Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Choking Woman
A 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a felony assault charge for allegedly choking a woman, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police officers were dispatched to a disturbance at his Putman Street residence at 12:35 p.m. Jan. 12, 2022. Upon arrival, police reported hearing a man yelling and a female crying.
Police officers said they told the man, identified in arrest reports as Kenneth Katzenmaier, had choked the crying woman to the point she could neither breath nor scream. In addition to having marks on her neck and upper chest area, which supported the claim that the woman had been choked, she also had other injuries on her back, police alleged in arrest reports.
Consequently, SSPD Officer Derrick Williams took Katzenmaier into custody at 1:11 p.m. Jan. 12, 2022, and transported the 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man to jail. He was booked on an assault of a family or household member that impeded breathing charge. Katzenmaier remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, Jan. 13, 2022, on the third-degree felony charge, for allegedly choking a woman, according to jail reports.
Wednesday marked the second time in 6 months that Katzenmaier has been booked into Hopkins County jail. He was also jailed on July 12, 2021, and remained in custody in Hopkins County until Aug. 12, 2021 on a violation of parole warrant, according to jail records.
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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.
Sheriff’s Officers Serve 6 Men With Felony Warrants
Sheriff’s officers served six men with felony warrants in the 24-hour period ending at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 12, 2022, including a man accused of assaulting three corrections officers, two for violating probation, and one accused of a child sex charge, according to jail and arrest reports.
Additional Charges
Two inmates at Hopkins County jail, Michael Tareze Evans and Michael Shane McCormick, were served with additional warrants on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Corrections Officer Courtney Steward served Evans at 2:23 p.m. with a warrant for violation of bond or a protective order two or more times within 12 months.
The 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on July 16, 2021, on an aggravated assault with deadly weapon charge, as well as a US Marshals warrant for violating probation, according to jail reports.
Evans — who is also known to use the aliases Michael Tarezz Evans, Mike Evans, Michael Martin, Michael Hope and Fish Terez — was accused at the time of his arrest in 2021 of several times ramming the SUV he was driving into the car of a woman with whom he’d been in a relationship. He was placed into a V cell upon arrival at jail due to his his level of agitation, police alleged in Evans’ 2021.
Investigator Dennis Findley at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 2022, served Michael Shane “Mikey” McCormick with three warrants for assault of a public servant. The charges stem from offenses.
According to Findley, McCormick was accused while in custody at the county jail of punching three corrections officers when they tried to escort him back to his cell after he refused to take prescribed medication. The warrants for the older charges were served Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man has been in Hopkins County jail since Jan. 6, 2021, on criminal trespassing, bail jumping/failure to appear, violation of probation on a burglary of a habitation charge and aggravated assault against a public servant, according to jail reports. On June 14, 2021, McCormick was accused of using a ballpoint pen to stab a jail officer in the forearm and left wrist. McCormick was Tased, put in a V cell for 10 minutes to calm down, then EMS was called to remove the Taser probes.
CR1165 Arrest
HCSO Deputies Bobby Osornio and Joshua Davis were made aware of a warrant issued for Cory Layne Belz’s arrest. The deputies located Belz at a County Road 1165 residence and took him into custody at 7:49 p.m. Jan. 11, 2022.
Belz was booked into the county jail for violation of probation, which he was for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. He remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, according to jail reports.
I-30 Traffic Stop
Deputy Josh Davis reported stopping a silver Ford at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday for a defective license plate light. The passenger in the vehicle was identified and found using a records check, to have an active Arkansas warrant for his arrest.
Consequently, 21-year-old Dayqon Dominque Gibbs of Wincrest, Texas, was taken into custody and transported to jail on the Prairie County, Arkansas charge.
Gibbs, who is also known by Dayqon Domique Gidds, was released from Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, on the receiving stolen property charge after the Arkansas hold was released, according to jail reports.
Also Arrested
HCSO Investigator Michael Russell took Juan Ivan Valles into custody Jan. 11, 2022, on a first-degree felony warrant.
The 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, on the outstanding continuous sexual abuse of a child charge. Bond on the charge was set at $200,000, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Sgt. Scott Davis took Dwayne Anthony Wright into custody Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a third-degree felony bail jumping and failure to appear charge.
