SSPD: Van Sickle Street Search Warrant Yields Meth, THC Marijuana, 3 Arrests
Como Traffic Stop Results In 1 Felony Arrest
When Sulphur Springs Police and Special Crimes Unit investigators executed a search warrant at a Van Sickle Street address at 5 p.m. Sunday, they found suspected methamphetamine, THC, marijuana and drug paraphernalia and took three people into custody, according to arrest reports. In an unrelated incident, a Brashear man was accused Sunday of trying to discard meth pipe under a car during a Como traffic stop, according to sheriff’s reports.
Van Sickle Street Search
SCU Lt. Mark Estes reported finding a crystal-like substance in the night stand directly beside Barbara Jeanne Schmidt’s bed. The 65-year-old Sulphur Springs woman admitted to having the meth and was taken into custody at 6:30 p.m. July 31, 2022 and transported to jail, SSPD Officer Sean Hoffman and Lt. Estes noted in arrest reports.
Lt. Estes reported another Van Sickle Street resident, Mark Anthony Robinson, claimed ownership of a box containing drug paraphernalia, marijuana and THC found under a couch. The 53-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested at 6:30 p.m. and transported to jail.
The officers also reported finding a 38-year-old staying at the Van Sickle Street residence, after being warned by police to stay away. Dispatchers confirmed an active criminal trespass warning on file prohibiting the woman from being at the Van Sickle Street address. Consequently, the officers also took her into custody around 6:30 p.m. July 31, 2022, and transported her to jail. She was booked into jail at 7:52 p.m. Sunday on a Class B misdemeanor criminal trespass charge, according to arrest reports.
Schmidt was booked into Hopkins County jail at 7:21 p.m. Sunday for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance; a drug-free zone enhancement was added due to the proximity of the address to a childcare facility. She was released from jail Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, on a $5,000 bond on the third-degree felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
Robinson was booked into jail at 7:40 p.m. July 31 for possession of less than 2 ounces of the Penalty Group 2 controlled substance THC in a drug-free zone. He remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in lieu of the $5,000 bond set on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
KSST does not publish the photos or names of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
Como Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a black Toyota 4-Runner at 2:19 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022, on Gaskins Street at Katy Street in Como, after seeing the eastbound SUV fail to stop at the designated stopping point at the intersection of State Highway 11 east at FM 69 south, then turn north on FM 69 south.
The front seat passenger reportedly admitted to being a felon and later claimed he was nervous. When the driver of the SUV refused permission to search its contents for potential contraband, the deputy said he had both men step out of the SUV. The passenger was hesitant to step out of the SUV, but did get out to await a police canine for a sniff search around the vehicle, Fite alleged in arrest reports.
A short time later, Fite and Deputy Kevin Lester alleged in arrest reports, the driver changed his mind about letting the deputies search the vehicle. “The driver stated it was too hot outside to wait for a K9 and he had placed to be and insisted we search his vehicle,” deputies wrote in arrest reports.
While conducting the search, one of the deputies reported stepping on a glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke methamphetamine lying under the rear passenger’s side door. He placed the Christopher Shane Freeman into custody at 2:38 p.m. July 31, 2022, pending further investigation of the paraphernalia. After the search, the driver was released with a verbal warning for the traffic violation, while 48-year-old Freeman was taken to jail.
Once at the jail, Fite reviewed his car dashcam video, which he reported showed Freeman making furtive movement after exiting the vehicle. A glass pipe then fell to the ground, where it was later recovered by the deputy. As a result, the Brashear man was booked into the county jail at 4:24 p.m. July 31, 2022, for tampering with evidence. Freeman was released from Hopkins County jail on a $2,000 bond on the felony charge Monday, Aug. 1, 2022.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Obstetrics Now Includes Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic In Sulphur Springs
August Is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
According to the CDC, breastfeeding has health benefits for both babies and mothers. Breast milk provides a baby with ideal nutrition and supports growth and development. Here are five great benefits of breastfeeding:
- Breast milk is the best source of nutrition for most babies: as the baby grows, the mother’s breast milk will change to meet her baby’s nutritional needs.
- Breastfeeding can help protect babies against some short- and long-term illnesses and diseases: breastfed babies have a lower risk of asthma, obesity, type I diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). They are also less likely to have ear infections and stomach bugs.
- Breast milk shares antibodies from the mother with her baby.
- Mothers can breastfeed anytime and anywhere.
- Breastfeeding can reduce the mother’s risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Would you like to learn more about breastfeeding your baby? Our hospital has a lactation consultant at your service for assistance, and we offer a FREE virtual breastfeeding class every month. Call 903.439.4091 for more information, or to sign up for a class.
