Drove Into House; Sitting in Jail
A 22 year old man has been charged with several offenses after he ended up driving his vehicle into a home on FM 1567 at County Road 1190 just after 6 a.m. Tuesday. Fortunately there were no injuries. 22-year old Colton Blake Skinner was charged with tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance before Justice of the Peace B.J. Teer who set bond at $15,000 total. The man apparently tossed some pills out of the...
Man Arrested For Assault With A Deadly Weapon
A 27-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested after he reportedly struck his wife with fists and threatened her with a knife during a disturbance. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to a report of a disturbance on County Road 1190 at 2 p.m. Thursday. The woman told police her husband had struck her several times and held a knife to her throat. There were signs that the woman had been struck and had been nicked by the...
All Law Enforement Officers No Billed by Grand Jury
Monday afternoon, June 22, a Hopkins County Grand Jury refused to indict six (6) law enforcement officers—three Sulphur Springs Police officers and three Hopkins County Sheriff’s jailers. A special prosecutor, Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirske presented the case to the Grand Jury. Monday after the decision of the Grand Jury, Wirske told KSST News that he had given the Chance Ross family every opportunity to present...
Arrest of Brothers Clearing Burglary Cases in Five Counties
A little over a week ago, Collin County lawmen arrested two Hunt County brothers during an alleged burglary in progress. They were found to be in possession of a gun reportedly stolen from Hopkins County. After a week of investigation, Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Dennis Findley and Charles Humphries continue to find stolen weapons and work to make addition county burglary cases against the pair. Chief Criminal Investigator...
Hunt County Brothers Arrested; Clears Burglaries in Hopkins County
Two Hunt County brothers, who are in Collin County jail for burglary of a habitation, will clear up to seven burglaries being investigated by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigators according to Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum. Stanton Wayne Yates, 31, (left) and Perry Jeff Yates, 30, (right) were arrested June 3rd in Collin County. Perry Yates is being held on a $15,000 bond for burglary. His brother Stanton is...
Eight Additional Charges Moves Dixon Bond to $2.2 Million
June 5, 2015 – Eight additional charges of sexual assault of a child, a male, have been added to the list of charges against 20-year old Hunter James Dixon of Sulphur Springs. Dixon was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated sexual assault and continuous sexual assault of two girls under the age of ten. Bond for Dixon now totals $2.2 million. On May 28th, Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings...
Fears Confirmed–Forney Man Arrested for On-line Solicitation
His drive from Forney to Sulphur Springs confirmed his fears. When Chad Alan Williams, 39, of Forney planned his rendezvous with who he thought to be a teenaged female in Sulphur Springs, he communicated that he would text her when he arrived at the appointed location on League Street. He was fearful that police would be present and the intended sexual encounter would spell trouble for him. When he arrived and sent his text to the...
Man’s Bond Set at $1.4-Million for Sexual Assault Charges
A 20-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Thursday morning at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for sexual assault of two girls under the age of ten. Hunter James Dixon was charged with continuous sexual assault of a child and with aggravated sexual assault of a child before Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings who set bond for Dixon at a total of $1.4-million. Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum...
Two Adults, One Juvenile Charged in Four Auto Burglaries
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three Sulphur Springs teenagers in connection with at least four auto burglaries recently in precinct 1 in the county. An 18-year old and a 19-year old were each arrested at their homes by sheriff’s deputies Tuesday. A 16-year old juvenile was also taken into custody. Steven Charles Gilreath and Dakota Shane Humphries have both been charged with engaging in organized...
Arrest Made in County Burglaries Investigation
James Alexander Pringle, 24, was arrested by Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers assisted by Quitman law enforcement Friday. According to Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum, Pringle, who was living in a shed in Quitman, has been identified as one of the individuals who have been burglarizing homes and autos in the county. Pringle’s activity was identified as specifically in the Peerless area. Saturday morning...
