Methamphetamine Allegedly Concealed In Man’s Mouth, Inside Woman’s Body
A pair from Florence, Texas was arrested at 11:50 p.m. Sunday after being found with methamphetamine during a traffic stop, and of trying to conceal bags of contraband in the woman’s body and mans’ mouth.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick reported first becoming aware of the pair after noticing the license plate light on a Ford Mustang was out Sunday night, July 7. So, he stopped the vehicle on the south service road at FM 3389 overpass at 10:47 p.m.
While talking with the driver, identified in arrest reports as 38-year-old Charles Adam Dunaway, and passenger, reported to be 41-year-old Kristal Nacole Byrne, Burdick noted they exhibited nervous behavior. Neither could sit still and both began moving around in the car, so he asked and obtained permission to search the vehicle, he deputy alleged in arrest reports.
HCSO Sgt. Scott Davis arrived shortly thereafter to assist Burdick with the search. Burdick allegedly located a green tube containing a crystal-like substance he believed to be methamphetamine, while Davis located a glass vial and plastic bag which each contained suspected methamphetamine as well. Consequently, both Byrne and Dunaway were taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
The pair was released to corrections officers at the jail while Burdick completed arrest reports. Burdick alleged the male appeared to have something in his mouth, so he asked the jail staff to take him to the dressing room to investigate what was in his mouth.
Burdick reported hearing yelling coming from the dress-out room and went to investigate. Jail staff alleged seeing a plastic bag in Dunaway’s mouth. A short time later, the man was reported to have thrown up a bag. The man allegedly told the deputy he swallowed an empty bag with no contraband in it.
When the deputy talked to Byrne, she allegedly told him she had stored two plastic bags with meth in them inside of her body; the man then allegedly got the bags and put them into his mouth.
As a result, both Byrn and Dunaway were charged with possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair it.
Both remained in the county jail Monday morning. Byrne’s bond was set at $10,000 on the tampering with evidence charge and $5,000 on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
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Old Saltillo Cemetery Association Plans Memorial Day,Business Meeting July 21
Members of the Board of Directors of the Old Saltillo Cemetery Association have been making plans
for the 2019 Memorial Day Program/Annual Business Meeting. As tradition, the program will be held
on the third Sunday, July 21 st from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the beautifully renovated and air-
conditioned Old Saltillo United Methodist Church, located on 664 CR 3357, directly across the road
from the cemetery. The program will begin with congregational singing let by Mike Briley and
accompanied by pianists, Lisa Lowry. Rev. Stephen Cotten will give the invocation. A patriotic
recognition of the veterans will be led by Lucas Dennis with all of the youth in attendance assisting.
Next, greetings will be made by Lou Briley Daniel. After that, the Annual Business Meeting will be
held which consists of a report on the activities taken and work performed for the care of the
cemetery during the past year, a financial report, and the election of three members for three-year
terms to the Board of Directors.
Each year, a special memorial tribute to those interred in the Old Saltillo Cemetery in the preceding
twelve months is conducted. Scripture will be read by members of the O’Hara family and special
music by will be presented by Steve Conley. This year, Kelli McAfee Traver, assisted by Ginny Agee
Doyle, and their daughters will make the presentation to recognize the loved ones that have been
interred in the Old Saltillo Cemetery this past year. Members of the family of each person buried in
the cemetery during this past year are encouraged to attend and participate in the honoring of their
loved one.
Mr. John Sellers will be the guest speaker. Mr. Sellers is a gifted speaker and noted historian. At the
present time, he is serving as President of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society. He has many
interesting stories and will make a special presentation concerning the Old Saltillo Cemetery.
After the benediction given by Mrs. Connie McGill, lunch will be served in the air-conditioned Kirby
Memorial Center. For those who still prefer Memorial Day lunch outdoors, space is available under
the shade of the church’s large oak trees.
Everyone is asked to bring the usual full meal with ample portions to be shared with others. The food
will be arranged in buffet style with cups, plates, napkins, eating utensils, and water and iced tea
being furnished.
