Missouri Man Accused Of Money Laundering, Theft of Firearm
A 30-year-old Poplar Bluff, Missouri man was accused early Sunday morning of money laundering and theft of a firearm, according to arrest reports. Jaleel Devontae Gipson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Josh Davis reported stopping a red Hyundai for an expired registration and an equipment violation at 2:56 a.m. Sunday, May 22, 2022, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 110. Davis reported smelling a...
Personnel Policy Changes Regarding How Work Hours Are Reported, 3 Other Matters Approve
Commissioners Court Approve Agreement With TxDOT For Timber Creek Road Bridge Replacement Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved an agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for replacement Timber Creek Road bridge, and personnel policy changes giving elected officials options regarding how county employees’ time is reported, amount given for out-of-town travel, inclement weather pay and date certain holidays are...
Methamphetamine And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Found During Cumby Traffic Stop
Pair Tries To Discard Contraband; Meth Found In Woman’s Makeup Bag And A Man’s Wallet Also At least five people were arrested on controlled substance charges following four different traffic stops May 17-20, 2022. A Wylie man was jailed on controlled substance charges after methamphetamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms and were found in his vehicle. A Sulphur Springs pair was reportedly caught discarding from a vehicle a...
Winnsboro Man Receives 2-Year Sentence On Controlled Substance Charge
Christopher Evin Pyron AKA Chris Evin Pyron Jr. and Chris Ervin Pyron Jr. (HCSO jail photo) A 32-year-old Winnsboro man received a 2-year sentence on a controlled substance charge Monday afternoon, according to arrest and jail reports. Christopher Evin Pyron was scheduled to appear in the 8th Judicial District Court at 1:30 p.m. May 16, 2022, for a trial before the court on a motion to proceed on the April 4, 2019 possession of a...
8 Individuals Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants
At least 8 individuals were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants from May 8-15, 2022, according to arrest and jail reports. Commerce Arrest Todd Patrick Harrigan Todd Patrick Harrigan turned himself in to Commerce Police on a Hopkins County warrant. Commerce officers transported the 52-year-old Commerce man to the Hunt-Hopkins County line. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Evans met the Commerce officer on State...
Marijuana, Ecstasy, THC, Crack Cocaine And Psychedelic Mushrooms Found During Traffic Stop
A routine traffic stop on Wildcat Way resulted in location of cache of contraband containing marijuana, Ecstasy, THC, crack cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms. Melisa Lynn Michelson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaac Foley reported stopping a silver Chevrolet Silverado at 12:36 a.m. May 11, 2022, for traveling 66 mile per hour in the 50 mph speed zone on Wildcat Way, just west of South Broadway Street. Upon...
I-30 Traffic Stop Nets Hydrocodone And Crack Cocaine, Felony 1 Arrest
An Interstate 30 traffic stop at 1:18 p.m. Sunday, May 8, 2022, netted hydrocodone, crack cocaine and one felony arrest. Tommy Lee Page (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Zack Steward reported stopping a Chrysler 300 for failure to signal a lane change. The driver, 56-year-old Tommy Lee Page of Lancaster, was discovered on a records check to have been arrested in Dallas earlier this year on a controlled...
Palo Pinto County Murder Suspect Apprehended In Hopkins County
A Palo Pinto County murder suspect was apprehended in Hopkins County over the weekend. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Steward reported stopping a silver Chrysler 300 Saturday afternoon on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 130 for not having a front license plate. While talking to the driver, Steward detected a marijuana odor in the car, so he had the driver and passenger step out of the car while he conducted a probable...
Dekalb Woman Accused Of Prescription Fraud
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan took into custody at noon Thursday a 40-year-old Dekalb woman accused of prescription fraud. Crystal McLin Lipe (HCSO jail photo) Local authorities were contacted April 26, 2022, by representatives from a local healthcare facility about an employee. An investigation was launched in regard to the alleged prescription fraud, according to police reports. A warrant was issued for Crystal...
Suspicious Activity Report Results In Felony Warrant Arrest
A suspicious activity report Wednesday night resulted in a felony warrant arrest, according to arrest reports. William Pearce Ewton AKA William Pierce Ewion and William Pierce Ewton (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Zack Horne and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded at 9:45 p.m. May 4, 2022, to a complaint of suspicious activity on the north boat ramp at Sulphur Springs Lake. Upon arrival, Horne located William...
