Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed For The Second Time In Less Than A Month
On Saturday, a 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed for the second time in less a month on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Jessica Smith (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a silver Ford Fusion just before 4 a.m. Saturday, March 6, on East Industrial Drive for multiple traffic violations. Fite noted the woman failed to make eye contact with...
Cumby Woman Accused Of Throwing Knife During Altercation With Her Stepdaughter
A Cumby woman was accused of displaying two knives and throwing one of them during an altercation with her stepdaughter Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender responded just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, to what was reported to dispatchers as a disturbance with an assault in progress at a FM 285 south residence. Upon arrival, Lavender reported contacting multiple...
High Speed Vehicle Pursuit Winds Through Hopkins County To Winnsboro
A high speed vehicle pursuit that wound through Hopkins County from east of Como to Sulphur Springs, eventually concluded in Winnsboro with one arrest early Friday morning, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping a westbound maroon Honda Accord that had an obscured temporary license plate, a defective license plate light and was being driven in the turn lane as it passed...
Denton Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Stolen Vehicle Charge
A 44-year-old Denton man was jailed Friday, after his bond was revoked on a 2020 stolen vehicle charge, according to arrest reports. Odis Clint Farrar (HCSO jail photo) Odis Clint Farrar was taken into custody at 2:05 p.m. March 5 in the 8th Judicial District Court in Hopkins County and escorted to the county jail by sheriff’s office staff, according to arrest reports. Farrar was accused on March 18, 2020, of stealing a pickup...
Cumby PD: Fort Worth Man Arrested On Firearm Charge
A 31-year-old Fort Worth man was arrested in Hopkins County with a firearm, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson reported stopping a Kia Rio at 11:20 p.m. March 4, 2021 on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 110 for a traffic violation. Robertson said he discovered a firearm in a Ladarius Stokes’ waistband while conducting a roadside investigation, and that Stokes was a felon with prior convictions for...
5 Jailed Thursday On Warrants
At least five people were jailed Thursday and two on Wednesday in Hopkins County on warrants, according to arrest reports. Staci Lynn Burkham (HCSO jail photo) Staci Lynm Burkham was taken into custody at 4 p.m. Thursday at Hopkins County Courthouse and escorted by Courtney Steward to Hopkins County jail, where the 48-year-old Lone Oak woman was held on a Feb. 25, 2020 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...
Four Arrested On Felony Warrants
Local authorities arrested four people on felony warrants in the last three days, according to arrest reports. Mile Marker 120 Traffic Stop Mark Dale Schunatz Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney stopped a white and gold Lexus ES300 at just before 11 p.m. March 1 on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 120 for defective license plate lights. A records check showed showed why Mark Dale Schunatz likely appeared nervous...
6 Jailed On Possession Charges
At least 6 people have been jail on possession charges this week, three as a result of traffic stops and three on warrants, according to arrest reports. Gilmer Street Traffic Stop Elizabeth Louise Willis and Orenthal Clifton Brown Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a black Honda about 8:20 p.m. Monday, March 1 for a traffic violation. The driver reportedly showed nervous tendencies. A search of the car allegedly...
Hopkins County Received 153 Pallets Of Water, 2 Trailers Full Of Supplies Donated Following Winter Storms
Emergency Management Officials, Businessmen Recognized For ‘Meritorious Service’ During Winter Weather Disaster Hopkins County received 153 pallets of water and two trailers full of supplies donated to help those in need in the community following February’s extreme winter weather. Two emergency management officials, the sheriff and local businessmen were recognized Monday by Hopkins County Commissioners Court for...
Deputies Arrested Three People On Possession Charges Following Traffic Stops
Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people on possession charges following two separate traffic stops overnight Friday, according to arrest reports. State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reports stopping a 38-year-old Point man just before 10:30 p.m. on State Highway 19 south for suspicious activity. He reported seeing a Ford Mustang turn off SH 19 onto County...