Time will be provided at lunch and later during the afternoon for visiting – renewing old acquaintances
and making new friends. Please bring lawn chairs and card tables so that you can enjoy the lunch
and fellowship after the service. Please make plans to attend the service to be held on the Third
Sunday in July.
Members of the Board of Directors of the Old Saltillo Cemetery Association are Randy Agee, Ryan
Agee, Lou Briley Daniel, Vivian Dennis-Monzingo, Nat Paul Gibbs, Kathy Whitten Patterson, Johnny
McAfee, Kennith Patrick, and Lucas Dennis.
Academic Honors Go to PJC Athletes
Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Student-athletes from around the nation contributed to a new NJCAA record as 6,656 participants earned a spot on one of the three NJCAA All-Academic teams, having achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. This year’s record eclipsed the previous mark of 6,329 set in the 2017-18 academic year.
Team-wide honors came to the PJC baseball team with a 3.53 GPA, and the softball team with a 3.18 GPA. Baseball was second only to Daytona State College nationally. For the third consecutive year a total of 738 programs achieved a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher; of those, softball had the largest contingent with 131 teams.
PJC had 28 athletes recognized, part of the 6,656 participants contributing to a new NJCAA record. For the 2017-18 academic year, 6,329 participants earned a spot on one of three NJCAA All-Academic teams.
First Team (4.00 GPA): women’s soccer player Mildred Medina-Farias; softball player JaCee Clason; baseball players Kyle Boudreaux, Kyle Hogwood, Zach Norris, and Wilson Roubion; and men’s soccer players Eduardo Flores and Raymond Kennedy.
Second Team (3.80-3.99 GPA): baseball players Caleb Dubois and Josh Mancuso; and softball players Shelby Becker, Abbie Clevenger, Katie Cullum, and Breanne Smallwood.
Third Team (3.60-3.79 GPA): women’s basketball player Lindsey Thorpe; men’s soccer players Christian Hernandez and Jose Hidalgo; baseball players John Altman, Matthew Castaneda, Cannon Davis, Ian Groves, and Tristan Kalina; and softball players Brianna Gibbons, Rachael Gray, McKayla Marshall, Alivia McCuan, and Brisa Zapata.
SSPD: Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Parole Violation
A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Friday by police on a felony warrants.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Tyler Francis were made aware Trondamion Andrzhel Cleveland was wanted for parole violation. The SSPD officers went to Cleveland’s Helm Lane residence and took the 27-year-old man to jail on the violation of parole warrant, according to arrest reports.
He remained in the county jail on the charge Saturday morning, July 6, according to jail reports.
2 Sulphur Springs Men Picked Up From Other Counties On Warrants
Two Sulphur Springs residents were transported Friday from other jails to Hopkins County jail, where each was held on at least one felony warrant.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled to Weatherford, where 27-year-old Shawn Andrew March of Sulphur Springs was being held at Parker County Sheriff’s Office. He took March into custody at 12:30 p.m. Friday on Hopkins County warrants for bond forfeiture possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, and for bail jumping and failure to appear.
The officer then transported both men to Hopkins County jail, where they were booked on the charges just after 3:30 p.m. July 5.
Poteet then traveled to Hutchins State Jail in Dallas, where he took 58-year-old James Curtis Sims Jr. of Sulphur Springs into custody at 1:50 p.m. on a Hopkins County warrant for theft of property valued at less than $2,500, with two or more previous convictions, which enhanced the charge to a felony offense, according to jail reports.
March remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday morning. Bond was set at $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $25,000 on the bail jumping charge; he also was charged on an outstanding city warrant for expired operator’s license, according to jail reports.
Sims was held on the violation of probation charge, according to jail reports.
