Winnsboro Police Department Media Report
11/11/2019 – 11/17/2019
Arrests:
Angie Stroud, age 44, of Gilmer, was arrested on 11/12/2019 for Driving While License Invalid.
Brandy Addicks, age 40, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 11/13/2019 on Winnsboro Municipal Warrants for Driving While License Invalid, Expired Reg., No Driver’s License, Fail to Maintain Financial Responsibility, Speeding, and Expired Driver’s License.
Danny Johnson, age 49, of Leesburg, was arrested on 11/15/2019 on Winnsboro Municipal Warrants for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and No Driver’s License.
Roger Farmer, age 52, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 11/16/2019 on Cape Girardeau County Warrants for Probation Violation and Possession of Controlled Substance 35G or less of Marijuana/ Synt.
Laura Cosby, age 57, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 11/17/2019 on Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants for Expired Driver’s License, Failed to Display Driver’s License, and Fail to Report change of address.
Accidents:
0
Calls for Service:
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 116 calls for
service during this reporting period.
Citations:
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 38 citations and 38 warnings
during this reporting period.
Como-Pickton CISD’s Dec. 7 Jingle Jog Benefits Senior Scholarship Fund
Early Registration Deadline For C-P High School Event Nearing
Brian Perry Endowment Established At PJC
Through a generous gift from Don and Janie Bonham, the legacy of their late son-in-law, Brian Perry, will continue through an endowed scholarship in his name with the Paris Junior College Memorial Foundation.
Perry dedicated over 30 years of his career in law enforcement with the majority of that time with the Texas Department of Public Service. Perry passed away Sept. 26, 2019, just weeks after retiring from a distinguished career in law enforcement.
“Paris Junior College values the lives of our alumni,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “The opportunity to assist other students pursuing a career in law enforcement, criminology or sociology are noble careers. We are honored to assist the Bonham and Perry families in creating an opportunity to help students pursue a career such as Mr. Perry had.”
A retired special agent of the Texas DPS, Perry began his career in law enforcement shortly after graduating from Paris High School. He initially worked at a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Facility, before joining the Lamar County Adult Probation Office.
Perry attended PJC between 1984-86 and graduated from then-East Texas State University, now Texas A&M University-Commerce. He entered the DPS Academy on Dec. 6, 1994 and graduated with the Class of B-94 on June 2, 1995. Prior to returning to Paris and Lamar County, Perry was stationed in Greenville.
Perry was promoted to special agent, Narcotics Division, on Oct. 1, 2002, in Garland, and continued to be stationed in Paris until he retired Aug. 31, 2019.
A native of Paris, Perry was an active member of the First United Methodist Church-Connections Campus and was involved in both the Northeast Texas Emmaus and Chrysalis communities.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, to whom he was married 27 years and blessed with two children, Nichole Perry and Chase Perry; parents, Thomas and Annie Perry; brother, Brad Perry and wife Kim; father and mother-in-law, Donald and Janie Bonham; brother-in-law, Brent Bonham; and sister-in-law, Vicki Bonham Flenniken and husband Blake.
Gifts in memory of Perry may be sent to PJC Office of Institutional Advancement, c/o Brian Perry Endowment Fund, 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX 75460.
For additional information or to make a donation in honor or memory of another individual, please contact Derald Bulls, director of institutional advancement, at (903) 782-0276 or [email protected].
Class of 1968 Honors Classmate
Johnny Herren would have graduated in 1968, but tragically passed away in the summer of 1966. Over 50 years later, his memory lives on through his classmates and his best friend, Mike Mahand.
Mahand recently arranged for the donation of Herren’s varsity Wildcat jersey to be framed and displayed in the KSST press box at Gerald Prim Stadium. Fellow classmate, Charles Light, provided the framing materials and skilled labor to frame the jersey.
