James Michael Feldman Sentenced
April 11, 2023 – Last week in 8th Judicial District Court, the case State of Texas vs. James Michael Feldman was tried. Feldman was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. How The Case Started In 2019, a CPS (or their equivalent) worker in New Jersey was investigating a completely separate matter and knocked on the door of the victim. During the interview, the victim told the investigator of the incident that had...
Hopkins County Commissioners Approve Inmate Psychiatry Service
April 11, 2023 – Hopkins County Commissioners Court discussed a temporary contract that would make psychiatry services available to inmates. This contract would bring Telepsychiatry services to inmates for a minimum charge of $1200 a month for a initial charge of $300 per inmate and $100 per month for a follow up appointment. The commissioners unanimously approved the temporary contract for the services. Hopkins County Law...
Police Chase Ends in a Pit Stop for Ohio Woman
March 30, 2023 – What should have been a normal traffic stop by a Sulphur Springs Police Officer ended with an officer performing a “pit manuever” to stop the fleeing vehicle after a 40-mile pursuit. It all started at 9:49 a.m. Thursday March 30, 2023 as an SSPD officer attemped to make a traffic stop using sirens and flashing lights at the 125 mile marker on I-30 but the vehicle would not stop. As the vehicle...
Sulphur Springs Man Dead As Result of Motorcycle Crash
March 30, 2023- A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man riding a motorcycle was killed on March 29th at about 1:20 Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision with an SUV on Hwy 11 about 4 miles east of Sulphur Springs. The victim was identified as Michael Huggins. Preliminary DPS reports indicate that Huggins was Westbound when his 2010 Harley-Davidson motorcycle crossed the center line and collided with a Ford Explorer SUV driven by...
Hostage Near Douglass ECLC Public Information Release
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 8:17 a.m., Officers responded to an address on Freeman Street in reference to a disturbance. On arrival, officers heard loud screaming coming from inside the residence. Officers made verbal contact at the front door and were told by a male subject that the female would be allowed to leave but warned officers not to enter. Officers believed that the male subject was armed and attempted to negotiate with...
Douglass ECLC Sent Into Secure In Place
March 28, 2023- Sulphur Springs Douglass ISD had a secure in place order on the school as a unidentified assailant was holding a hostage in a near by residence. The school campus was sent into “Secure”, not “lock down”, for precautionary measures. At this time the “secure” stats has been lifted. The situation was handled by the Sulphur Springs Police Department. Students and staff are all safe after...
Forgery At Sulphur Springs Pizza Hut, Customers Should Call Immediately
March 17, 2023- Sulphur Springs Police Department responded to a report of forgery at Pizza Hut on Mockingbird Ln. The caller had advised the police that an employee had been adding tips to customer’s orders without their knowledge. The Area Supervisor has made the following statement via Facebook which urges anyone needing assistance can reach out via the number below: “Good evening folks, my name is Stuart and I’m...
Woman Slaps Her Nursing Home Bound Mother
March 1, 2023 – GOLDEN, LAQUANTA CELISSE was arrested and charged with assault of an elderly person. The incident occurred at an assisted care facility in Sulphur Springs, TX. The alleged victim is her mother. Around 10am, Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a Sulphur Springs care home on a report of a disturbance. Staff reported 37 year-old Golden was visiting her mother at the facility, and had slapped her in the face....
Woman Arrested for a Fraudulent Narcotics Script
March 1, 2023 – MCNEAL, DEAJENAE DERIEN was arrested and charged with submitting and collecting a fraudulent prescription for a Codeine-Promethazine containing drug. The 21 year-old Georgia resident, who reports herself as unemployed, is charged with a Third Degree Felony. MCNEAL, DEAJENAE DERIEN, 2023 The script was allegedly sent from a Waco, TX physician to a Sulphur Springs pharmacy. McNeal arrived at the pharmacy and...
Wilkerson Back in Jail on Parole Violation
February 17, 2023 – Keaton Pierce Wilkerson is back in Hopkins County Jail for a Felony parole violation. Paris, TX Police responded to the 4300 block of Bonham St at 2:53 P.M. on February 10, 2023 in reference to a wanted person. Officers arrested 20 year old Keaton Pierce Wilkerson, of Saltillo, Texas, on the Hopkins County Felony Probation Violation warrant. Wilkerson was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail....
