Cumby Police: Woman Claimed To Be Under Influence Of Meth When Found On The Roof
A 51-year-old Cumby woman claimed to be under the influence of methamphetamine when found on the roof of a Commerce Street building, officers alleged in arrest reports.
A Cumby Police officer was dispatched at 7:30 a.m. to the Cumby address, where a person was reported to be on the roof of the building. When officers contacted the 52-year-old woman, she not only admitted she broke a window on the front of the building while climbing onto the roof of the building; she also claimed to be under the influence of meth when they found her.
She was detained. EMS was called to the location to check out the woman. According to the arrest report, after the woman was cleared by EMS, she was transported to the county jail, where she was booked on a Class C public intoxication charge as well as as a charge of criminal mischief resulting in $100-$750 worth of damage for the broken window, according to arrest and jail reports.
The 51-year-old was released from the county jail Monday, July 19, 2022, on a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor criminal mischief charge.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
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.
Woman Leads Police On Brief Foot Chase
A 32-year-old Caddo Mills woman led police on a brief foot chase, then urinated in a patrol vehicle before being booked into jail on three misdemeanor charges early Sunday, according to arrest reports.
Police Officer Dustin Green reported seeing two vehicles stationary, blocking the road near the 1200 block of South Broadway Street. Green reported seeing the woman walking toward a maroon vehicle, yelling, as he approached at 12:23 a.m. July 17, 2022. He attempted to detain the woman, for further investigation of what was going on. She began walking away from the location.
She reportedly had noticeable red, bloodshot eyes and alcohol emitted from her. When he tried to obtain her ID, she allegedly ran away on foot. He gave her multiple verbal warnings to stop, but she failed to heed them. When he caught up to her, and tried to place her into custody, she allegedly pulled way and tensed her arms, making it difficult for the officer to put handcuffs on her.
When police attempted to put the woman in the patrol vehicle, she pulled away and let her body go limp. She claimed she needed to urinate. The officer advised her “not right now.” She urinated as soon as she got into the patrol vehicle, according to arrest reports.
Once secured in the back seat, the woman reportedly began trying to move the handcuffs from the back to the front. They secured them behind her, then took her to jail. She was placed into a V cell due to her behavior. She was officially booked into jail at 2:30 a.m. on an evading arrest or detention charge; resisting arrest, search or transport; and public intoxication, according to arrest reports.
The woman was released from Hopkins County jail Monday, July 18, 2022, on a $1,000 bond each on the misdemeanor evading charge and and the resisting charge.
SSPD Sgt. Matt Glenn is credited with assisting with the arrest.
KSST does not publish the names or photos of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
A&M-Commerce Offers Technology Management BAAS for Working Professionals
COMMERCE, TX—The Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce has launched a new Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) in Technology Management degree program. The new fully online program is designed to prepare working professionals for managerial careers in technical fields.
Brent Donham, Ph.D., who serves as dean of the College of Science and Engineering at A&M-Commerce, said there is a large pool of worthy professionals who have reached a career plateau; they have the knowledge and experience for advancement, but they require a baccalaureate degree to obtain next-level opportunities.
The BAAS in Technology Management integrates the coursework of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) undergraduate degree with the knowledge and skill sets that industry employers desire.
The program provides a seamless transition to a bachelor’s degree for students who have already completed their core and career course requirements through an earned AAS degree in technical tracks such as information technology, engineering technology, manufacturing, computer-aided design, construction technology or industrial technology.
Students will learn to function efficiently in dynamic, data-driven environments and demonstrate effective skills in organizational communication and project management. They will discover innovative organizational management and leadership practices across industry sectors and learn to engage in decision-making processes governed by personal and organizational values and ethics.
Up to 83 semester credit hours may be transferred into the program, with students completing the remaining 37 semester hours or more online through A&M-Commerce.
Donham worked with industry partners to develop relevant coursework that will prepare students for leadership and management positions in their field or position them to pursue graduate-level studies such as the online Master of Science in Technology Management at A&M-Commerce.
“Our new BAAS in Technology Management degree is in line with the department’s mission to develop industry professionals who contribute to the betterment of society,” Donham said. “This is an exciting opportunity for deserving professionals to elevate their leadership and career opportunities.”
Learn more about the BAAS in Technology Management program and the Department of Engineering and Technology at A&M-Commerce.
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About Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce serves rural and metropolitan East Texas with a dedicated mission to Educate. Discover. Achieve. With an enrollment of 10,966 students, A&M-Commerce is the third-largest member of The Texas A&M University System. Students choose from among 140 academic degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels and learn from world-class faculty who conduct nationally recognized research. A vibrant student experience includes a thriving Greek community, more than 100 student-led organizations and 14 NCAA athletic teams. The university joined the Southland Conference in July 2022 and began a transition into NCAA Division I. A&M-Commerce offers classes online and on-site in Commerce, Corsicana, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite and the newest location at 8750 North Central Expressway in Dallas.
