Texas Click it or Ticket Campaign Marks 20th Anniversary
Officials estimate campaign has saved nearly 7,000 additional lives since 2002
AUSTIN—Darcey Goodloe was a Waco high school student in 2010 when her truck was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler. Her truck shot across multiple lanes on icy I-35 and into a median, where it landed vertically, face down. She was wearing her seat belt and survived with just a few scratches.
In the years since her crash, Goodloe has graduated from Texas Tech, become a kindergarten teacher, gotten married, and is now expecting her first child (a boy)—none of which may have happened had she not chosen to buckle up that morning.
“Since its launch in 2002, the Texas Click It or Ticket campaign has saved nearly 7,000 lives,” said TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams. “We’re proud of the work we’ve done over the decades and the countless hours put in by our law enforcement partners. But there are still far too many preventable deaths on Texas roads.
From May 23 through June 5, Texas officers and deputies will step up enforcement of the state’s seat belt and child car seat laws. Texas law requires everyone in a vehicle to be properly secured in the front or back seat or face fines and fees up to $200. Children younger than 8 years old must be restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. If a child isn’t secured, the driver faces fines of up to $250.
Unfortunately, an average of 1 in 10 Texans is still not buckling up, and 1,226 people died in 2021 in unrestrained crashes, a 14% increase from the previous year. Putting on a seat belt takes only a few seconds, and doing so reduces the risk of dying by up to 45% for people in the front seat of passenger cars and up to 60% for people in pickup trucks. Even so, pickup truck drivers and passengers continue to lag in seat belt use, and the number of unbelted pickup truck drivers killed in Texas traffic crashes increased 20% last year. That’s why TxDOT is reminding everyone—whether traveling during the day or at night, a short or long distance, or as a driver or a passenger—that wearing a seat belt remains the single most effective way to protect themselves from serious injury or death in a crash and it’s the law.
From 2002 to 2021, the Click It or Ticket initiative in Texas is estimated to have saved 6,972 lives, prevented 120,000 serious injuries, and resulted in $26.3 billion in economic savings, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Click It or Ticket campaign is a key component of #EndTheStreakTX, a broader social media and word-of-mouth effort that encourages drivers to make safer choices while behind the wheel such as wearing a seat belt, driving the speed limit, never texting and driving, and never driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. November 7, 2000 was the last deathless day on Texas roadways. #EndTheStreakTX asks all Texans to commit to driving safely to help end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways.
For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Media Relations at [email protected] or (512) 463-8700.
The information contained in this report represents reportable data collected from the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (CR-3). This information was received and processed by the department as of March 22, 2022.
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Griffin, Alberts Recognized As Top Miller Grove 8th Graders
Eli Griffin and Janie Alberts are recognized as the top Miller Grove 8th graders.
Eli Griffin has been named valedictorian of the 8th grade graduating class of 2022 with an overall grade point average of 92.4.
Eli is the son of Cyndi and Dean Williams and has one sibling: his Uncle Jeremy.
As a Hornet athlete, Eli has competed in basketball, baseball, cross country, and track. He is also a member of Miller Grove FFA.
Outside of school, Eli enjoys working out, playing basketball, and hanging out with his friends.
His future short-term goals include playing on the varsity basketball team, and making it to a state competition in running. His long-term goals are going to college and owning his own business.
Janie Alberts secured the Miller Grove 8th grade salutatorian spot with an overall average of 91.3.
Janie is the daughter of Bill and Maggie Alberts. Her siblings are Colleen, Merry, and Katie Alberts.
As a member of the Miller Grove FFA Chapter, Janie competes in LDE and CDE contests. She is also a Lady Hornet, competing on the junior high basketball team.
In her spare time, Janie enjoys playing video games and writing.
Janie’s future goals include being high school valedictorian and making good enough grades to get her college degree paid in full.
Eli and Janie will be honored, along with the rest of the Miller Grove 8th Grade Class of 2022, with a graduation service at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 26.