Gilmer Man Jailed At Sulphur Springs Motel On Wood County Warrant
A disturbance complaint at a Sulphur Springs motel resulted in location of Gilmer man wanted on a Wood County warrant early Saturday morning.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris reported contacting a man after 1 a.m. July 6 at Royal Inn about a disturbance complaint. The man was not cooperative when asked to hive his identifying information, which was obtained from a female present, Norris alleged in arrest reports.
A records check using that information showed 28-year-old Joe Dale Cohorst of Gilmer to be wanted by Wood County authorities for violation of probation, which he was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. The man was reported to initially failed to put his hands behind his back as instructed, but did eventually comply, and was arrested on the warrant at 1:30 a.m, Norris noted in arrest reports.
I-30 Traffic Stop Yields Marijuana, THC oil
A Mesquite woman was jailed Friday evening following a traffic stop in which she was found in possession of marijuana, THC and other drug paraphernalia.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Rebekah Saathoff reportedly stopped an eastbound GMC Acadia on Interstate 30 at mile marker 118 for speeding. The trooper alleged she detected a marijuana odor while talking to the driver and passenger from the passenger’s side of the sport utility vehicle. The driver was asked to step out of the car and allegedly denied having any marijuana, but told the trooper there might be some that was not his in the SUV, Saathoff alleged in arrest reports.
The passenger, identified as 31-year-old Ashley Maria Herrera of Mesquite, too was asked to step out of the vehicle. Herrera, however, allegedly admitted to having some marijuana in the front console.
A search of the vehicle allegedly revealed a grinder and an E-cigarette containing a THC-like substance in the passenger’s purse. After being read her rights, Herrera allegedly admitted the substance in the e-cigarette was THC oil.
Consequently, Herrera was arrested at 5:18 p.m. July 5 for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance. She was released from jail Saturday, July 6, on $15,000 bond on the controlled substance charge and $1,000 bond on the marijuana charge, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County Records For July 5, 2019
Land Deed Transactions
- Brian Shurtleff and Ricki Shurtleff to Lacey Norton; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey
- Sally Clifton Maxfield, Jeniva Ruth Deaton, Deana Goggans agent, William D. Goggans, Delbert Lee Logan, Janie Logan and Dennis Brian Maxfield to Bruce N. Lockhart; tract in the E. Melton survey
- Saxe Pierce to John H. Heilman; tract in the MD Jackson survey
- Candice Candi B. Cowden to Marlen Corona, Rafael Corona, Ramon Corona, Dolores Garcia, Pedro Garcia, Alexander Leon, Alma Leon, Francisco J. Ramirez, Rose La Ramirez, Elia Rosillo, Leonel Rosillo and Victoria Torres; tract in the John Petty survey
- Geraldine Dinora Lopez, Jose Daniel Lopez, Osman Eduardo B. Lopez, Amanda Scott Osorio agent, Evelyn Ninoska Osorio and Jose Manuel Osorio to DE Flips LLC; tract in the Samuel McCulloch survey
- Rebecca J. Dickey and Samuel D. Dickey to Darrel Wayne Elliott and Julieanne Lorine Elliott; tract in the Thomas Norris survey
- Doyle Cranford Jr., Glen W. Cranford, Robin Cranford, Daniell Deal, Michelle Greer, Rhonda Moody and Buddy Lear attorney to Larry Saunders Jr.; tract in the Precious Seats
- Glen W. Cranford and Michelle Greer, co-trustees for the Paula Poston Cranford Testamentary Trust, to Doyle H. Cranford Estate
- Lanita Cranford and Melba Cranford Guthrie to Doyle H. Cranford Estate