Sports Medicine
FREE Saturday Athletic Injury Clinic for student athletes is back this month! Starting August 20, a Saturday sports injury clinic will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. through November 12. Student athletes in Hopkins County from 7th grade to college age will be able to get a free exam and x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury.
The clinic will be held at our CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. For more information about our Sports Medicine program or Orthopedic services, please call 903.885.6688.
Maternal Fetal Medicine
CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Obstetrics now includes a Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic here in Sulphur Springs.
OBGYN Physician Dr. Martin Fielder says: “Having high risk maternity care here in Sulphur Springs means our pregnant patients with the most risks won’t have to leave the county to receive specialist care. Leveraging our extensive experience with telemedicine, CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic can now offer access to the Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists in Tyler, Texas to our patients in the Sulphur Springs service area. They will utilize the latest technology 3D/4D ultrasound machine generously gifted by our Hopkins County Health Care Foundation to evaluate and care for our high risk mothers.”
High risk pregnancies include conditions such as those that involve a mother with a complicated disease process such as diabetes, heart condition, or who has experienced recurrent pregnancy loss. There are those that involve an unborn baby or babies with a difficult diagnosis such as congenital heart disease or a genetic condition, or those where both mother and baby are affected with complex conditions.
Our provider team includes Darryl Doughtie, MD; Martin Fielder, MD; and Certified Nurse Midwife Deb Logan. To schedule an appointment, please call 903.439.4917.
COVID Vaccine Clinic Dates
Net Health continues to offer Adult and Pediatric vaccines and boosters every three weeks at the clinic on 100 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. The clinic will be held on the following dates:
- August 22-26
- September 19-23
- October 17-21.
You may walk in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. No appointment is necessary.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
CHRISTUS Introduces Newest Resource — A Mobile Athletic Training Room
Approximately 40-50 attended a special ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2022, to introduce CHRISTUS’ newest resource — a Mobile Athletic Training Room or MATR (pronounced mater), a specially equipped trailer designed to assist at athletic meets and games. The unit will add to the services available to student athletes who are injured during athletic events or practices.
Holding the ribbon cutting in the parking lot at Gerald Prim Stadium was appropriate as the trailer will be located at the stadium in Sulphur Springs most of the time, particularly during home football games.
“This is not an RV trailer. What we have in here and what we will have in here is state of the art equipment to take care of our athletes in Hopkins County and our service area. We’ve got bout 22 high schools that we work with now,” CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs CEO Paul Harvey said of the schools the hospital serves. “Dr. [Chris] Meltsakos and our athletic trainers will be involved in a lot of our games throughout Friday night games coming up this fall throughout our service area. So, we are real thankful for the energy and time that they are going to spend on this.”
Harvey noted the process to make the new CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute mobile trailer come to fruition has been a 1 1/2 year journey that would not have been possible without a number of individuals and groups working together to make it happen.
Harvey offered thanks to Shannon Barker, who served as Hopkins County Health Care Foundation director until recently, for the many hours of work she put in initially to help the project get up and running. He also thanked the Health Care Foundation Board for the dedication and effort they put into the project, including coming up with creative ways to make the Mobile Athletic Training Room (MATR) possible, and Sharla Campbell who lead the effort.
Sharla Campbell, on behalf of the Health Care Foundation Board, extended thanks to Alliance Bank for partnering with them to bring the opportunity to the community.
“As a mother, I want to give a heartfelt thank you to CHRISTUS and to Alliance Bank and the other companies that support the Foundation. It’s a blessing to know that I am raising our children in a community that will and can take care of them, especially since it looks like I’m going to need a standing reservation for our daughter,” Campbell said with a laugh.
Harvey recognized “Tom Sellers and the fantastic team from Alliance Bank,” who embraced the healthcare professionals’ dream to make the mobile center possible as a means to better serve area athletes.
“I am just so pleased and thankful to have Alliance Bank to be part of this effort. I’d just like to recognize Tom and his team right now,” Harvey said of Sellers, Alliance Bank’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
“I just wanted to say thank you personally to Alliance Bank and the Health Care Foundation for all you guys do for us. We couldn’t have done this project without you and we are so proud to have this in Sulphur springs,” said Jennifer Heitman, senior market development representative for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs.
The Hospital CEO too offered thanks to Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Mike Lamb for his part in the planning process for the MATR. Harvey and Kyle Lemarr, coordinator for sports medicine, met many time with Lamb “to make sure we were on the right track with this whole process, not only from what we do from an athletic training standpoint but really how to take care of our athletes — not just in football but in every sport that each high school has, how can CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs make a difference from that standpoint.”