Congratulations to these top Miller Grove 8th graders, and all students on their achievements.
Krodle, Wheat Top Graduates At Cumby High School
Logan Krodle and Matthew Wheat have been named the top honor graduates of Cumby High School Senior Class of 2022.
Logan Krodle, son of Brandon and Keri Krodle, earned the distinction of being this year’s valedictorian with a 4.0018 cumulative grade point average.
Krodle has been a student at Cumby ISD his whole life. Logan graduated from Paris Junior College Friday with an Associate of Science in Accounting, a few weeks before he officially wraps up his high school career.
Staff at CISD noted that “Logan is an exceptional young man, and we are proud to have him as a student at Cumby ISD.”
While in high school, Krodle has participated in baseball, basketball, and track. He is a member of the National Honor Society, and is on the Alliance Bank Student Advisory Board.
He also was nominated as the Chad’s Media + Alliance Bank Student of the Month for April, and received a National Merit Scholar Recognition Indigenous/Small Rural School Scholarship in the amount of $24,000.
Krodle has been accepted to Texas A&M University – College Station, where he will major in Business Administration with the goal of becoming a CPA. He was awarded a $1,500 TAMU Tuition Support Award , a $500 Cumby Athletic Booster Club Scholarship and a $1,000 Cumby Tel Scholarship to help him attain that goal.
With a GPA of 3.8350, Matthew Wheat is the second highest ranking senior at Cumby High School. The CHS Class of 2022 salutatorian is the son of Jeff and Robin Wheat.
“Matthew is an outstanding young man, and a true asset to Cumby ISD,” school officials said of Wheat,
Wheat has attended Cumby ISD since first grade. While in high school, Matthew has been a member of the National Honor Society, Beta, Texas Association of Future Educators and Student Council. He has participated in One Act Play, the Citizen Bee and UIL academic competitions. Matthew has been the captain of the Football Film Crew and co-founded the Gaming Club.
Wheat has been accepted into the Honors College at The University of North Texas in Denton, where he will major in History with the goal of becoming a high school history teacher, and eventually a history professor at the college level. He has been awarded a UNT Excellence Scholarship in the amount of $7,000 annually as well as a $3,000 UNT Merit Scholarship to help him attain his goals.
Other Notables For CHS Seniors
Both top graduates at Cumby High School will be recognized, along with the other members of the Senior Class of 2022, at a commencement service Friday, May 27, 2022.
Cumby High School Senior Class of 2022 
Aelyn-Fuentes 
Annalyse-Drake 
Azlyn-Hornsby 
Brooklyn-Shamburger 
Casey-Elmore 
Cassidy-Jimenez 
Clayton-Jensen 
Constance-Smith 
Cordelia-Moseley 
Dakota Morgan 
Damian Cota 
Dayli Sims 
Dylan Young 
Emily McJohnston 
Fabian Camargo 
Germarray Weatherall 
Isabela Vizcaya 
Israel Torres 
Jaden Basham 
Jazmin Mojica 
Jimena Enriquez 
Joshua Snyder 
Justin DeMidio 
Kaiden Jones 
Katie Sells 
Kera Turner 
Logan Krodle 
Logan Miller 
Marcelo Vizcaya 
Matthew Wheat 
Montgomery Owens 
Savannah Kurn 
Summer Coker
This week was designed as a fun week to reward seniors for their 12-13 years of hard work. On Monday, seniors and National Honor Society members were slated to tour Urban Air in Rockwall. While prekindergarten through fifth graders are enjoying a field day complete with water events Tuesday, Cumby High School seniors enjoyed an outing at Shenaniganz in Rockwall. Wednesday, the seniors are slated to head to Sulphur Springs to enjoy a movie at Bright Star Cinemas. While Cumby Junior High students attend an awards ceremony in the gym Thursday morning, seniors are scheduled to visit the Dallas Zoo.
Community Lighthouse Baptist Church will honor seniors Sunday, May 22, with a Senior Baccalaureate Service at 6 p.m. Graduates and their families will then be treated to light refreshments after the service.
