2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched twice Thursday evening to the adult probation office on Hinnant Street to arrest individuals on felony out-of-town warrants, according to arrest reports. Dylan Blake Ingram HCSO Sgt. Shea Shaw was dispatched to the adult probation office to serve 23-year-old Dylan Blake Ingram of Point with a Rains County warrant for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance Shaw,...
County Emergency Responders Participate In Mock Disaster Drill
Emergency responders worked together Friday morning to practice, assess and hone their emergency skills in the field during drill simulating a mock disaster. Hosted in the Gerald Prim/Hopkins County Civic Center Pavilion parking lot and within Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Complex, officials reacted as if dispatched to areas in which a tornado had occurred. Multiple people sustained varied levels of injuries, from the walking wounded...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 12-18, 2019
June 12 Deputies were dispatched to Apache in Quitman, at approximately 7:03 a.m., in regards to an RV battery explosion. There were no injuries and the Quitman Fire Department arrived to make sure the scene was safe. At 8:23 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 69/FM 515. At 9:11 a.m., cows were reported out on Highway 182. Deputies were dispatched to N. FM 17 in Alba, at approximately 9:51 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Homeowner...
2 Arrested On Felony Warrants, 1 on Misdemeanor Charge Wednesday
A Yantis man and Sulphur Springs woman were arrested Wednesday by local officers on felony warrants. A third person also was jailed on another unrelated misdemeanor warrant, according to arrest reports. John Phillip Smith Jr. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan was dispatched to the adult probation office, where he took 43-year-old John Phillip Smith Jr. of Yantis into custody on a felony warrant for violation of...
Sheriff’s Investigators Locate Man Who Missed Scheduled Court Appearance
Anthony Glenn Ewton Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Investigator Dennis Findley were made aware Anthony Glenn Ewton, 52, of Sulphur Springs did not appear in the 8th Judicial District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday as he was scheduled to do. Two warrants had been issued for Ewton’s arrest on the charges he failed to appear on. So, the sheriff’s investigators went to his last known address...
Truck, Train Collide North of I-30 At County Road 4719 Railroad Crossing
One man was reportedly transported to the hospital to be checked out following a truck and train collision at the County Road 4719 railroad crossing Tuesday morning. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, Cumby police, Hopkins County and Cumby firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to what was reported as a truck and train crash just north of the north Interstate 30 service...
I-30 Traffic Stop In Cumby Yields Methamphetamine, Marijuana Pipe, 2 Arrests
June 17, 2019 – A routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 in Cumby early Sunday morning resulted in the arrest of two Arkansas residents. They each received one controlled substance charge. Alexis Danielle Carlson Joshua Devin Depriest Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro reported seeing a white Toyota Camry at 1:28 a.m. June 16 without a license plate light. The car passed him on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 109. Embro reported...
2 Commissioners, Sheriff Announce Plans to Seek Reelection
June 19, 2019 – Two county commissioners and the county sheriff Monday morning announced their plans to seek reelection in 2020. Hopkins County Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker, Sheriff Lewis Tatum and Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley announced Monday morning their intent to run for reelection to their respective offices in the 2020 primaries. Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley plans to seek a third term as...
Methamphetamine, THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop
A faulty license plate light resulted in a traffic stop early Friday morning and location of suspected methamphetamine and THC oil. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick stopped a blue Nissan just after 3 a.m. Friday on Shannon Road at E-Z Mart because the license plate was obscured due to a defective license plate light. On contact, both occupants avoided making eye contact with the deputy and insisted on the deputy...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Intoxication, Cocaine Possession
Santiago Saul Jimenez A check on a man who appeared to be sleeping in his car on the side of the road early Saturday morning resulted in location of 0.54 grams of suspected cocaine and a felony arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Kevin Lester and M. Poindexter reported seeing a Chrysler 300 parked with its lights active on the side of the north Interstate 30 service road in front of...
