Mexican National Sentenced for Child Exploitation
Hopkins County Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Violations PLANO, Texas – A Sulphur Springs, Texas man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Hugo Enrique Menchaca, 42, pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography and misuse of a Social Security number and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison...
Seattle Investor Arrested on Warrant
August 11, 2023 – Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, age 29 years-old, was arrested on a warrant this week in Sulphur Springs. Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, 2023 Sulphur Springs Police performed a traffic stop on Bailey-Rich’s Pontiac around 1AM. The stop took place on the east loop near Interstate 30. A records check showed an outstanding warrant for: 1 46.04(E) UNL POSS FIREARM BY FELON A search of court records shows the felony...
Freudiger May Avoid Additional Jail Time
August 11, 2023 – Michelle Denise Freudiger, who shot her husband in the face after an argument, may be able to avoid additional jail time. Michelle Denise Freudiger was arrested in April after Wood County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a woman shooting a man in the face. Freudiger’s husband survived the shooting. Freudiger, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, entered a guilty plea in Judge...
Houston Street Getting Ready for School
August 11, 2023 – Houston Street along Gerald Prim Stadium, The SW Dairy Museum, the Civic Center and the student entrance to the SSISD High School is being resurfaced this week. Teachers and Staff are already working at all SSISD locations to get ready for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Forms of asphalt recycling date back to 1915, becoming increasingly popular in the 1970s with the development of the modern milling machine. The...
Hopkins County – No Burn Ban, But Caution Advised
August 10, 2023 – The latest Drought Map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hopkins County to have a “No Drought” rating as of August 8th, 2023. As surrounding counties, mostly to our South and West are showing to start increasing in their drought rating, some are beginning to enforce burn bans in their counties. Officials in Hopkins County have not yet announced a burn ban for local residents but do advise county...
Covington Violates Parole, Back in Hopkins County Jail
August 10, 2023 – VALERIE NICHOLE COVINGTON was arrested this week for violating her parole. The 20 year-old sulphur Springs resident, who lists herself as unemployed, was taken into custody at a Milligan St address without incident. VALERIE NICHOLE COVINGTON, 2023 Covington was arrested in August 2021 at a Helm Lane apartment. She had an outstanding warrant for surety off bond on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty...
Bond for Baldwin Deemed Insufficient
August 9, 2023 – 45 year-old Christopher Lynn Baldwin of Sulphur Springs was arrested this week on a warrant for insufficient bond. Baldwin was located at his Precinct 2 address by Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies. His bond is now set at $500,000. Baldwin was charged in 2022 with indecency with a child. Christopher Lynn Baldwin, 2023 HCSO Deputy arrested Christopher Lynn Baldwin around 3 p.m. Dec. 22, 2022, at his State Highway...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Failure to Register
August 9, 2023 – A Sulphur Springs man was arrested this week after forgetting to update his Sex Offender Registration information. GARRETT MATTHEW BURSBY aka GARRETT MAHEW BURSBY, 2023 GARRETT MATTHEW BURSBY who also goes by the name GARRETT MAHEW BURSBY, was registered to a Como Tx address. An anonymous tip was received by Law Enforcement, and a Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy followed up on that information. Bursby was located...
2023 Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend Aug 11-13
Sales Tax Waived On Qualifying School Supplies, Clothes, Shoes and Student Backpacks Priced Under $100 This Weekend in Texas If you’re planning to buy school clothes or supplies, waiting until this weekend to do so could prove monetarily advantageous as this weekend is the annual sales tax holiday in Texas. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below...
Grand Jury Indictments for August 2023
Links are provided if details of the arrests are available. ARDON,MANUEL ANTONIO – MONEY LAUNDERING >=52,500<$30K BAILEY,ERIC ANDERSON – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115 GREAVES, FAITH EMILY – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115 BOYKIN, TIFFANY DAWN – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G HARDMON,CHRISTOPHER RAY – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G BRITTON,BRADLEY KEITH – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G...