This year’s Cumby High School Senior Class includes Aelyn Fuentes, Annalyse Drake, Azlyn Hornsby, Brooklyn Shamburger, Casey Elmore, Cassidy Jimenez, Clayton Jensen, Constance Smith, Cordelia “Cordie” Moseley, Dakota Morgan, Damian Cota, Dayli Sims, Dylan Young, Emily McJohnston, Fabian Camargo, Germarray Weatherall, Isabela Vizcaya, Israel Torres, Jaden Basham, Kaiden Jones, Katie Sells, Kera Turner, Logan Krodle, Logan Miller, Marcelo Vizcaya, Matthew Wheat, Montgomery Owens, Savannah Kurn and Summer Coke.
SSMS 8th Grade Readers Meeting Reading Goals To Be Rewarded With Up-Close Look At Aircraft
Pilots and aircraft enthusiasts will help reward Sulphur Springs Middle School 8th grade readers who met their reading goals with a trip to Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport to get an up-close look at aircraft Wednesday morning.
Bryan Jacobs told 8th grade reading classes that if they met their reading goal, he would take them to the airport and show them some airplanes. Usually only 5-6 students meet the goal in each grading period. This time, however, 45 8th grade readers met their goals. On Wednesday, those students will travel to the airport to see several planes and partake of for some hot dogs.
Among the aircraft to be featured will be a Harmon Rocket, a Mooney, a Cessna 150, a Citabria and a couple of jets. American Legend is scheduled to have a couple of Legend Cubs.
At the end of their visit, Jacobs will put the school principal in the Rocket and the kids will get to see him fly around the pattern. While no SSMS students will get in an aircraft or do any flying, they will get to see some up close and watch them fly.
However, to make the event a success, Bryan Jacobs has invited pilots and aircraft enthusiasts for a bit of help sharing the fun with the SSMS 8th grade readers.
“He would like more adults there to supervise kids and ask questions, etc. Just a bunch of kids having fun, getting outside and away from computer screens and learning about airplanes,” Ben Scarborough stated. “If you can come out, maybe bring your airplane out if you have one and park it on the ramp or fly some patterns for them to watch, answer questions from excited 8th graders and enjoy a fun day, contact Bryan and let him know you can come help.”
The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 18, at KSLR (Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport). If you can help, please call Jacobs at 661-487-7683 or send an email to him at [email protected].
1 Reportedly Hit In Leg By Gunshot During Sunday Incident
Police Asking For Help Identifying Those Responsible
Sulphur Springs Police Monday afternoon posted a request on social media asking for help identifying those responsible for a gunshot which hit one person in the leg.
The incident is reported to have occurred around 1:25 a.m. May 15, in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Pacific Park. Several groups of people were reported to be in the area. Several gunshots were reported to have been fired. One person was shot in the leg. One vehicle was struck by gunfire.
Police said not much information was provided to officers at the time regarding the incident. Thus, police are asking anyone who has information regarding the people who fired the weapons to contact Detective Jason Reneau at SSPD at 903-885-7602, or those wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Stoppers at 903-885-2020.
A reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest in connection with these alleged crimes.
No additional information was available from SSPD Tuesday morning regarding the case.
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FDA Authorizes EAU Of Pfizer COVID-19 Single-Dose Booster For Kids 5-11 Years Old
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
“While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized, and children may also experience longer term effects, even following initially mild disease,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. “The FDA is authorizing the use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age to provide continued protection against COVID-19. Vaccination continues to be the most effective way to prevent COVID-19 and its severe consequences, and it is safe. If your child is eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and has not yet received their primary series, getting them vaccinated can help protect them from the potentially severe consequences that can occur, such as hospitalization and death.”
On Jan. 3, the FDA authorized the use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for administration to individuals 12 through 15 years of age after completion of primary vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Today’s action expands the use of a single booster dose of the vaccine for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years age at least five months after completion of a primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The FDA has authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for use in individuals 5 years of age and older and has approved Comirnaty (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) for use in individuals 16 years of age and older.