- McIlrath Properties LLC to Terry Lee McArthur Jr.; tract in the Samuel McCullough survey
- Joe Dan Kennedy and Jonathan G. Kennedy, both independently and as attorneys, to Clay Stuart Hendrix, Lou Beth Hendrix and Hary Keith Hinson; tract in the Nacogdoches University survey
- Gloria Alejandra De La Torre to Thomas Eugene McComick; tract in the Williams Sears survey
- Candie Candi B. Cowden to Javier Romero, Jose L. Romero, Juan Romero and Noe Romero; tract in the J. Webb survey
- Cathey Jo Pribble Williams to Jarred I. Pickett; tract in the Joe Ybarbo survey
- Teresa Latrice Pompa to Teresa Evelyn Petty; tract in the Michael C. Garroutte survey
- Jerry Lynn Petty Jr. and Teresa Petty to Bradley Lynn Petty and Carol Ann Petty; tract in the John Ringo survey
- A&G Commercial Trucking as GKD Management LP to GKD Management Co LLC; tract in the LP Dikes survey
- Don Rooks and Sheryl Louise Rooks to GKD Management Co. LLC; tract in the E. Melton survey
- Jesus Rufino Castro and Esperanza De La Cruz to Gary Panter and Helen Silverman; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Margie Steward to Amy Rayzor and Austin Dewey Rayzor; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum survey
- Freddie Fisher and Linda Fisher to Kristi Beech; tract in the GC Litchfield survey
- Candice Candi B. Cowden to Camille Hancock Friesen and Jeff Friesen; tract in the John Petty survey
- Jason Bern Hoffman and Troiana Rae Hoffman to Reba Nichols; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- XR4 Innovations LLC to Meredith Dodd; tract in the MA Bowlin survey
- Cristi Lynn Millsap and Jeffrey Wayne Millsap to Jady L. Martin and Ryan C. Martin; tract in the Harriet Brown survey
- Donnell Jones and Retha A. Jones to Juana Gabriela Pulido and Rene Pulido; tract in the W HWH Hopkins survey
- Donald Ray Martin and Judith Ann Martin, independently and as trustees for the Donald Ray Martin Family Living Trust amd Judith Ann Martin Family Living Trust, to Christina M. Fairbanks and Tyler J. Fairbanks; tract in the JW Thomas survey
- Chelsea Ramey and Jared Ramey to Ryan Keith Tucker and Summer Niciole Tucker; tract in the Winnie Jewell survey
- Lygia P. Dunsworth and Tim R. Dunsworth to and Gena K. Sanderson and Jack Allen Webb Jr.; tract in the JD Houghton survey
- Samuel Johnson Jr. to Amy Goldsmith and Bryant Goldsmith; tract in the Samuel Burke survey
- Linda Booker Bennett to Linda Booker Bennett Family Trust; tract in the Thomas Tabor survey
Applications for Marriage Licenses
- Michael Harris Fuller and Brandie Lynn Cunningham
- Jose J. Tapia Gonzalez and Stephanie Gamez
- Jimmy Dee Buckholt Jr. and Emma Deanne Rochelle
- Octavia Martinez Balderas and Esther Gonzalez Martinez
- Matthew Michael Miller and Anna Lynne Hicks
- Shawn Lee Hinkeldey and Laura Lee Shelton
- Billy Jack Orsburn and Wanda J. Gambrel
- Earnest Jay Jackson II and Ashley Desiree Deaton
- Miguel A. Fernandez and Amanda Jane Yancey
Divorces Confirmed Final
- Cassidy Bunch and Kevin Michael Bunch
- Hannah Marie Clayton and Tristan Ray Clayton
- Quon Dewayne Clayton and Penny Lindsey
- Victoria Faith Jones and Jeremy Ryan Jones
- Dorothy Lee Riley and John Jacob Riley
- Wanda Ruth Whitmore and James Earl Whitmore
- Krystal Karee Lovell and Kenneth Wayne Lovell
DPS Troopers Arrest Sulphur Springs Man On 3 Controlled Substance Charges
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers July 4 made five arrests following five traffic stops. Two were for traffic offenses and three on alcohol and drug charges.
Trooper Arturo Ugalde arrested 20-year-old Eduardo Austin Delgado Torres of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 119 on three possession of controlled substance charges.
