Holiday Drive Closing At Creek Crossing Due to Erosion
The City of Sulphur Springs is closing Holiday Drive behind Lowe’s at the creek crossing, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. “We have discovered significant erosion underneath the road. it may be 30 days before the road is repaired. It should not cause much inconvenience for the few residents on Holiday Drive, since they will still have access,” Maxwell reported on Friday, August 7, 2020. A...
3 Arrested For Violating Probation, Parole
Two people were arrested July 31, 2020 for violating probation, including a man accused of having a bag of suspected methamphetamine concealed on his body. A man was also jailed August 1 on a parole warrant. Concealed Controlled Substance Douglas Paul Merrell (HCSO jail photo) Douglas Paul Merrell was taken into custody at 11:47 a.m. July 31 on a warrant for violation of probation on a misdemeanor deadly conduct charge. The...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Aggravated Robbery
Sulphur Springs Police arrested a 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of aggravated robbery, according to arrest reports. Lucas Wayne Williams (HCSO jail photo) Officer Sean Hoffman reported seeing Lucas Wayne Williams in the passenger seat of a blue Hyundai SUV Sunday morning. Aware of the warrant for his arrest, police conducted a traffic stop on Lee Street, and after positively identifying him, took Williams into around 9:30...
Traffic Stop Reveals Weapon
A traffic stop by Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams at 10:34 a.m. July 31, 2020 on Interstate 30 revealed a weapon in the vehicle and resulted in a felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo for Jerome Sherrod Gibson Williams reported stopping a Nissan Altima at mile marker 117 on I-30 for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as 35-year-old Jerome Sherrod Gibson of Memphis. A records check...
Dallas Man Jailed Following 17-Mile Vehicle Pursuit Along I-30
A 29-year-old Dallas man was jailed on four felony charges following a 17-mile vehicle pursuit on Interstate 30 late Friday night. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported the chase began when he attempted to stop a Hyundai Sonata with a defective stop lamp at 11:34 p.m. July 31, 2020 on College Street at Industrial Drive. Instead of stopping, the driver began evading the officer with the vehicle. No HCSO photo...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Third Time This Year
A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed for the third time this year. Jeremy Lindre Williams (HCSO jail photo) Jeremy Lindre Williams turned himself in at 4 a.m. July 30, 2020 at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Kevin Lester escorted Williams into the jail, where he was booked for insufficient bond on a voyeurism charge. Williams was arrested April 16 for voyeurism: victim under 14 years of age and assault...
2 Jailed On Hopkins County Felony Warrants
At least 2 people were jailed July 27-28 on Hopkins County felony warrants. Eric Wayne Shockey (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators, aware of a warrant, sought out a 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man. Eric Wayne Shockey was located at his residence and taken into custody at 1:13 p.m. by Lt. Mark Estes on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according...
SCU Arrests 2 Sulphur Springs Residents Allegedly In Possession Of Pills, Heroin
Traffic infractions caught the attention of Special Crimes Unit investigators, who then arrested two Sulphur Springs residents allegedly found to be in possession of pills and heroin, according to arrest reports. Goodman Street Arrest SCU Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott reported stopping a Kia Sorento on Goodman Street just before 2:30 p.m. July 28, 2020. The driver failed to signal 100 feet prior to making a turn. Upon contact, the...
Possible Robbery Complaint At Auto Zone Resulted In Two Controlled Substance Arrests
A call that started out as a possible robbery complaint at AutoZone resulted in two controlled substance arrests early Sunday morning. No HCSO jail photos available for Terryl Lane Webb Jr. or Christopher Alexander Graves Sulphur Springs Police officers responded at AutoZone to a report of a possible robbery in progress around 8:15 a.m. July 26, 2020. Officers contacted a 31-year-old Santa Fe, New Mexico man who claimed a man inside...
Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Identity Fraud
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was accused of identity fraud Thursday. No photo available for Maria Evelia Alejo-Pantoja Sulphur Springs Police Det. Sgt. David Gilmore and Officer Sean Hoffman went to a Sprite Street address, where they located Maria Evelia Alejo-Pantoja. They served the 42-year-old woman at 8:24 a.m. July 23, 2020 with a warrant alleging fraudulent use or possession of identifying information and took the...