Contact: Michael Johnson
Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
903.886.5128
Warrant Service In Cumby Results 2 Arrests, Discovery Of Meth
Deputies went to a Cumby residence to serve warrants, and ended up taking 2 people into custody and discovering meth and other drug paraphernalia in the home Friday, according to arrest reports. A Sulphur Springs woman was also jailed Friday on a controlled substance charge.
Cumby Residential Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Elijah Fite contacted Anita Ann Mack, who they had been told was inside the County Road 1143 residence. They took the 40-year-old Sulphur Springs woman into custody July 15, 2022, on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrant and two no driver’s license warrants. Deputies also contacted her friend, Jonathan Wade Pursell, in his bedroom at the residence and took him into custody at 5:42 a.m. Friday on the May 15, 2022 manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
The deputies spotted what they believed to be methamphetamine in plain view at the residence. The HCSO officers contacted Investigator Shea Shaw regarding the matter. A search warrant was sought, obtained and executed at the CR 1143 residence.
As they took the 43-year-old Cumby man into custody, deputies reported seeing multiple items of drug paraphernalia visible in plain view in Pursell’s bedroom. While searching the home, deputies were notified that jail officials caught Pursell attempting to hide in a holding cell contraband he had managed to carry into the jail. Contraband was seized and Pursell was held pending an addition charge, Steward alleged in arrest reports.
The suspected meth tested positive, and weighed 5.757 grams, including packaging. Consequently, Pursell was charged no only on the manufacture or delivery warrant, but also for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence (trying to hide at the alleged contraband at the jail) and prohibited substance in a correctional facility, according to arrest reports.
Mack, who is also known by Anita Ann Kitchel, was released from the county jail Saturday, July 16, 2022, on a $35,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.
Pursell, who is also known by the alias Jonathan Bolding, however remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, July 18, 2022. His bonds totaled $250,000 — $100,00 on the manufacture or delivery warrant; and $50,000 each on the possession, tampering with evidence and prohibited substance charges, according to jail reports.
Hollie Circle Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite and Sgt. Tanner Steward were made aware of an outstanding warrant for Amy Nicole Fitzgerald’s arrest.
They contacted the 40-year-old Sulphur Springs woman at a Hollie Circle residence at 11 a.m. July 15, 2022, and took her into custody on the warrant. She was transported to and booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:33 a.m. July 15, 2022, on the manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports.
Fitzgerald, who is also known by Amy Nicole Brown Fielden, Amy Nicole Fielden Brown, Amy Nicole Lee and Amy Fielden Lee, was released from Hopkins County jail Saturday, July 16, 2022, on a $35,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge, 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.
Learn More About the Welding Program at Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs
SPARKS FLYING
Donavon Thurneberry, a student in the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop at the S, has the sparks flying as he works on a project. To learn more about the welding program or other workforce education opportunities, call the campus at 903-885-1232.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
Local CHRISTUS Medical/Surgical Nurse Nominated For Daisy Award
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ.
CHRISTUS Health Launches On Demand Care — Virtual Visits With Caregivers Available Every Day
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS® Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
CHRISTUS Health has expanded access to health care across ministries in Texas and Louisiana with the launch of CHRISTUS On Demand Care. These virtual visits allow patients to meet with a CHRISTUS Health caregiver through live video from their smartphone, tablet or computer for their urgent care needs from 7a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday, and even holidays. This service compliments scheduled virtual visits that are already in high demand and available to new and existing patients.
Built specifically for a consumer’s health care needs in mind, CHRISTUS On Demand Care providers can treat anything from allergies to rashes to even the flu, all from the comfort of a location and a time that’s convenient for the user. The virtual visit allows someone to be placed in a queue and to be seen by the first available CHRISTUS board-certified provider. If further testing like blood work or consultations is necessary, CHRISTUS On Demand Care can also help facilitate referrals and provide other helpful instructions.
There is no additional cost associated with a CHRISTUS On Demand Care visit. Nearly all major medical insurances cover these visits. Depending on the insurance plan, one might have a co-pay, but just like seeing a provider in a traditional office setting. Medicare and Medicaid also currently cover virtual visits like CHRISTUS On Demand.
To schedule CHRISTUS On Demand Care visit christushealth.org/virtual-medicine or go to your MyCHRISTUS account (formerly known as “MyChart”) and click on virtual visit or On Demand Care. Look for the launch of our MyCHRISTUS app, coming soon!
Awards
The DAISY Foundation was established in 2000 by the family of Patrick Barnes. He died at the age of 33 of complications of ITP. Like many families you see every day who go through this kind of horrific loss, the Barnes family wanted to find a way to turn their grief into something positive and do something that would honor the very special man Patrick was. Over a dinner right after Pat’s death, they came up with DAISY – an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.