The 44-year-old Cooper man was held in Hopkins County jail Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2022, on the felony warrant, according to jail reports.
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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.
AgriLife Extension To Offer Marriage And Diabetes Education Sessions
By Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, [email protected]
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides great opportunities in the areas of Family & Community Health, Agriculture & Natural Resources, 4-H & Youth Development, and Community Development. One of the banner programs offered by Extension is diabetes education. Keep reading for more information.
Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes
Diabetes is an ever-growing challenge in Hopkins County and across the country. “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” (DWBW) is a research-based, evidence-based five session series covering topics such as: Getting Started – How Food Affects your Blood Glucose; Understanding Carbohydrates; Improving Blood Glucose Control with Physical Activity; Medications; Celebrating Blood Glucose Control and Avoiding Complications. Targeted toward individuals with type 2 diabetes, the series will provide practical, easy-to-understand information on diabetes management. The series does not take the place of a doctor’s visit, but is designed to help clarify information you might have received about the disease.
Experts in the field will contribute to teaching the sessions. Recipes and taste sampling will be provided with each session. Participants will receive a notebook with copies of the power points, handouts, and other supplemental materials. Take note of the details and call the Extension Office if you would like to participate.
- Dates: February 14, 18, 21, 24, and 28 (Mondays and Thursdays)
- Location: Hopkins County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Cost: $20 – covers materials, sampling, and door prizes
- Call: 903-885-3443 to sign up. Please give your name, address (or e-mail address), and phone number. A registration form will be sent.
- Family members are welcome to attend as well at no charge. Please call if you have questions.
Twogether in Texas
At the heart of a strong community are strong families. At the heart of strong families are strong marriages. We often see the strong bond between grandparent and grandchild, or between aunts and uncles with their nieces and nephews. Those are special bonds, indeed, but the marriage is the only relationship that begins with a vow.
Twogether in Texas marriage education workshop is not counseling. It is designed to equip couples with the tools to form a stronger relationship. Sign up is now taking place. Details below:
- When: Saturday, February 19
- Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: Hopkins County Extension Office, 1200 West Houston St., Sulphur Springs
- Cost: none
- Call: 903-885-3443 to sign up.
Topics include: Marriage Expectations, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Money Management, and Goal Setting. At the conclusion of the workshop, couples will be given a certificate to save $60 upon applying for a marriage license at their county clerk’s office. The certificate is good for one year, so even couples who are not planning to wed until later in the year can still reap the benefit of the savings.
Closing Thought
Fairness is not an attitude. It’s a professional skill that must be developed and exercised. – Brit Hume
Contact Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent for Hopkins County at P.O. Box 518, 1200-B West Houston St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443; or [email protected]
Chamber Connection – Jan. 12, 2022: Theme For 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet Announced
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO
Immerse yourself in your digital advertising options at the Chamber’s next Lunch and Learn.
April Bliss, founder of Bliss Digital Innovations, will present the Chamber’s quarterly Lunch and Learn, providing small businesses with useful, timely information about digital advertising options beyond Pay-Per-Click. You’ll learn about Retargeting, Targeted Display, Behavioral Targeting, Keyword Targeting, Native Ads, Mobile Conquesting, Social Mirror, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon Targeting, LinkedIn, Household IP Targeting, Video Ads (OTT, Pre-roll), Search Engine Optimization and Reputation Management.
The seminar will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Clarion Pointe. Chamber members can get the seminar with lunch provided for $15. For non-chamber members, it’s $20 per person. Contact the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or [email protected] to register.
Chamber Banquet
The 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet will go back to the future with a 1980s themed dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.
There will be awards, music, food and fun at the annual banquet. Social networking and a cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with food service at 6:30, and awards beginning at 7 p.m.
You can reserve your seat for $30 per person or get a table for 10 for $500. The tables include preferential seating and name displays.
Nominations are still being accepted for Caregiver of the Year. That award, plus Citizens of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year, Woman of the Year and others, will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following address:
Caregiver of the Year — The Pilot Club — P.O. Box 131, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483.
