Woman Jailed For Third Time In 6 Months For Violating Parole
A 38-year-old Sulphur Springs woman early Saturday morning was jailed for the third time in 6 months for violating terms of her parole, according to jail and arrest reports. Charla Nicole Tillery (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley reported seeing Charla Nicole Tillery walking down the railroad tracks in the 700 block of Man Street at 2:18 a.m. Jan. 30, 2021 and contacted her. A records check showed Tillery...
2 Sulphur Springs Residents Sentenced In District Court This Week
Two Sulphur Springs residents were sentenced in district court this week on unrelated charges, according to court reports. Jennifer Lee Lindsay (HCSO jail photo) Jennifer Lee Lindsay of Sulphur Springs arranged and pled open during the Nov. 24 court session on an April 20, 2020 abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge and a Jan. 17, 2020 forgery financial instrument charge. Lindsay was arrested on a forgery...
Mockingbird Lane Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, Arrest
A Mockingbird Lane traffic stop late Tuesday morning yielded methamphetamine and one arrest, according to arrest reports. Joe Dale Cohorst (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a red Dodge Ram pickup just before 10:50 a.m. Jan. 26 in the 1500 block of Mockingbird Lane. Upon contacting the driver, police noted the individual exhibited nervous indicators, Officer Sean Hoffman and Reserve Officer...
Criminal Trespass Complaint Leads To Two Controlled Substance Arrests
January 27, 2021 – A criminal trespass complaint lead to two controlled substance arrests at an East Industrial Drive motel Tuesday night, according to arrest reports. Tranameth Delon Ford (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro, assisted by Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes, responded around 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Ferrari Inn, where the manager requested police to issue a criminal trespass warning to a...
Pursuit Concludes With Driver Falling Into A Swimming Pool In Sulphur Springs
What started as a vehicle pursuit north of Sulphur Springs concluded with the driver falling into a swimming pool in someone’s back yard, according to arrest reports. Ajalen Meontre Sanders Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a southbound white Ford Focus just after 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 for traveling 75 miles per hour in a 65 mph speed zone on State Highway 19 north at County Road 4763. However, as soon...
Three Arrested For DWI Saturday
Three people were arrested for DWI Saturday: a Sulphur Springs man allegedly driving drunk during a Tate Street crash late Saturday night, a woman spotted behind the wheel of a vehicle on State Highway 11 east and a man who appeared to be asleep at the wheel in the middle of FM 3236 early Saturday morning, according to arrest reports. Tate Street Crash Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 in...
Free SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Class To Be Held Virtually Jan. 26
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson reminds community residents interested in learning more about the weather that the annual SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Class will be conducted virtually at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, according to the National Weather Service and Sulphur Springs Police Department. The class is offered free for people in Delta, Fannin, Hopkins and Lamar Counties. SKYWARN® is a citizen volunteer program...
Five Jailed In Two Days On Warrants For Violating Probation
At least five people were jailed in the last two days in Hopkins County on warrants for violating probation, according to police and sheriff’s reports. Jacob Lee Ferrell (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported an investigatory stop was conducted by officers Jan. 21 on Jarbo Street at South Locust Street on a red Ford F-150 pickup a wanted man was known to drive. Upon contact, 39-year-old Jacob...
Hopkins County Inmate Accused Of Assaulting Three Jailers
A Hopkins County inmate is accused of assaulting three jailers Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Lamont Lankeen Mitchell (HCSO jail photo) Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified an inmate was actively assaulting jailers. Deputy Bobby Osornio responded to assist. Upon arrival, Osornio reported seeing Lamont Lankeen Mitchell actively resisting and fighting with...
Crime In Sulphur Springs Rose In 5 Of 7 Major Offense Categories In 2020
City Burglaries At 22-Year Record Low Crime in Sulphur Springs in the seven major offense categories was higher in 2020 than in 2019, which was a year of record lows. The 188 offense reports, made by Sulphur Springs Police Department last year, places 2020 as the fourth lowest in 22 years. Only 171 offenses were reported in 2017, 168 offenses in 2018 and 162 offenses in 2019. The total number of crimes recorded by SSPD in 2020 was...
