Insurance Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums Sentenced Wednesday
June 26, 2019 – Kristi Lynn Hooten, the local insurance agent accused of pocketing people’s premiums in 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison on the theft charge, pay fees to her victims and a fee in a related law suit, according to the district attorney. However, Hooten will likely will serve less than 6 months in prison. Kristi Lynn Hooten “She was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. However,...
1 Arrested On US Marshals Indictment, 2 Others On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Local authorities made a number of warrant arrests on Tuesday, including at least three people sought on outstanding felony charges. Jason Craig Williams Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott arrested Jason Craig Williams, 32, of Sulphur Springs at his Houston Street residence at 1:45 p.m. June 25 on a US Marshals indictment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II substance, according to...
Woman Accused Of Hiding Cocaine In Walking Cast
Lacey Michelle Blevins A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested after cocaine was found concealed in her walking cast. Deputies reportedly stopped the woman at 10:53 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, for not signaling a lane change at the Industrial Drive and South Broadway Street intersection. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson reported smelling a marijuana odor emitting from the Hyundai sedan while talking to the...
Sulphur Springs Man Taken Into Custody In Court On 2017 Marijuana Charge
Lakenzie Taylor Jr. Lakenzie Taylor Jr., 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody in the 8th Judicial District Courthouse Monday on a possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charge, according to arrest reports. Taylor was first arrested on the charge Nov. 19, 2017. He was reportedly stopped around 11:15 p.m. on State Highway 11 west for a defective license plate light. A deputy reported smelling...
Vehicle Chase Results In Wreck, Search, Arrest
A vehicle chase by Hunt County authorities ended with a wrecked vehicle, manhunt and arrest in Hopkins County early Sunday morning, according to reports. Hopkins County authorities were notified by Hunt County authorities that a pursuit that started around mile marker 98 on Interstate 30 was entering Hopkins County around 12:40 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle reportedly wrecked between the 115 and 116 mile markers on I-30 east and at least...
Sulphur Springs Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
Two Sulphur Springs resident were arrested early Monday morning on a controlled substance following a suspicious vehicle check. Jodi Denise Gibson Joshua David Hudson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis went to check out people in a Pontiac Grand Am parked at a closed entrance gate along Interstate 30 east in the rain at 12:17 a.m. The driver was identified as 44-year-old Jodi Denise Gibson and the passenger as 39-year-old...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched twice Thursday evening to the adult probation office on Hinnant Street to arrest individuals on felony out-of-town warrants, according to arrest reports. Dylan Blake Ingram HCSO Sgt. Shea Shaw was dispatched to the adult probation office to serve 23-year-old Dylan Blake Ingram of Point with a Rains County warrant for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance Shaw,...
County Emergency Responders Participate In Mock Disaster Drill
Emergency responders worked together Friday morning to practice, assess and hone their emergency skills in the field during drill simulating a mock disaster. Hosted in the Gerald Prim/Hopkins County Civic Center Pavilion parking lot and within Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Complex, officials reacted as if dispatched to areas in which a tornado had occurred. Multiple people sustained varied levels of injuries, from the walking wounded...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 12-18, 2019
June 12 Deputies were dispatched to Apache in Quitman, at approximately 7:03 a.m., in regards to an RV battery explosion. There were no injuries and the Quitman Fire Department arrived to make sure the scene was safe. At 8:23 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 69/FM 515. At 9:11 a.m., cows were reported out on Highway 182. Deputies were dispatched to N. FM 17 in Alba, at approximately 9:51 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Homeowner...
2 Arrested On Felony Warrants, 1 on Misdemeanor Charge Wednesday
A Yantis man and Sulphur Springs woman were arrested Wednesday by local officers on felony warrants. A third person also was jailed on another unrelated misdemeanor warrant, according to arrest reports. John Phillip Smith Jr. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan was dispatched to the adult probation office, where he took 43-year-old John Phillip Smith Jr. of Yantis into custody on a felony warrant for violation of...