As a sophomore, Johnny Herren was the only one of his classmates to start the year on the varsity squad. He played the entire season as a guard. An exceptional athlete, and large for his age, he had no trouble going up against juniors and seniors. It was a dismal season for Wildcats that year, but Johnny looked forward to returning to the varsity team as a junior. Fate intervened, and Johnny’s life was cut short over the summer of 1966, as he was involved in a fight, stabbed, and died.
Mike Mahand was Herren’s best friend and was with Johnny the night he died. Mike continues to stay in touch with Herren’s family, including his sister Cindy. Cindy had kept Johnny’s varsity jersey all these years, and recently sent the jersey and some other memorabilia to Mahand.
The memory of Johnny Herren is frozen in time, as is the image that his classmates’ have of him. Forever a young athlete, as his family and friends grow older, wondering what could have been. A tragedy that changed the Class of 1968 forever.
KSST is honored to dispay the framed jersey in the press box. It serves as a reminder of sportsmanship, friendship, and perseverance.
Johnny Herren, gone but not forgotten, forever immortalized by the Class of 1968.
Cumby City Council To Canvass Nov. 5 Election, Select Mayor Pro Tem At Special Nov. 18 Meeting
A special meeting of Cumby City Council has been called for tonight to canvass results of the Nov. 5 City Council Election.
According to election information released by the county clerk’s office Tuesday night, Nov. 5, 140 ballots were cast in the City of Cumby’s election.
On the ballot was the mayoral race between Douglas Simmerman, mayor pro tem, and Ryan Horne. The race was close, with Simmerman receiving 51.08 percent of the votes to Horne’s 48.92 percent.
In early voting, Horne lead with 61.9 percent, or 13 of the 21 ballots cast for mayor. However, on election Day, Simmerman pulled ahead, with 63 votes to Horne’s 55 votes, enough for Simmerman to edge ahead overall with 71 votes to Horne’s 68 votes.
Uncontested on the ballot were Guy Butler for Alderman Place 3, Betty McCarter for Alderman Place 4 and Julie Morris for Alderman Place 5. Butler received 90 votes, 16 cast during early voting and 74 on Election Day. McCarter received 74 votes, 18 during early voting and 56 on Election Day. Morris received 59 votes, eight during early voting and 51 on Election Day, according to the Nov. 5 Election Night returns.
In addition to canvassing the election, Cumby City Council is slated to select one of its members to serve as the mayor pro tem.
The special called meeting is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at City Hall, 100 East Main St. in Cumby.
Brashear Man Accused Threatening Family Member While In Hopkins County Jail
A 53-year-old Brashear man has been accused of making a terroristic threat toward a family member while in custody at Hopkins County jail, according to arrest reports.
The Brashear man has been in the county jail since his arrest on Oct. 26 on a violation of parole warrant and a charge of terroristic threat to a family or household member, according to jail reports.
On Saturday, Nov. 9, the man reportedly had a contact visit with his elderly father. During their conversation, the Brashear man allegedly “made comments when he got out of prison he was going to come back and cut his father and brothers’ heads off,” sheriff’s deputies noted in arrest reports.
The Brashear man was charged Sunday morning, Nov. 17, with an additional Class A misdemeanor terroristic threat of a family or household member. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies also served the man with a a criminal trespass warning, which would prohibit him from entering his father’s property if released from custody, according to sheriff’s reports.
He was held in the county jail Monday morning, Nov. 18, on the violation of parole charge; his bond on the first terroristic threat charge was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
Longview Man Accused Of Having Penalty Group 2 Controlled Substance
A Longview man was arrested early Sunday morning after state troopers reportedly found four different kinds of pills, including what was suspected to be Ecstasy or another Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, in his vehicle.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson reported stopping a beige Toyota Sequoia at 12:57 a.m. Nov. 17, after observing the sport utility vehicle being driven in the left lane when prohibited on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 131.
Williamson alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as 42-year-old Adrian Dimitri Jones of Longview, appeared to him to be nervous to the point he was “shaking heavily.”