“The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is effective in helping to prevent the most severe consequences of COVID-19 in individuals 5 years of age and older,” said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. “Since authorizing the vaccine for children down to 5 years of age in October 2021, emerging data suggest that vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 wanes after the second dose of the vaccine in all authorized populations. The FDA has determined that the known and potential benefits of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completing a primary series outweigh its known and potential risks and that a booster dose can help provide continued protection against COVID-19 in this and older age groups.”
Data Supporting Effectiveness
The EUA for a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age is based on FDA’s analysis of immune response data in a subset of children from the ongoing randomized placebo-controlled trial that supported the October 2021 authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine primary series in this age group. Antibody responses were evaluated in 67 study participants who received a booster dose 7 to 9 months after completing a two-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The antibody level against the SARS-CoV-2 virus one month after the booster dose was increased compared to before the booster dose.
FDA Evaluation of Safety
The safety of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in this age group was assessed in approximately 400 children who received a booster dose at least five months (range 5 to 9 months) after completing a two-dose primary series. The most commonly reported side effects were pain, redness and swelling at the injection site, as well as fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain and chills and fever.
The FDA did not hold a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on today’s action, as the agency previously convened the committee for extensive discussions regarding the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines and, after review of Pfizer’s EUA request, the FDA concluded that the request did not raise questions that would benefit from additional discussion by committee members. The FDA will make available on its website relevant documents regarding today’s authorization.
The amendment to the EUA was granted to Pfizer Inc.
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A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD
Oath Administered To 3 Trustees Beginning New Term on School Board
A dozen personnel changes were approved for Sulphur Springs ISD Monday afternoon. The oath of office was administered to the 3 trustees beginning a new term on the school board, then the board was reorganized with new slate of officers selected.
Election Canvassing
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees acknowledged the results of the May 7, 2022, bond election. The board noted that 958 Sulphur Springs ISD voters cast ballots in favor of Proposition A, a $93 million bond proposed for school improvements and renovations, while 1,195 cast ballots against the bond. That gave those opposing the bond 55% of the overall votes cast and those in favor of it44% of the overall votes cast in the bond election, defeating the bond proposal.
The trustees then approved the order canvassing the special May 7, 2022 election.
Board Composition
SSISD Tax/Elections Officer Sandra Gibby administered the oath of office to Craig Roberts, Leesa Toliver and John Prickette.
The three incumbents were the only candidates to file for election to the three at-large seats on the school board in February, thus, the school board was able to cancel the trustees election originally scheduled to be held May 7 along with the school bond election. The three-year full-term seats went to the three incumbents.
Toliver was first elected to the school board in 2013, has continued to be reelected each term since. The retired school administrator has served as secretary, vice president and president. She also is a TASB Master Trustee.
John Pickette was first appointed to the board in 2012, to complete the unexpired term of Foy Williams, then was elected to the school board in 2013 and has been elected each term since. He too has served as vice president and president of the school board.
Craig Roberts was first elected to the school board in 2019, and begins his second term this month. He previously served as vice president of the school board.
The SSISD Board of Trustees then reorganized the slate of officers. Prickette made the motion, which Toliver seconded, nominating Craig Roberts to serve as president, Jason Dietze as vice president and Kerry Wright as secretary of the school board. Cody then passed his seat to Roberts, who began his service as board president by presenting Robert Cody with a plaque of appreciation with a gavel to commemorate Cody’s service as school board president from 2020 to 2022.
Personnel Matters
Trustees then entered into executive session for personnel matters. Afterward, they reconvened in open session to vote on the 12 personnel changes. The school board formally accept resignations from three teachers and an aide; approved hiring of three new coaches, a teacher and one aid; and three job swaps for current employees. These personnel items will impact five campuses.