“We are just real pleased to support our community. We are very pleased to be able to support student athletes and provide for them across the market and in our county. That’s very important for us, supporting efforts by the school in any manner and also support of our hospital. I’ve said many times we are blessed to have a hospital of the caliber we have in this community. A lot of communities ours size do not have that and we appreciate very much all the hospital does in health care and in support they give the community. We are just thrilled to be a partner with them and look to continue partnerships in the future,” Sellers said.
“I can’t thank Alliance Bank enough for all the support. When Mr. Harvey, Shannon and I went with him to Alliance Bank, we pitched what we are doing and they said immediately, ‘What do you need?’ That was a blessing, the support you show for our community is really awesome not only will this allow athletes to go back to play it allows them to play safely. That’s the most important goal, being able to have the tools, being able to evaluate them in an athlete training room, to do it properly . I can’t thank you enough,” sports medicine coordinator Kyle Lemarr said.
Lemarr also noted that Meltsakos and has been a blessing to the community, especially the athletes during the last few years.
Meltsakos too thanked “everybody for their support” in attaining the MATR, noting that it is “a beautiful, wonderful thing to be able to help these athletes.” The resources will allow not only early diagnosis of injury for athletes but also help get them back on their feet sooner.
The Health Care Foundation Board last month approved purchase of the final piece of equipment to go into the trailer to make it fully operational, a state of the art mobile x-ray machine to fit inside of a moving trailer. It’s not arrived soon but will be added as soon as it’s available. The MATR already has tables and other stations on which to seat or position athletes who are being seen by the orthopedic trainers and staff.
During football games, the trailer will be parked behind the stadium on the visitors side, where buses are typically parked. That will make it visible and give better accessibility to the field. The tailgate of the trailer lowers so athletes can be driven or carried over on a golf cart if needed.
Starting this fall, in September, Meltsakos will be joined by another orthopedic surgeon, who will be the only hand specialist in this part of North Texas. He and Meltsakos have already been planning regarding orthopedic service offerings.
The MATR will supplement service already offered in Sulphur Springs. In addition to the specialized staff, the CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute also for the past couple of years has offered Saturday sports injury clinic.
Starting Aug. 20, a Saturday sports injury clinic will be resume every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. through Nov. 12 at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. Student athletes in Hopkins County from 7th grade to college age will be able to get a free exam and x-ray to determine a plan of care to treat their injury. For more information about our Sports Medicine program or Orthopedic services, please call 903.885.6688.
Annual Joint Meeting Of Genealogical & Historical Societies
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s annual joint meeting with the Hopkins County Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2022, in the Winifred Building inside Heritage Park, located at 416 North Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs, Texas. (Masks are optional).
Paula Altenbaumer will be portraying Hopkins County historical pioneer woman Elizabeth M. Ashcroft, widow of Dr. Levi Henderson Ashcroft and mother of the first B. F. Ashcroft.
Refreshments will be served following the presentation.
A Mineola Man Led Police On Chase Going The Wrong Direction On I-30
A 75-year-old Mineola man led police on a vehicle pursuit while traveling the wrong direction on I-30 early Saturday morning, according to police reports. A Texarkana man was jailed Friday on a warrant.
I-30 pursuit
Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Matt Glenn responded to a report of a pickup traveling east into oncoming traffic on the westbound side of Interstate 30 at 1:41 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022. Glenn spotted the truck being driven east in the westbound traffic lane on I-30, according to arrest reports.
Sgt. Glenn caught up to the silver pickup near mile marker 131 and attempted to stop it by driving beside of the truck in the eastbound lanes with the emergency lights and air horn on his patrol vehicles active. Instead of stopping, however, the driver of the silver pickup continued traveling in the wrong direction.
The officer was able to eventually pull ahead of the truck in the opposite lane, then crossed through the median in an attempt to stop the wrong-way truck. Again, instead of stopping, the pickup driver continued into oncoming traffic. Glenn followed with his emergency lights and siren active in another attempt to get the man to stop the truck. The Mineola driver did not stop.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies, aware of the situation, closed down I-30 west as the pursuit neared. The deputies successfully deployed stop sticks. Only after all of the truck’s tires deflated did the driver stop around mile marker 136. Deputies removed Donald Ray Moss from the pickup, the placed him into handcuffs. After being checked out by Hopkins County EMS and refusing any further treatment from them, the 75-year-old Mineola man was transported to Hopkins County jail.
