1 Injured In Highway 19 North Crash Monday Evening
Traffic on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs was interrupted for an hour Monday evening due to a two-vehicle crash. Northbound traffic backed for about a mile at one point while emergency responders worked at the crash site. Emergency dispatchers were first alerted at 4:43 p.m. Dec. 30 that two vehicles had crashed on State Highway 19 north near County Road 4764, with one car resting in the ditch and one in the roadway. The...
Sulphur Springs Woman Sentenced On Controlled Substance Charge
A 47-year-old Sulphur Springs woman has been assessed time in a substance abuse felony punishment facility, according to arrest and jail reports. Cathy Sue Pichardo Cathy Sue Pichardo was slated to appear in court Monday morning to enter a guilty plea on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. She was taken into custody in district court Monday by Hopkins...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Parole Violation
George Edward Stribling A 55-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Monday, Dec. 30, on a felony warrant, according to arrest and jail reports. George Edward Stribling was taken into custody at 11:32 a.m. and escorted by Hopkins County Sheriffs Deputy Nicholas Marney into the county jail, where he was held on the parole violation warrant, according to arrest reports. The arrest marks at least the fifth time Stribling has been jailed...
Sulphur Springs Woman Allegedly Jailed Following Disturbance Over Bar Tab
Suspicious People Report Results In Arrest Of 2 Cooper Men Early Sunday Morning At least three people were jailed over the weekend for being intoxicated in public, including two men allegedly found in the area of a suspicious people complaint and a woman alleged to have caused a disturbance over a bar tab, according to police reports. The Cooper men, both 22, were reportedly spotted by officers walking on Gilmer Street at 1:38 a.m....
Winnsboro Pair Arrested Following Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Two Winnsboro men, 28 and 36, were jailed Thursday night following a routine traffic stop, according to arrest reports. While on patrol, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick reported seeing a gray Ford Fusion with a defective tail light and expired registration, so he and initiated a traffic stop on FM 269 at County Road 2415 after 8:45 p.m. Dec. 26. As he contacted...
Pittsburg Woman Jailed On 2 Felony Warrants
December 27, 2019 – A 30-year-old Pittsburg woman was jailed Thursday evening on two felony warrants, according to sheriff’s reports. Penny Deeann Conger-Prince Officials at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office were notified Penny Deeann Conger-Prince was in custody at Denton County jail on Hopkins County warrants. Deputy Elijah Fite traveled to Denton County, took custody of the woman at 6:55 p.m. Dec. 26 and transported...
Mount Vernon Man Jailed On Firearm, Burglary, Credit Card Abuse Warrants
Tyler Jon Bogardus A 26-year-old Mount Vernon man was jailed Dec. 23 on three felony warrants. Hopkins County sheriff’s officials were notified that Tyler Jon Bogardus was being held in Camp County jail on three Hopkins County warrants. HCSO Deputies Aaron Chaney and Elijah Fite traveled to Pittsburg, took him into custody at 2 p.m. and transported him to Hopkins County jail. Bogardus remained in Hopkins County jail Christmas...
HCSO: Suspicious Activity Complaint Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
Christopher Calvin Lightfoot A suspicious activity complaint early Tuesday morning resulted in a Mount Vernon man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of suspicious activity in the area of FM 269 and County Road 2416 after 3 a.m. Christmas Eve. They reported seeing a Chevrolet Malibu, which matched the description of the vehicle...
Winnsboro Man Accused Of Trying To Escape From Hopkins County Jail
Coy Wayne Wells A 53-year-old Winnsboro man arrested Friday morning for aggravated assault and three other charges Monday added another offense to the list of charges he is accused of — escape. Coy Wayne Wells is accused of one of the shortest known jail escape attempts in Hopkins County. He was reportedly in custody in less than a minute, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Well allegedly walked out the book-in...
Hopkins County Man Jailed For Intoxication Assault, Intoxication Manslaughter
A 36-year-old Hopkins County man was arrested Monday night on intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges, following a crash on FM 1567 in which one children was reportedly killed and another injured. Brant Lee McGinnis, whose mailing address is Yantis but according to authorities lives in Hopins County, was alleged to have been intoxicated while driving the 2003 GMC Yukon on FM 1567 near FM 2948 Dec. 23, when the crash...