At Barbara Bush Primary, Sarah Miles is resigning her post as a kindergarten teacher, and Sierra Campbell is joining the staff as a long term special education aide substitute. Two Bush Primary staff also will be switching classes. Laura Kring will be going from a first grade math class to a special education self-contained class. Tristan Gant will continue to teach kindergarten, but will switch from English language arts, reading and social studies to math and science curriculum.
Amy Harden turned in her notice of resignation as a history teacher at Sulphur Springs Middle School. David Hebert will replace Jason Stephenson, while Luke Harmon replaces Bruce Silman; both will be teaching and coaching. Brittany Maness will also join the coaching staff at SSMS, replacing Breanna Hodges; Maness will also teach physical education at Middle School.
Sulphur Springs High School will be losing Lory Owen as a science teacher and Wini Ream as a special education aide. Stephen Shelby was approved to fill the opening for an agriculture mechanics teacher created with John Luper’s notice of resignation as agriculture science teacher, which trustees approved at the April school board meeting.
To round out the list of personnel swaps, Rachel Kistler will be switching jobs. She currently serves as a special programs specialist in the special education department, but will be moving to Sulphur Springs Elementary to serve as an instructional interventionist.
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Test Available Without Prescription That Also Detects Flu, RSV
The EUA Authorizes At-Home Sample Collection With Testing Performed In A Laboratory
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the Labcorp Seasonal Respiratory Virus RT-PCR DTC Test for use without a prescription by individuals with symptoms of respiratory viral infection consistent with COVID-19. This product is the first direct-to-consumer (non-prescription) multi-analyte COVID-19 test authorized by FDA and allows an individual to self-collect a nasal swab sample at home and then send that sample to Labcorp for testing. The test can identify and differentiate multiple respiratory viruses at the same time, detecting influenza A and B, commonly known as the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV, along with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Results are delivered through an online portal, with follow-up from a health care provider for positive or invalid test results.
“While the FDA has now authorized many COVID-19 tests without a prescription, this is the first test authorized for flu and RSV, along with COVID-19, where an individual can self-identify their need for a test, order it, collect their sample and send it to the lab for testing, without consulting a health care professional,” said Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The rapid advances being made in consumer access to diagnostic tests, including the ability to collect your sample at home for flu and RSV without a prescription, brings us one step closer to tests for these viruses that could be performed entirely at home.”
This home sample collection kit can be purchased online or in a store without a prescription. The samples can be self-collected by individuals ages 18 years and older, self-collected by individuals 14 years and older with adult supervision, or collected with adult assistance for individuals 2 years and older. This will enable consumers to more easily determine whether they may be infected with COVID-19, flu, or RSV, which can aid in determining if self-isolation (quarantine) is appropriate and to assist with health care decisions after discussion with a health care professional.
The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, dietary supplements, products that give off electronic radiation, and for regulating tobacco products.
8 Individuals Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants
At least 8 individuals were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants from May 8-15, 2022, according to arrest and jail reports.
Commerce Arrest
Todd Patrick Harrigan turned himself in to Commerce Police on a Hopkins County warrant. Commerce officers transported the 52-year-old Commerce man to the Hunt-Hopkins County line.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Evans met the Commerce officer on State Highway 11 at FM 275, and took custody of Harrigan at 12:30 p.m. May 14, 2022. Evans transported Harrigan to Hopkins jail.
Harrigan was booked in at 1:18 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022, on a warrant for violation of probation-which he was on for a possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. Harrigan was held without bond on the charge Monday, May 16, 2022, according to jail reports.
Jail Transfers
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he took custody of Timothy Alan Goss at 10:40 a.m. May 13, 2022. Huffman transported the 51-year-old Huntsville, Arkansas man from Washington County Detention Center to Hopkins County jail.
Goss, who is also known to use the aliases Edgar James Holcomb and Timonthy Alan Coss, was booked in at 3:40 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2022, on a Hopkins County warrant for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance. The Arkansas man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, May 16, 2022, on the second-degree felony charge, according to jail reports.