Chamber Directory
Work is continuing on the 2022 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do in Hopkins County. The best part is, they include an alphabetical and categorical listing of your business. LeeAnn Peugh, with Echo Publishing, will be contacting you to see if you are interested in placing an ad in the directory.
The rates are affordable, and one of the best ways to represent your business. I hope you will consider this a wise investment with over 7,000 opportunities for business exposure. You may also contact the Chamber, and I will pass your information along to her.
Ribbon Cuttings
- Buddy Home Furnishings will have a ribbon cutting at noon on Friday, Jan. 14, at its new home, 1147 South Broadway St. Please join us for this event.
- Lonestar Response Team will host a ribbon cutting at the Chamber office, 110 Main St., at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Please welcome them to the community.
- Rythmic Productions Music Company hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Friday, Jan. 7, at 1217 South Broadway, Suite Q. Owner Calvin Hickerson, his father and brother provided a brief jazz performance as part of the open house.
Business of the Week
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for Jan. 12, Flippin Printing. You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
Main Street Theatre
Main Street Theatre will have its grand re-opening on Jan. 14 and 15 with the duo Brad Davis and Joel Weaver. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both days. Go to communityplayersinc.com for tickets.
Nationally Ranked Basketball
Texas A&M-Commerce will host Lubbock Christian University in a basketball double-header on Thursday, Jan. 13, in which all four teams are nationally ranked. The women’s game, featuring No. 3 A&M-Commerce hosting No. 1 LCU, begins at 5:30 p.m. The men’s game, with the No. 21 Lions hosting the No. 1-ranked LCU, tips off at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, go to LionAthletics.com/tickets or call 903-468-8756.
COVID Transmission Rates Across The US, Texas, Hopkins County Continue To Be High
COVID transmission rates across the Country, state and county continue to be high this week, increasing 2.7 percent across the United States over the past 7 days compared to the previous 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 627,752 active cases were reported in Texas, including 483 Hopkins County residents who actively had COVID-19 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, according to Texas Department of State Health Sources COVID-19 Case Count dashboard.
A total of 46,795 new Texas COVID-19 cases were confirmed by testing on Jan. 11, 2022, up from approximately 42,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases among Texans on Monday. While that’s the most new cases confirmed for Texas in the past 7 days, the record so far this month has been the estimated 51,500 new COVID-19 cases reported on Jan. 3. Another 9,864 probable Texas cases and 110 new Texas COVID-19 fatalities confirmed on Jan. 11, 2022.
The positivity rate for Hopkins County for the 7 days ending Jan. 11 was 44.32 percent, according to the CDC 7-day Metrics.
In 2021, a total of 120 Hopkins County residents had been confirmed as new cases during the first 11 days of January. Nearly that many Hopkins County residents were reported to have been confirmed COVID-19 cases during the first 7 days of 2022. A total of 115 Hopkins County residents received confirmation by testing that they had COVID from Jan. 1-7, and another 81 county residents have been confirmed during the past 4 days to have COVID including 13 on Jan. 11. That’s 26 more Hopkins County residents confirmed to have COVID-19 during the first 11 days of 2022 than during the entire month of December 2021.
In addition to the 196 Hopkins County residents who have received confirmation this month that they have are COVID-19 positive, 94 Hopkins County residents were reported as probable COVID-19 cases during the first 11 days of January 2022, (59 Jan. 1-7 and 35 Jan. 8-11, including three new probable cases on Tuesday). A total of 876 new probable COVID cases were recorded in December, 697 of them on Dec. 21 which increased active case count from 101 to 845 on the Texas Department of State Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County officials maintain that December’s totals, especially those for Dec. 21, are inaccurate, that the state was aware of the inaccuracy. They expected the error to be corrected within days of notification. While the active case count dropped from 878 on Jan. 3 to 320 on Jan. 4, 2022 (that’s 558 recoveries and 41 new cases), the new case counts from Dec. 21-Jan. 3 did not change. In the last 7 days, the active case count has continued to rise daily, it’s still not as high as the active case count on Jan. 3.