Moss was booked into jail at 3:38 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge. He was released from custody Sunday, July 31, 2022, on a $10,000 bond on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
Warrant Arrest
HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Hutchins Unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice and took custody of Cleophus Ross Jr., who was being held at 9:57 a.m. July 29, 2022, on a Hopkins County evading arrest or detention with a vehicle warrant.
Huffman transported Ross to Hopkins County jail, where the 39-year-Texarkana man was booked in on the warrant. Ross — who jail reports show is also known by the aliases Robert Jackson, Pimp, Pip , Squeak, YG, Yo, Young and YoungPimp — remained in the county jail Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2022, in lieu of the $25,000 bond set on the charge, according to jail reports.
KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.
If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21st century.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Recall: 3 Batches Of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30
HELTON, Conn.– Edgewell Personal Care Company over the weekend issued a voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level. An internal review found that some samples of the product contained trace levels of benzene. While benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat products, the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can.
Importantly, no other batches of Hair & Scalp (either before or after these batch codes) and no other Banana Boat products are in the scope of this recall and may continue to be used by consumers safely and as intended.
- 0-79656-04041-8 Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 20016AF December 2022 6 oz
- 0-79656-04041-8 Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 20084BF February 2023 6 oz
- 0-79656-04041-8 Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 21139AF April 2024 6 oz
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin and it potentially can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life threatening. To date, Edgewell has not received any adverse events related to this recall. Benzene is ubiquitous in the environment. Humans around the world have daily exposures to it indoors and outdoors from multiple sources. Daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences according to an independent health assessment using established exposure modeling guidelines.
The voluntarily recalled sunscreen spray products are packaged in aerosol cans. The products were distributed nationwide in the United States through various retailers and online. Edgewell has notified its retailers to remove any remaining recalled product from shelves. Banana Boat will also offer reimbursement for consumers who have purchased a product marked with one of the lot codes in the table above. Lot codes are located on the bottom of the can. Consumers should stop using the affected product immediately and appropriately discard.
Consumers with questions regarding this recall may contact Edgewell Personal Care at 1-888-686-3988 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Consumers may also visit www.bananaboat.com for more information and to learn how to receive reimbursement for eligible products. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have any questions, concerns or have experienced any problems related to using these aerosol sunscreen products.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
Complete and submit the report Online Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Consider a Red Yucca for your Flower Bed
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener
One often overlooked plant that works well in flower beds/gardens is a red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora), also known as pink yucca, red-flowered yucca, soft-tip yucca or samadoque, coral yucca, hummingbird yucca, and false yucca. Regardless of the common name, red yucca is an herbaceous, shrubby, evergreen perennial succulent, which has 5-plus years if kept in good condition.
Red yuccas thrive in well drained alkaline or acidic soils, and are regarded as one tough plant. It can take light shade, but does better in full sun, even with reflected heat. Though often seen as a desert plant, it can thrive in your yard and can survive cold in the ground down to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. If grown in a container, however, it should be moved inside to a sunlit area during winter.
With its 4-5 inch pink (rarely red or yellow) flowers, red yuccas are attractive to pollinators, as they flower several times during the growing season. Deadheading spent flowers improves plant appearance, and encourages more flowers rather that spending most of its energy in plant growth.
Basically, the red yucca is fool proof for your location as long as you have well drained soil and don’t over water. New plants should be watered once to twice a week at first. After the first year, water only when there is little to no rain. After that, established plants should do very well on just rain water.
As such, it’s a great plant for rock gardens and xeric landscapes. Unlike other yuccas, the leaves do not have sharp points, making it non-hazardous to children in the area and klutzes like me who bump into it!
As an aside, for those who desire different flower colors, there are dwarf forms and some hybrids that have red or yellow flowers.
Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 1-5, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Aug. 1-5, 2022 includes:
- Monday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Corn and Normandy Vegetables.
- Tuesday – Chicken Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Sticks.
- Wednesday – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a Roll.
- Thursday – Chicken Noodle Soup, Crackers and Tossed Salad.
- Friday – Rotisserie Lemon Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes and Broccoli.
The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center is a place where Senior Citizens age 50 and over can have a good time with old friends and make some new ones. Meal-A-Day is just one service the center provides. The coffee pot is always on and a smile is on each face. The SCC has a full library with all different kinds of reading books that can be taken, read and returned. Take as many as you like and bring some of your books in to share with others. Click here to find more information for seniors citizens.
Warrant Service Reveals Fake Money And Meth
Deputies went to a Nicholson Street address to serve a warrant and ended up finding not only the wanted man but also fake money and meth.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Josh Davis received information that Alexander Guzman-Thomas could be found at a Nicholson Street residence Friday evening. After confirming the warrant for the 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest, the sheriff’s office approached the residence at 6:37 p.m. July 29, 2022. They received the homeowner’s permission to enter the property to look for the wanted man.