Ugalde reported stopping a Honda Accord at 8:16 p.m. July 4 for speeding; Delgado Torres was driving. On contact, Ugalde reported smelling a marijuana odor coming from the vehicle. Delgado Torres allegedly admitted to being in possession of a marijuana joint and THC edibles.
A probable cause search of the car revealed THC edible, the trooper alleged in arrest reports. Consequently, Delgado Torres was taken into custody for possessing the substance.
The 20-year-old then allegedly admitted to having Xanax and hydrocodone pills in his sock. He was taken to the jail, where he was found to be in possession of several acetaminophen hydrocodone and Xanax, resulting in and additional charge for each item and the car being towed, Ugalde alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, Delgado Torres was jailed for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance for having the hydrocodone, possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance for the THC edibles and possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance, the Xanax, according to arrest reports.
He was released from the county jail July 5. Bond was set at $25,000 on the Penalty Group 1 charge, $10,000 on the Penalty Group 2 charge and $2,000 on the Penalty Group 3 charge, according to jail reports.
Trooper Rebekah Saathoff was also credited in reports as assisting with the traffic stop.
Earlier in the day, Ugalde also arrested a 44-year-old Garland man for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, the same charge he was wanted in another county.
Ugalde reported stopping a Hyundai for an obscured license plate and defective stop light on State Highway 11 at 5:34 p.m. July 4.
A bag of marijuana was found on the ground between the man’s vehicle and the trooper’s patrol vehicle. The Garland man allegedly admitted to throwing the bag out the window as he stopped the car.
A records check showed the warrant. The man was arrested on both charges, according to arrest reports.
Saathoff was also credited in reports as assisting on the traffic stop, according to reports.
The Garland man was released from the county jail July 5; bond was set at $1,000 each on the misdemeanor marijuana charges, according to jail reports.
A 55-year-old Saltillo man stopped at 1:07 p.m. by troopers for driving on the wrong side of State Highway 11 in a no passing zone was arrested for driving while intoxicated, after a breath test showed him to be more than twice the legal blood alcohol content on breath tests.
During the traffic stop, DPS Trooper Shawn Droddy reported smelling alcohol on the driver. With assistance from Trooper Ugalde, standard field sobriety tests were administered using Spanish dialog; the man showed clues of intoxication and was read his rights in Spanish by Ugalde, Droddy alleged in arrest reports.
The Saltillo man allegedly agreed to submit to a breath test, with two results of 0.206, well over the 0.08 legal limit, resulting in the man’s arrest for DWI, according to arrest reports.
The 55-year-old remained in the county jail Friday; bond was set at $1,000 on the misdemeanor DWI charge, according to jail reports.
Trooper William Gillentine made two traffic stops July 4 that resulted in driving while license invalid arrests.
Gillentine first stopped a Richardson woman, 27, at 2:56 p.m. July 4 for driving a Toyota Camry 33 miles per hour in the 20 mph speed zone on FM 3505 at Cooper Lake State Park.
A records check showed the woman’s license to be invalid, and that she’d previously been convicted for not having a valid license in 2018, the trooper alleged in arrest reports. The woman was arrested and her car was released to her aunt, according to arrest reports. Saathoff was credited in reports as assisting on the traffic stop.
The Richardson woman was released from the county jail Friday morning. Bond was et at $1,000 on the charge, according to jail reports.
Gillentine also arrested an Irving man, 27, at 11:09 p.m. July 4 on Interstate 30 for driving while license invalid with previous conviction. The trooper first noticed the man because he passed him with the high beam lights on in the Ford F150 he was driving. The trooper stopped him and told the trooper the high-beam indicator didn’t work so he didn’t know the lights were on.
He allegedly handed the man an ID card when asked for his driver’s license. A records check reportedly showed his license to be invalid due with a prior DWLI conviction in 2018.
Consequently, the man was arrested on the charge; the truck was released to a member of the driver’s family, according to arrest reports.
The 27-year-old Irving man was released from the county jail Friday. Bond on the charge was set at $1,000, according to jail reports.
