Felony Warrants
October 18, 2019 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two men Thursday on felony warrants. Zack Atwood Merrill Zack Atwood Merrill, 38, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 10:05 a.m. Oct. 17 by SSPD Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott at the adult probation office on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for tampering with evidence, according to jail reports. He remained in the county jail...
Conley In Custody On 4 Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charges
After at least five hours of deliberations, a Hopkins County jury Thursday night, Oct. 17, found 53-year-old Johnny Ray Conley (mugshot not available arrest occurred in Delta County) since arrest of Cooper guilty on all four cases of aggravated sexual assault of a child charges, according to reports. Conley was taken into custody at Hopkins County Courthouse about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, and booked into Hopkins County jail, according to...
Jury Deliberating In Trial Of Delta County Man Accused Of Sexual Assault Of A Child
The trial of Johnny Ray Conley (mugshot not available arrest occurred in Delta County), a Delta County man accused of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, continued Thursday in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Sulphur Springs, with jurors still deliberating after 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17. The offenses were alleged to have occurred in or around Aug. 1, Sept. 1, Oct. 1 and Nov. 1, 2001, when the alleged victim was 7-8...
Bicyclist Arrested On Misdemeanor Warrant, Controlled Substance Charge
Marco Antonio Orduna A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly stopped for riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road ended up in jail Wednesday afternoon on a misdemeanor warrant and for methamphetamine possession, according to arrest reports. The man reportedly caught Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott’s attention by his bicycle on the wrong side of the road against traffic, thus he was...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Caddo Mills Man On Tampering With Evidence Charge
October 17, 2019 – A 31-year-old Caddo Mills man was arrested at 1:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, for tampering with evidence, found in Dr. Pepper cans, according to arrest reports. Josue Joshue Espinoza was reportedly stopped by a Hopkins County sheriff’s deputy, who noticed the Ford Mustang that passed him on Loop 301 about 12:52 a.m. Oct. 17 didn’t have front license plate. The deputies turned around and tried to stop...
Chamber Connection – Oct. 17, 2019
Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat Stew for $6 each. T-shirts will also be available for $15 each. I have some...
