Woman Attacks Brother With Knife, Resists Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police were called to a disturbance in the 700 block of Fuller Street Wednesday night shortly before 11 p.m. There the officer found Kyri Shakur Ivery, 23, in the yard of the residence yelling and acting belligerent.
When the officer asked her to calm down, she began to curse and yell again. As he attempted to restrain her, she pulled away and resisted the officer. As he used necessary force, she scratched his wrist. Following her restraint, the officer’s investigation found that she had attacked her brother with a knife and bit him as he tried to wrestle the knife from her.
Ivery is in Hopkins County Jail awaiting a magistrates’ hearing Thursday morning. She is charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon a Felony 2, assault on Public Servant a Felony 3, and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
Terrific Tuesday Fundraiser
It’s the season for Terrific Tuesdays funding! The local program provides a day of respite care for persons over age 50 with forms of memory loss. Terrific Tuesdays is held each Tuesday from 9am til 2pm at First United Methodist Church, downtown Sulphur Springs. Annually, cost to operate the program runs about $10,000. The fundraising drive is in progress through October 6 with a series of mini-walks held at area nursing home and assisted living facilities. (see schedule below) The main event, the Walk to Remember, is set for the evening of Thursday October 6 at 6pm along the walking path in the Gardens at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs will have some great prizes. Anyone can participate at any of the walks with a registration fee of $20. Donations are welcome any time of year. To contribute, make checks payable to Terrific Tuesdays , mail to 150 MLK Drive, Sulphur Springs Tx 75482 or phone 903-885-1661.
Thursday, Sept. 22th at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab – 10:00 am
Monday, Sept. 26th at Rock Creek Health and Rehab – 10:30 am
Tuesday, Sept. 27th at Sulphur Springs Senior Center – 9:30 am During Fit and Strong
Wednesday, Sept. 28th at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab. – 10:00 am
Thursday, Sept. 29th at Hopkins Place Assisted Living – 10:00 am
Friday, Sept. 30th at Wesley House/Wesley Oaks – 10:00 am
BIG WALK will be Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 at The Gardens at CHRISTUS Mother Frances –
Sulphur Springs Hospital.
Wildcats to Face Pine Tree as District Season Begins
The beginning of district play is in effect, a new season and Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens is ready for a fresh start. Coach Owens had his media gathering Wednesday morning to discuss the first district game at Pine Tree Friday. The Wildcats were 1-3 in pre-district games.
He said there seemed to be more pep in the players’ steps at practice this week. They enjoyed a freak rain during bright sunshine at Monday’s practice. Coach Owens said the coaching staff challenged the players on Saturday and again Monday.
Pine Tree has started 0-4 this year under new head coach Kerry Lane, a former Gilmer assistant coach and passing game coordinator. He’s only been on the job two months as he replaced David Collins, now head coach at Richardson Pearce. Pine Tree, under Coach Collins showed some resurgence last year going 4-6 and 3-4 in district play. One of those wins was over the Wildcats, 31-14 at Emory Rains. Coach Owens said Pine Tree features a large quarterback who likes to rumble with the football. Sophomore Keshon Williams is 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds. The chief Pirate running back threat is veteran senior Maliq Owens. Coach Owens is very impressed with senior and rugged H-Back Shaffer Russell, who also plays inside linebacker. He said Pine Tree also likes to get the ball in the hands of speedy wide receiver Kenny Jackson. Pine Tree has losses this year to Jacksonville, Pittsburg, Kilgore and Henderson.
Coach Owens also listed some keys to a Wildcat win Friday. He said the offense needs to be more consistent. He said if the team can have some early success Friday it would increase their confidence. Some Wildcats need to make some plays. The defense must tackle well. The offensive line needs to maintain their blocks and finish plays. Finally the offense needs to take care of the ball.
Gordon Sentenced to Seven Years Following Third DWI 3rd or More Conviction
In Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday, David Gordon, 56, was sentenced to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for his third DWI conviction. His third arrest for DWI resulted from an accident in May 2015 that sent a Hopkins County teenager to then Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Gordon had received felony probation for his two previous DWI 3rd convictions, according to the District Attorney’s office.
David Gordon, shown here with injuries following the May, 2015 accident, was sentenced to seven years in TDJC Wednesday.
In testimony Wednesday, it was established that Gordon was riding a motorcycle and at the intersection of Carter and Calvert Street on Sunday night May 30, 2015 around 8:45 p.m. when his cycle hit one of three bicycle riders on the street. Two riders were able to avoid the accident by going to opposite sides of the street.
