Harp Arrested for Driving Stolen Vehicle
May 25, 2023 – Shreveport, LA Police notified the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office of a stolen vehicle possibly traveling westbound on I-30. Deputies took up observation positions along I-30 and waited for the stolen Mercury to pass. The vehicle was spotted at mile marker 131. Deputies immediately began following the sedan and attempted to perform a traffic stop. The driver slowed, but did not pull over until traveling...
Lang Stopped with Methamphetamine
May 24, 2023 – Richard Lee Lang, age 45, was driving north on Highway 19, north of Sulphur Springs this week. Lang, who reports himself as unemployed, failed to signal a right turn onto a County Road. A Sheriff’s Office Deputy observed the infraction and initiated a traffic stop on the Chevrolet Trax Lang was driving. During the traffic stop, Lang exhibited signs of nervousness and failed to maintain eye contact with the...
Self Uses Cousin’s Name; Almost Escapes Warrants
May 24, 2023 – Heather Lashay Self, a 32 year-old resident of Sulphur Springs, was driving on Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs around midnight yesterday. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed the vehicle she was driving had an obscured licence plate, and a green light pointing toward the rear of the car. Self was taken into custody without incident. At the Hopkins County Jail she plead guilty to a charge of Defective...
Coble Charged with Evading Arrest
May 21, 2023 – At around 2AM, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Cumby, TX area after reports of gunfire were received. As deputies neared the location, they observed a Dodge Charger leaving the area in a reckless manor. Deputies made contact with a complainant who showed them a video of a suspect driving a gray Dodge Charger. Deputies could not recall the color of the Charger that had just passed...
Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested After Meth Found in Their Hotel Room
May 18, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies contacted Sulphur Springs resident MCPHERSON, NESSICA RACHELE age 48, who sometimes goes by the alias Nessica Rachele Hale, at her hotel room on Interstate 30. She gave consent for the room to be searched. In a drawer, Deputies located a plastic bag filled with methamphetamine. MCPHERSON, NESSICA RACHELE, who lists herself as unemployed, was mirandized, and allegedly claimed...
Graham Returned to Hopkins County To Face Charges
May 16, 2023 – David Earl Graham was arrested in 2022 after the vehicle he was driving was finally stopped on the South Service Road in Sulphur Springs. His attempted evasion required responce from both Hunt and Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement agencies. See that story here. David Earl Graham, 2023 Graham, a resident of Greenville, TX was serving time at the TDCJ Beto unit near Tennessee Colony, Tx. Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Hopkins County Resident Arrested for Continual Sexual Abuse
May 14, 2023 – This week, Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies received an outcry regarding sexual abuse. An emergency Child Advocacy Center interview was arranged and a report was filed with Child Protective Services. The information gathered verified the need to moved forward. Deputies went to the alleged abusers home and transported him to the Hopkins County Sheriff Office in Sulphur Springs. During an interview with Robert Ray...
Dallas Resident Stopped With Over 700g of THC Containing Product
April 2, 2023 – Around 8pm May 1st, A Cumby PD Officer noticed a vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 30 with a defective headlight. A traffic stop was initiated on the tan Malibu around mile marker 112. During a conversation with the sole occupant, 25 year-old BRIESHA LUCIA RUSH, a brown paper sack was seen on the floorboard of the vehicle. When asked what the sack contained, Rush handed it to police. RUSH, BRIESHA LUCIA,...
Plano Resident Charged with Felony Possession
May 1, 2023 – On 04/30/2023, Cumby PD stopped JAHNER, ASHLYN MICHELLE on I-30 near mile marker 111. Jahner’s vehicle was traveling over 85 miles per hour. JAHNER, ASHLYN MICHELLE, 2023 Once Jahner stopped the vehicle, officers approached and detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The 26 year-old Plano Texas resident was asked to exit the vehicle. A probably cause search of the Dodge was conducted....
Rich in Jail After Drugs and Fraudulent IDs Found
April 28, 2023 – RICH, LESLIE THEODORE was arrested this week after a traffic stop. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy saw 47 year-old Rich driving a Tahoe on Highway 154 S. He observed a violation and initiated a traffic stop. The deputy asked Rich to exit the vehicle so he could point out the violation, and to talk further with Rich. RICH, LESLIE THEODORE, 2023 When questioned about what he was doing and if he had a...
