Wood County Sheriff’s Report July 3-8, 2019
July 3 rd Deputies were dispatched to CR 2692 near Hawkins, at approximately 3:34 a.m., in reference to a welfare check. Deputies located the individual and everything was OK. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2117 near Quitman, at approximately 5:04 a.m., in reference to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A known actor took the reporting party’s vehicle without authorization. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies...
Motorcyclist Killed In Highway 154 Crash
July 12, 2019 – A 48-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly died as a result of a crash involving a motorcycle and pickup on State Highway 154 south at FM 1567. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers; Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies; and Hopkins County, Miller Grove, Cumby and Arbala firefighters were dispatched at 8 p.m. to SH 154 south at FM 1567, to what was reported as a motorcycle crash that resulted in a bike...
2 Men Jailed Felony Warrants
Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies took two men into custody Wednesday July 10 on felony warrants for violating probation, according to arrest and jail reports. Jacob Nathaniel Granger HCSO Cpl. Todd Evans was dispatched at 9:15 a.m. July 10 to the probation office, where he took 22-year-old Jacob Nathaniel Granger of Sulphur Springs into custody on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for possession of 2 ounces...
Leesburg Man Accused Of Possessing Stolen Prescription Medication, Using Urine For Drug Test
A 26-year-old Leesburg man was arrested after he was found in possession of prescription medication he allegedly stolen from a family member and urine which he admitted he’d used to pass a drug test for work. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shea Shaw reported stopping a Honda Civic on State Highway 11 east in Pickton after noticing the car did not have a front license plate. On contact with the driver and sole occupant,...
Teen To Serve Commitment For Criminal Activity Charge
Miklo Vargas Miklo Jose Vargas, 18, of Sulphur Springs turned himself in at the sheriff’s office at 5 p.m. July 8 to serve a commitment in an intermediate sanctioned facility on an engaging in organized criminal activity charge. He was escorted by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Lester into the jail and held on the first degree felony charge, according to arrest reports. The first-degree felony offense is alleged to...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 26-July 2, 2019
June 26th At 9:36 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 3990 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2312 near Mineola, at approximately 10:36 a.m., in reference to criminal mischief. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the reporting party’s property. At 10:47 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to PR 5174 near Quitman, at approximately 12:45 p.m., in reference to identity theft. This...
5 Arrested By Local Authorities On Warrants
Local authorities took at least five people into custody Monday on warrants on unrelated charges, most following traffic stops, according to arrest reports. Orbin Roy Reyes Orbin Roy Reyes, 37, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 2:19 p.m. on East Industrial Drive by Sulphur Springs Police Office Justin Findley on Titus County warrants for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, possession of less than...
2 Men Jailed For Failing to Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements
Two men were jailed Monday for failure to com ply with sex offender’s requirement to register annually for life. Vernon Vincent Vaughan III Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Charles Humphries reportedly took 42-year-old Vernon Vincent Vaughan III into custody at 11:17 a.m. at his West Industrial Drive residence. Humphries alleged the man, a convicted sex offender, did not report his address change with his...
Sulphur Springs Woman Turns Self In Sunday To Serve State Jail Sentence
July 8, 2019 – Ashlei Nichole Thomas, 35, of Sulphur Springs turned herself in at the sheriff’s office and was escorted at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7, by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney into the county jail to serve time for abandoning or endangering a child-criminal neglect, according to arrest reports. She was slated to appear at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, for a trial before the court on a motion to...
1 Man Arrested At ER On Parole Charge, Another Turned Self In On Warrant
Two men were jailed over the weekend on felony warrants. A 55-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at the hospital and the other turned himself in, according to arrest reports. Eddie Charles Evans Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris reportedly came into contact with Eddie Charles Evans, 55, of Sulphur Springs at 12:08 a.m. Monday, July 8, at the CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital emergency room. Aware the man was...