Due to injuries to Gordon a field sobriety test could not be administered and a blood draw was necessary to test his blood alcohol level. Gordon’s eye was swollen shut as well as other facial swelling. He refused the test. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Eddie Moon then acquired a search warrant for the blood draw that was signed by County Judge Robert Newsom. His blood alcohol level was 0.263 well over the 0.08 level for drunk driving.
Local attorney and former District Attorney Frank Long represented Gordon. Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison prosecuted the case.
Fall Decorating Contest For Sulphur Springs Businesses and Residents
Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance is sponsoring a fall decorating contest for all businesses and residents within the Sulphur Springs city limits. You may enter by contacting Linda Galligher at 903-439-6713, Joy Wilson at 903-885-9966, or Billie Ruth Standbridge at 903-439-0862. The deadline to enter is October 3, 2016. Judging will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 14th. A first and second place winner will be chosen for each category, business and residential.
Yantis High Principal Now Acting Superintendent
Yantis High School Principal Jerry Brem was named Acting Superintendent during the Yantis School Board meeting Monday evening. Brem became Principal at Yantis High in July, 2015.
Brem is a graduate of Sul Ross State University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology/Education and a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration.
Paperwork Issues Result in County Jail Noncompliance
“It’s all in the paperwork. We are not in compliance,” lamented Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams Wednesday morning after reading Tuesday’s report on the inspection of Hopkins Count Jail.
Adams stated the new jail building and grounds are in compliance. However, three areas in the paperwork are not in compliance. The level of noncompliance will not affect the jail house either local or out of county inmates. He stated this is not a remedial noncompliance. He expects the jail to be in compliance with the reports for the next quarter.
The three specific areas of non-compliance include recreation, life and safety issues, and disciplinary grievance. Adams stated that a problem at the old jail should never be a problem at the current jail. He stated recreation facilities are in compliance in the new facility. The problem in documentation evolved when jailers recorded the time and date inmates were taken to recreation but failed to record when the inmates were returned to their cells. Adams called the infraction aggravating “…because they know to do that but get busy or forget and don’t finish paper work.” He stated supervisors should be checking the reports but they failed to do so.
Life and Safety issues revolve around recording the instruction given to new personnel regarding the location of fire extinguishers and other equipment used in case of a fire and the location of keys should the electrical power be down. Also the time and date of quarterly retraining was not noted or was not performed. “Without the paperwork, there is no proof of work performed.”
Adams said that anytime an inmate is to be disciplined, the inmate has 24 hours to address his grievance regarding the discipline to the proper authorities. The 24 hour period is to pass before the discipline is carried out. Again, no paperwork was available to show the steps taken.
Adams noted that the move from the old jail to the new jail was part of the problem. The records requested may have been placed in storage and not located for the inspectors. Everything else was in compliance according to the Sheriff. He said steps will be taken to correct the issues. A meeting with jail supervisors will motivate those employees to check the work to make sure it is performed. A staff meeting for the jail will follow. In that meeting jailers will be instructed and encouraged to ask questions when they are unsure of what must be recorded in the paperwork. The Sheriff said he would be the motivational speaker for the two meetings.
The sheriff said the good news is that as the holidays approach the jail will traditionally have fewer inmates. However, after the first of the year numbers will again increase. He expects all to be in compliance as he ends his 20-years as sheriff December 31.
Phone Call From Jail Adds to Charges
She is in jail on a $20,000 bond for a September 6th arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. However, more charges were generated when she spoke with her son by phone from the jail facility.
Sharon Donice Simmons, 47, told her son in a phone call from the jail to destroy a black bag inside her residence on Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs. Inside the bag was 3.6 grams of suspected methamphetamine along with several syringes, meth pipes, and other drug paraphernalia.
An additional charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams has been added.
Three Arrested as Deputies Sought to Serve Warrant
Three individuals were arrested shortly after Hopkins County Deputies knocked on the door of a residence on FM 1870. Deputies went to the house in search of a wanted person.
When the female resident answered the door, she stated that she had not seen the individual sought in over a week. Deputies searched the residence and found a locked door. She stated that the door should not be locked because no one was in the room. The wanted subject opened the door.
Juan Domingo Ramirez, 26, of Como was behind the locked door along with another male. Ramirez was wanted for Violation of Probation Injury to Child. Cathy Darlene Culpepper, 44, was arrested for Hindering Apprehension, a Felony 3. Both are in Hopkins County Jail Wednesday morning. The third individual was also arrested on a misdemeanor charge.