Deputies reported broken pipes of the type used for smoking methamphetamine and syringe caps hanging in a clear bag, and Latex gloves on a hanger in plain view in the back yard. They also noted a radio playing near a door on which the padlock was not engaged.
The deputies knocked and the person inside identified himself. They reported seeing a cut straw with suspected meth residue on a bed. Guzman-Thomas claimed there were no narcotics in the bedroom and agreed to let the deputies in to check. In a cigarette package on the bed, near the man’s wallet, deputies reported finding a small bag of suspected meth.
They transported Guzman-Thomas to jail and released him to jail staff. The suspected meth weighed 0.22 gram, including packaging and tested positive on a test kit. Jail staff notified the deputies after finding counterfeit currency in Guzman-Thomas’ possession. They took possession of the item, which Sgt. Davis said was obviously counterfeit US currency.
In addition to the violation of probation warrant, which he was on for a possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, Guzman-Thomas was also charged with unlawful use of a criminal instrument and a Jan. 3, 2019 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. He remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, July 30, 2022. Bond was set at $30,000 on the warrant, and $5,000 each on the new controlled substance and criminal instrument charges, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Suddenlink Officially Becomes Optimum Aug. 1 — What The Business Reports That Will Mean For Customers
Customers of Suddenlink cable, internet or phone service over the past few years have seen some changes in service, including the Altice name. Suddenlink has announced that the company officially becomes Optimum Aug. 1, 2022.
For the near future, what that means for customers is that the name and place to log in are changing. Account numbers will remain the same and most customers will remain the same and customers should be able to sign in using their current username, now called an Optimum ID, and password used for Suddenlink. Customers should be careful when clicking through though because they will need to remember the assigned access code or change it and save it for future use, and added security measure Optimum has for logging into accounts, according to Suddenlink’s post about the conversion. (Customers who receive mail billing may also receive letters about the conversion.)
In rare instances a password can’t be transitioned to Optimum, customers who sign into suddenlink.net will be asked to update their username and password. Be sure to attempt this by Aug. 1 to test it; otherwise they won’t be able to sign into their account on Aug. 1. Those who need an Optimum ID or who can’t remember theirs should visit optimum/net/help.
Starting Aug. 1, the company plans to retire the suddenlink.net website. Customers should from that date forward sign into their account at optimum.net. The Suddenlink Support App won’t work Aug. 1 and after either. However, customers can download Optimum Support app at optimum.net/supportapp.
Suddenlink statements can be viewed an downloaded for up to 12 months at optimum.net/mybill, when the customer signs in with an Optimum ID and password.
Internet customers will still receive service at the same speed, but starting Aug. 1 will no longer be charged for any data overages. The way the service is listed on internet utility bills will look a little different too, the company reports. for example, instead of Suddenlink 100, the plan will now be listed as 100 Mbps Internet.
The company is expanding its network, building Optimum Fiber in various locations through Texas as part of a multi-year program. Those living in “initial neighborhoods” are expected to have the option of choosing the 100% fiber internet network capable of delivering speeds up to 10 Gig starting in late 2022. To find out when Optimum Fiber will be available in your neighborhood, click suddenlink.com/get-fiber to receive notification of availability.
For WiFi network on the go, select optimum (formerly AlticeWiFi) from the list of available networks.
Suddenlink Cable TV customers will receive the same service as well, but the names for the different packages and equipment will change a bit after Aug. 1. For instance, Suddenlink Value/SL200/Standard Cable will become Value TV. The TV packages will have one name from the original followed by TV.
Those on an Altice One plan will continue to receive the same features, they’ll just become known as Optimum TV and the Altice OnApp will become the Optimum TV app. First time uses should follow the sign in instructions then choose Optimum TV as provider.
Home phone service will not change, just where customers login to check voicemail and manage calling features. From Aug. 1 on, sign in at optimum.net/phone.
Optimum Mobile customers will continue with no changes to service or how accounts are managed.
If any have home security systems, that will become Optimum Security and the Suddenlink Security App will become Optimum Security app.
Suddenlink Stream service will be unchanged but will become Optimum Stream.
Suddenlink email addresses won’t change on Aug. 1. Just go to myemail.suddenlink.net to read emails
As for billing, that monthly bill and due dates will remain the same. The names on them will simply change from Suddenlink or Altice to Optimum, and statements are expected to be blue instead of black. Auto Pay and Paperless Billing settings shouldn’t change unless the customer requests it.
For additional information or help, go online to https://www.optimum.net/support/contact-us and select the appropriate option.