Shantel Jane Lewis-Charland was taken into custody on Hopkins County warrant and transported by Hunt County authorities May 11, 2022, to Hopkins County jail.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Turrentine took custody of the 35-year-old Cumby woman at 11 a.m. and escorted her into Hopkins County jail at 11 a.m. last Wednesday.
Lewis-Charland, who is also known by Chantel Jane Lewis, was booked into Hopkins County jail at 11:53 a.m. May 11, 2022, for bond forfeiture on a Jan. 2, 2021 possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 ounces of marijuana charge, according to arrest reports. The Cumby woman remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, May 16, 2022. Bond on the warrant was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Terry Thompson traveled to Cooke County, where he took custody of Miranda Ranell Thomas at 8:15 a.m. May 10, 2022. Thompson escorted the t33-year-old Gainesville woman to Hopkins County jail.
Thomas was booked into the county jail at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2022, on a warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. She remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, May 16, 2022, on the second-degree felony charge, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Terry Thompson also traveled to Franklin County jail Tuesday, may 10, 2022, and took Victoria Grace Brawley into custody at 12:15 p.m.
The 31-year-old Paradise, Texas woman was transported to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 1 p.m. May 10, 2022, on a warrant or violation of probation, which she was on for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Brawley remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, May 16, 2022, on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Steve Huffman took custody of Christopher Shane Ely Jr. into custody at 11:32 a.m. May 10, 2022, at Connally Unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The 24-year-old Emory man was transported from the Kenedy, Texas facility to Hopkins County jail.
Ely was booked into Hopkins County jail at 7:21 p.m. May 10, 2022, on the Hopkins County warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for assault on a security officer. Last Tuesday marked the third time Ely has been jailed locally for violating probation on the Nov. 28, 2020 assault charge.
The Emory man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday, May 16, 2022, on the charge, according to jail reports.
County Road 4783 Arrest
HCSO Sheriff’s Deputies, Zack Horne, Drew Fisher and Isaac Foley were made aware of a wanted person’s possible place of residence. The deputies went to the CR 4783 address and took Andrew Michael Magnuson into custody at 12:42 a.m. May 10, 2022, on the warrant.
The deputies transported Magnuson to the county jail and booked in at 1:14 a.m. May 10, for violation of probation, which the 20-year-old Sulphur Springs man was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance.
Magnuson, who jail records show is also known by Hootie, remained in Hopkins County jail May 16, 2022.
Fuller Street Arrest
HCSO Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Davis and Sgt. Scott Davis, aware of an outstanding warrants, went to Jose Ismael Cuevas’s residence. The officers reported Cuevas was found hiding inside the air return system inside the residence and took him into custody at 7:31 p.m. May 8, 2022.
The 31-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, May 8, 2022, for violation of probation, which he was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance and an April 11, 2021 assault of a family or household member-impeding breathing.; and was also charged with an outstanding traffic warrant.
Cuevas, who jail reports show is also known by Looney Toon, remained in the county jail Monday, May 16, 2022, on the warrants, 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.
Traffic Stop Results In Methamphetamine Arrest
A traffic stop on Jefferson Street Saturday night resulted in one methamphetamine arrest.
Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Silas Whaley reported the driver of a Jeep Commander he stopped at 11:22 p.m. May 14, 2022, exhibited nervous behavior when contacted. The front seat passenger who owned the vehicle agreed to let Whaley and SSPD Officer Edward Jaime search the Jeep. Officers located a white baggy containing suspected meth. The vehicle owner reportedly told police the driver had dropped the bag by the console while being pulled over, Whaley alleged in arrest reports.
As a result, 46-year-old Perfecto Cumpian Jr. of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 11:38 p.m. and transported to Hopkins County jail. He was booked in at 12:12 a.m. Sunday, May 15, 2022, on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.
Cumpian was released from Hopkins County jail later Sunday, May 15, 2022. Bond on the third-degree felony controlled substance charge was set at $10,000, according to jail reports.
