Houseguest Wields Machete: Arrested with 10 grams of Meth
April 20, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a welfare concern around 6pm on Wednesday. The concerned homeowner told deputies that a houseguest, given permission to stay at the residence for a few weeks, was acting strange. The homeowner reported PEREZ-ENCIZO, ROSALIO, age 39, was climbing trees, hiding in bushes and wielding a machete. Deputies attempt to locate the accused behind the residence. Once...
SSISD Aide Jailed for Tampering With Evidence
April 20, 2023 – Anna-Marie Francis Moreland, age 35, was arrested at her residence this week. That arrest took place early in the morning. She faces a charge of Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence. Anna-Marie Francis Moreland, 2023 Moreland, who reports herself as an employee of the Sulphur Springs ISD, has been charged in connection to her husband’s recent arrest. Mathew Earl Moreland, 2023 Mathew Earl Moreland, age 27,...
Failure to Signal Leads to Felony Drug Arrest
April 19, 2023 – North Richland Hills, TX resident MICHAEL WAYNE PEHL was arrested this week after an Interstate 30 traffic stop. Pehl, age 17, was stopped by a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy after he failed to signal a lane change. MICHAEL WAYNE PEHL, 2023 Pehl, who lists himself as unemployed, exhibited nervous and evasive behavior during the traffic stop. Pehl refused to allow his white Mercedes to be searched. A K-9...
Suspicious Person Complaint Yields Arrest on Warrant
April 19, 2023 – Winnsboro resident CHRISTOPHER, SETH was arrested this week on a Tarrant County warrant. A call about a suspicious person ‘checking mailboxes’ on FM 3019 near Highway 11 was made around 11AM. When Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies responded, they found a man matching the description of the suspicious person walking north on FM 3019. A records check showed CHRISTOPHER, SETH, age 34, to have an...
Pair Back in Hopkins County to Face Felony Charges
April 19, 2023 – JOHNSON, DENZEL JAMAINE, age 30, and JEFFERSON, JACK ANDERSON, age 27, are back in Hopkins County to face multiple felony charges this week. The pair was serving time in Dallas County Jail. JOHNSON, DENZEL JAMAINE JEFFERSON, JACK ANDERSON The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office transported both individuals to the Hopkins County Jail without incident. They both face identical charges: ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED...
Henson Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 19, 2023 – William Allen Henson, age 61, has returned to Hopkins County Jail this week. Henson, a self-employed resident of Winnsboro, TX, faces a controlled drug charge. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s office transported him from Wood County Jail where he was serving time for attempting to falsify a probation required drug test. He was found attempting to use a “FALSE DRUG TEST FALSIFICATION DEVICE”. His...
Timber Thief Back in Hopkins County
April 18, 2023 – Frances Charline Lee-Cole was transported to the Hopkins County Jail this week. She was serving time for a theft conviction at the TDCJ Hilltop unit. Frances Charline Lee Cole in 2022 Lee-Cole was arrested in 2022 after she allegedly sold the Timber Rights to a logging company on a property she did not own. The company paid $8,000 for the rights. See that story here. Lee-Cole is facing a Theft of Property >2,500...
Disturbance on Houston Street Yields Drug Related Arrest
April 14, 2023 – Lauren Serene Maxwell was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after they responded to a disturbance on Houston Street. The disturbance occurred around 6pm. The disturbance was determined to be a verbal argument between Maxwell, age 30, and a male occupant of the residence. During a routine records check it was found that Maxwell had an outstanding warrant on a controlled substance charge. After a brief struggle...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Mexican National Arrested For Aggravated Sexual Assault
April 13, 2023 – Efrain Ranjel-Corral was arrested this week on warrants for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Assault Family Violence Impeding Breathing/Circulation. No mugshot available for Efrain Ranjel-Corral Hopkins County Deputies set out to locate 38 year-old Efrain Ranjel-Corral this week after two warrants were issued for his arrest. At around midnight, they located him at his rural Sulphur Springs residence. The suspect...