As they brainstormed what the DAISY Foundation would do, they kept coming back to the one positive thing they held on to during Pat’s 8 week illness: the amazing care he – and all the family – received from Pat’s nurses, even when he was completely sedated. The family was so impressed by the clinical care Pat’s nurses provided, and they were overwhelmed by the level of compassion and kindness that his nurses brought to Pat’s bedside day in and day out. The family came to understand that the communication and attention being paid to Pat was a very important part of the clinical care nurses provide.
Because of their experience, the Barnes Family believes that nurses are unsung heroes of our society who deserve far more recognition and honor than they receive. They decided to find a way to say thank you to nurses. So Pat’s wife, Tena, his parents, Bonnie and Mark and other family members created The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. There are now 2,000 healthcare facilities in fifteen countries committed to honoring their nurses with The DAISY Award.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System started the DAISY program in early 2017. The award is presented quarterly to the ONE best nomination, as chosen by a panel of direct care nurses from each of our seven sites. All nominations are blinded, so no one knows who has been nominated until after the winner is chosen.
Congratulations to nominee Taylor Beasley, RN, from our Medical/Surgical department.
COVID Vaccine Clinics
Net Health continues to offer adult and pediatric COVID vaccines at 100 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. They will provide vaccines from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. daily every four weeks as listed: July 25-29, August 22-26, September 19-23, and October 17-21. 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
Mexican Citizen Caught With Fake ID cards Saturday
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old Mexican citizen early Saturday after finding him in possession of a fake ID cards, according to arrest reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Josh Davis and reported Bobby Osornio stopping a silver Chevrolet HR with a fictitious temporary tag mounted on it at 1:13 a.m. July 16, 2022, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 120.
When asked for ID, the driver reportedly presented deputies with Mexico identification documentation with the the name Jesus Ernesto Vales-Esparza and the man’s information printed on it.
The man agreed to let deputies search the sedan. A deputy located a Texas driver’s license in the vehicle with the name Jesus Salazar printed on it and the driver’s photo. The information on the Texas DL returned to a Jesus Salazar. On inspection, the driver’s license was clearly a fictitious copy, deputies alleged in arrest report. The deputies also reported finding a Social Security card with the name Jesus Salazar on it that was also believed to be a fictitious copy, Davis alleged in arrest reports.
They took the man, identified in the Mexico ID as Valdes-Esparza but who gave an Irving address, into custody at 1:40 a.m. Saturday and booked him into jail at 3:22 a.m. for fraudulent use or possession of more than 1 piece of identifying information, the driver’s license and Social Security cards in the other man’s name. He remained in Hopkins county jail overnight, then was released Sunday, July 17, 2022, on a $15,000 bond on the felony fraud charge, 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.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report — July 11-17, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of July 11-17, 2022, included:
Arrests
- Bryan Burns, 58 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on July 12, 2022 on a Hopkins County Warrant for Evading Arrest with Previous Convictions; and 6 Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants: two for Expired Registration, 2 for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility, and one each for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle and Failure to Yield Right of Way to Emergency Vehicle.
- Sara Barnes, 42 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on July 13, 2022, for Driving While Intoxicated.
- Mitch Evans, 42 years of age, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on July 15, 2022, on a Smith County Warrant for Theft of Property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000.
Calls for Service
The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 115 calls for service during this reporting period.
Citations
The Winnsboro Police Department issued 26 citations and 30 warnings during this reporting period.
Crime In Sulphur Springs In First 6 Months Of 2022 Sets New 23-Year Low
Crime in Sulphur Springs declined overall in the first 6 months of 2022, setting a new 23-year Jan. 1-June 30 low. Only 59 offenses were recorded by Sulphur Springs Police Department from January 1-June 30, 2022, in the 7 major offense categories, the fewest number of Jan. 1-June 30 offenses reported since 2000.
Previously, the fewest number of offenses was 62 recorded in 2021 and 67 in 2018. In fact, the total number offenses recorded by SSPD in the 7 major offense categories (the Uniform Crime Reports law enforcement agencies are required to report to state and federal authorities) didn’t fall below 100 until 2011 and 2012, when only 95, then 81 offenses were recorded, then returned to 3 digits for January-June for the next 3 years. The offense total has remained below 100 since 2017.
The most offenses recorded by SSPD from Jan. 1-June 30 since 2000 was 181 in 2004, with 2000 and 2003 tied for second with 173 crimes each in the seven major offense categories, according to crime statistics reported semi-annually by SSPD.
Property Crimes
One less theft of property or merchandise valued at more than $200 was reported during the first half of 2022 than the previous low of 28 reported during the first 6 months of 2021, setting a new record of 27 for the category. The most thefts over $200 reported from Jan. 1-June 30, since 2000 was 86 in 2006, a year in which a total of 156 crimes were recorded by SSPD.