While talking to Jones, Williamson reported smelling a strong odor of an intoxicating beverage emitting from the vehicle. Jones claimed to have consumed alcohol in the vehicle the previous night with friends, but said he was unsure if there were any open containers left behind in the vehicle, thus, giving probable cause for a search, the trooper alleged in arrest reports.
An open bottle of vodka was reportedly found in the passenger’s side floorboard, concealed by two jackets, within Jones’ reach. The trooper alleged he found a second bottle with no lid was found under the front passenger seat, and a black backpack on the front passenger’s seat.
Inside the backpack, Williamson alleged finding a digital scale and a clear bag with numerous smaller clear plastic bags similar to those commonly used to package, conceal, contain and distribute narcotics.
“I then located a pill bottle that i could tell contained some substance, but the bottle did not sound like it normally would had it contained pills as the label stated,” Williamson alleged in arrest reports.
When he opened the bottle, Williamson reported seeing numerous pills in a cellophane-like packaging. On closer inspect, the trooper alleged, five of the pills appeared to him to be homemade, although similar in shape, colors and designs to those he’d found in the past that were identified as Ecstasy or methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). Thus, Williamson took Jones into custody for possession of a controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
At the jail, the pills were reportedly weighed and further examined by officials. The five pills Williamson suspected to be a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance weighed 1.14 grams, the trooper alleged in arrest reports. Among the other pills were three pills weighing 0.51 grams, with markings identifying them as Tramadol hydrochloride, a narcotic-like pain reliever; six tablets weighing 1.3 grams, whose markings identified them as Meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; three tablets weighing 2.04 grams whose markings identify them as methocarbamol, a muscle relaxer; and three white, egg-shaped tablets weighing 0.3 grams with unidentifiable markings, according to reports.
Jones was booked into the county jail Sunday for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of the suspected Penalty Group 2 controlled substance. The suspected narcotics were packaged to be submitted to the DPS Crime Lab in Tyler for further determination, Williamson noted in arrest reports.
Jones remained in the county jail Monday morning, Nov. 18. His bond was set at $10,000 on the charge, according to jail reports.
‘History By Foot’ Tour is a Long-Running Tradition of Downtown Business Alliance
On Saturday, local historian John Sellers led a group of more than 25 persons interested in learning more about the history of downtown Sulphur Springs. This is the 18th walking history tour he has organized for the Downtown Business Alliance since 2011. After the initial stop at the Hopkins County Courthouse, Sellers led the group northward to points of interest on Church Street and Houston Street. The tour concluded with a peek inside a downtown apartment currently being renovated by Sellers and his wife Kim, which overlooks the square and offers “the best view of the Courthouse” of anywhere downtown! The DBA tours are usually held twice per year, in the Spring and in the Fall, for a fee of $10 per participant. Proceeds are used by DBA toward expenses for the many events it sponsors year round, including the Christmas Tree Lighting and Visit with Santa coming up on Friday December 6. The final DBA event of the year will be the “Ladies Night Out” festive shopping event at downtown merchant shops on December 19, 2019 from 5:30 til 7:30 pm.
Hopkins County Democrats Meet Tuesday November 19 at 6pm at Pizza Inn
Robert Suson of the Hopkins County Democrats invites you to attend a meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM at PIZZA INN in Sulphur Springs, 320 Mockingbird Lane.
Please pass the word to friends and fellow Democrats. There will be recognition for person bringing the most guests!”
For more information, phone Bob Suson at 903-439-0342
For some interesting history, in 2010, the Democratic Party adopted a new logo, a capitol letter D inside a blue circle. The better-known “Democratic Donkey” was actually a mascot, not a logo, but stood stubbornly for over 150 years as a symbol of the party. The donkey represented Democratic values in political cartoons for decades, as has the elephant for the Republican party. Now, despite the re-branding with the new national logo, many state and local Democratic parties still use the donkey in their campaign material.
