4 Jailed In Hopkins County Feb. 6 On Warrants
Feb07

4 Jailed In Hopkins County Feb. 6 On Warrants

At least four people were booked into Hopkins County jail on warrants Thursday, according to arrest and jail reports. Olegario Arizmendez Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite traveled Thursday to Bradshaw state jail unit, where he took Olegario Cantu Arizmendez into custody at 9:20 a.m. Feb. 6. The 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he was held on two bench warrants for...

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SCU Investigation Of Alleged Marijuana Possession By Student Results In 2 Arrests
Feb07

SCU Investigation Of Alleged Marijuana Possession By Student Results In 2 Arrests

An investigation of alleged marijuana possession by a middle school students resulted in two adults being arrested Thursday on controlled substance and marijuana charges, according to police. The investigation by Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigators “originated at the Sulphur Springs Middle School involving marijuana possession with a student,” according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs...

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Vehicle Crashes Into FM 275 Fish Restaurant
Feb06

Vehicle Crashes Into FM 275 Fish Restaurant

The side of a FM 275 north business sustained significant damage as a result of a vehicle crashing into it overnight Wednesday, according to sheriff’s reports. County officials were first alerted at 1:25 a.m. Feb. 6. A sheriff’s deputy reported a vehicle had struck a building at 4678 FM 275 north in Cumby. Another caller reported “whole side of a building looks like a car drove through it,” according to...

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3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Feb05

3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants

Three men were booked into Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Feb. 3, on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Travis Wade Danker Travis Wade Danker, 38, of Smyrna, Tennessee was taken into custody at Williamson County Jail in Franlklin, Tennessee on Feb. 3 on three Hopkins County warrants. He was transported to Haralson County jail in Bremen, Georgia, where he was housed overnight, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy...

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Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested After THC Oil Vaporizer, Firearm Found During Traffic Stop
Feb05

Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested After THC Oil Vaporizer, Firearm Found During Traffic Stop

Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies arrested 38-year-old Desiree Delyn Pharis of Sulphur Springs, after allegedly finding a THC oil vaporizer and a firearm in her truck during a traffic stop. Desiree Delyn Pharis Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping Pharis at 9:10 a.m. Feb. 4 on County Road 4703 because the truck she was in didn’t have a front license plate. Chaney alleged her leg began shaking erratically while holding...

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Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz Arrested For Child Porn Distribution In Sulphur Springs
Feb05

Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz Arrested For Child Porn Distribution In Sulphur Springs

Investigation of possible distribution of child pornography by a local resident resulted in 36-year-old Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz’s arrest, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reports. Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz According to Sheriff Lewis Tatum, the investigation lead by HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford was launched based on a tip the sheriff’s office received about possible involvement of a local resident in the...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report, January 15-21, 2020
Feb04

Wood County Sheriff’s Report, January 15-21, 2020

Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Sheriff Castloo would like to remind everyone … if you have any information on these or any other crimes, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 903-763-2201 or Crime Stoppers at 903-763-CASH.Contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office if you notice any suspicious vehicles or activity around your neighborhood. Please be aware of your surroundings. January 15 Deputies were...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men In Jailed On Felony Warrants
Feb04

2 Sulphur Springs Men In Jailed On Felony Warrants

Two Sulphur Springs men, including one arrested last month after allegedly stealing a bike and running from officers, were jailed Monday on felony warrants. Clayton Ryan Hanson Clayton Ryan Hanson, 22, of Sulphur Springs turned himself in at Hopkins County jail at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 3 on a felony warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer took Hanson into custody and escorted him into the jail, according to arrest...

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Deaths Of SH 19 Residents Ruled Murder/Suicide
Feb03

Deaths Of SH 19 Residents Ruled Murder/Suicide

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Monday afternoon officially ruled the deaths of Joe Dan and Melinda Edmonson at their State Highway 19 north residence to be a murder/suicide. Deputies were dispatched to the residence near Birthright about 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31, to a report from a family member that the woman had been found, and was cold to the touch. Officials received a second call from the residence about 6 minutes after the first...

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Ruling On Deaths of Couple Found In Their SH 19 Home Friday Still Pending
Feb03

Ruling On Deaths of Couple Found In Their SH 19 Home Friday Still Pending

The investigation into the deaths of Joe Dan and Melinda Edmonson is ongoing. The official ruling regarding the deaths of the pair found in their State Highway 19 home Friday evening with apparent gunshot wounds is still pending results of the initial autopsy, which officials were still waiting to receive Monday morning, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Emergency officials were told at 6:27 p.m. Jan. 31 that the woman...

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