Only seven burglaries were recorded during the first 6 months of 2022, just one shy of the 23-year record low of six recorded in 2019 and just more than in 2020. That’s only half the total reported in during the first half of 2021, however. The most burglaries reported during the first half of the year in Sulphur Springs. The most burglaries recorded for Sulphur Springs from Jan. 1-June 30 in the past 23 years was 70 set in 2004, and second highest number of burglaries during the first half of the year was 52 in 2002. This category didn’t dip below 25 until 2016, when 20 burglaries were recorded. Only once since then has that many burglaries been recorded since; 20 burglaries were recorded for Sulphur Springs in 2020 as well.
In 2004, SSPD also began tracking home and building burglaries separately. Only 3 building burglaries were reported during the first 6 months of 2022 for Sulphur Springs, tying 2019 for the record low. The most building burglaries recorded during the first half of the year during the last 19 years was 23 in 2004, when a total of 70 burglaries were recorded during the first half of the year.
Four home burglaries, or burglaries of habitations as they are legally called, were reported by SSPD during the first half of 2004, the same as in 2020, and one fewer than in 2021, but still one more than the record low of three home burglaries recorded in 2018 and repeated in 2019. The most home burglaries reported by SSPD since the agency began tracking and reporting the two types separately was 47 in 2004, with 2012 in second with 31 and 2008 the third highest with 29 home burglaries.
Another category more than cut in half during the 2021 semiannual report was vehicle thefts. This category declined from 12 during the first half of 2021 to 5 in the first half of 2022, the same as in 2010, and just one stolen car shy of the record low of four recorded during the first 6 months of 2009.The most vehicle thefts recorded from Jan. 1-June 30 over hte past 23 years was 25, first reported in 2001 and repeated in 2003. In fact, 2001 and 2003 were the only semiannual period (in which more than 20 vehicles were reported stolen.
Crimes Against People
While crime was down in all three property categories, unfortunately, crime rose in all four categories for violent offenses or crimes against people, during the first 6 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, accounting for the 20 remaining crimes recorded by SSPD in 2022.
One homicide was recorded by SSPD during the first 6 months of 2022, the same as in 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2018. However, since no homicides (murders) were recorded during hte first half of 2021, that’s a 100% increase. It should be noted that the offense actually occurred in December 2021. Although a vehicle crash it resulted in a fatality; While the official charge wasn’t murder, according to the law, it is coded the same way and must be counted as a homicide. Because of the length of time SSPD spent on the crash investigation, the case wasn’t filed until 2022, according to SSPD officials. In only two years have there been more homicides reported from January-June of the year since 2000, two in 2003 and three in 2020. No homicides recorded in the 16 other years since 2000.
Six sexual assaults were reported during the first half of 2022, the same as in 2014, but two more than in 2003, 2019, 2020 and 2021. In 3 years — 2002, 2011 and 2012 — no sexual assaults were reported during the first half of the year. The most sexual assaults reported in Sulphur Springs during the first half of the year since 2000 was 12 in 2013, the only year during the past 23 in which the total of sexual assaults posted from Jan. 1-June 30 reached two digits.
Two robberies were recorded in 2022. A 28-year-old Arp man was accused of assaulting a date who rebuffed his sexual advances, then used an app on her phone to transfer money to himself on Feb. 17, 2022, police reported after Jimmy Ray Mason Jr. turned himself in on Feb. 21, 2022 and was arrested on the robbery and attempted sexual assault warrants. A man also was accused at lunch time on June 15, 2022, of robbing Pilgrim Bank, then fleeing.
That’s two more robberies than were reported during 2021, one of only 2 years in which there were no no robberies during the first 6 months of the year. The most robberies recorded from Jan. 1 to June 30 in Sulphur Springs was the seen reported in 2000.
Eleven assaults other than simple, or aggravated assaults, were reported in Sulphur Springs from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2022, up from the record low of 4 assaults recorded in 2013 nd repeated in 2021. That’s still almost half as many aggravated assaults recorded in 2000 and repeated in 2021. Over the last 10 years, there have only been more 10 or more in three years, 15 in 2015, 12 assaults in 2020 and 11 in 2022.
Summer 42 Tournament Winners
Karon Weatherman reports…
“We had a great Summer 42 Tournament today. It was a great way to enjoy the day and beat the heat.
1st Place Winners – Debbie St Clair and Tina Sparks
2nd Place Winners – Walt Gamblin and Junior Hinton
3rd Place Winners- Charlotte Wyche and Trish Martin
4th Place Winners- Paul Bennett and Calvin Bain
Thank you Donna James and Cecil Toenniges for helping me today.
Our next 42 Tournament will be the Earl W Martin 42 Tournament on October 22nd at 10:00″