Cumulatively, 4,265,186 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported for Texas since March of 2020, 882,320 probable Texas COVID-19 cases since DSHS began tracking the data in the latter half of 2020. Of those, 4,421,256 have recovered from the virus and 75,397 died from COVID, leaving 627,742 active COVID-19 cases among Texans as of 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. In the last 7-days along 551 Texas residents have died from COVID-19, according to the CDC COVID-19 Integrated County View data. Over the seven days ending Jan. 10, 345,708 new COVID cases have been reported for Texas, according to the CDC.
Hopkins County has had a total of 3,590 confirmed COVID cases and 3,113 probable COVID cases, for cumulative total of 6,703 COVID cases. Of those, 6,065 Hopkins County residents are reported to have recovered from the COVID-19 (including 6 new recoveries reported Jan. 11). Unfortunately, 154 Hopkins County residents died from COVID-19 – 84 in 2020, 69 in 2021 and one on Jan. 3, 2021. That leaves 483 Hopkins County residents reported to actively had COVID-19 on Jan. 11, 2022.
According to the DSHS data, the month started with 483 being tested for COVID-19, and has continued to average around 125 being tested in Hopkins County daily.
A total of 11,040 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were in Texas hospitals on Jan. 10, 2022, including 8,506 adult COVID patients in general beds, 2,137 adult COVID patients in ICU beds, 397 pediatric COVID patients out of a total of 1,846.3 confirmed COVID-19 admissions and 1,183 COVID patients on ventilators on Jan. 10, according to the DSHS COVID Testing and Hospitalizations dashboard. The 7-day average for new hospital admissions was 1,723, according to CDC and DSHS data.
Across Region F Trauma Service Area, which includes all hospitals across Northeast Texas, 111 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients were in the hospital, including 81 adults in general beds, 29 adults in ICU beds, and one pediatric COVID patient, and eight COVID patients on ventilators. Overall, 12 COIVD-19 patients were admitted to hospital across TSA F in the 24-hours reported on Jan. 11. These are out of a total 827 staffed hospital beds, 735 staffed inpatient beds across the region. That left 17 available staffed hospital beds, eight adult ICU beds and 141 available ventilators in TSA F on Jan. 10. For TSA F, that’s an increase of 5.33% in COVID-19 hospitalizations out of the total hospital capacity over the 7 days from Jan. 4 to Jan. 10, 2022.
According to the CDC 7-day metrics posted Jan. 12, Hopkins County has had a total of 17 new hospital admissions over the past 7 days, an uptick of 3.94% overall. ICU hospitalizations in Hopkins County over the 7-day period ending Jan. 9 had declined 2.86 percent, according to the CDC Hospitalizations in Hopkins County, Texas report. Local emergency management officials have reported less than 10 COVID patients admitted to the hospital during daily reports given generally a couple of times each week.
The number of people being vaccinated for COVID-19 continues to rise as well. Across the state 61.8 percent of Texans over age 5 had been fully vaccinated as of Jan. 10, according to the CDC data. with 14 additional people receiving at least one dose of the vaccine on Monday, nine more fully vaccinated and 31 getting an COVID booster on Jan. 10 in Hopkins County. Overall, that makes 16,261 in Hopkins County who have gotten at least one dose of COVID vaccine, 14,223 who are fully vaccinated and 4,112 who’d gotten a booster shot as of Jan. 10, 2022, according to the DSHS COVID 19 Testing and Hospitalizations dashboard.
According to the CDC 7-day Metrics, 40.2% of the Hopkins County population ages 5 and up who are eligible had been vaccinated for COVID as of the Jan. 12 report.
Need to be tested? Texas DSHS’s COVID-19 dashboard has a link for “Testing Information” which provides information about the various testing options and types of COVID-19 tests, but also information for self-testing, a list of authorized tests, and COVID-19 test collection sites (call ahead or schedule online to verify availability of tests at that location as well as criteria for testing, what to expect and symptoms for COVID.
Looking for a place to get a COVID-19 vaccine, or information on who is eligible to get which tests and boosters? Most pharmacies offer at least one or more of the vaccines and boosts that have received at least FDA emergency authorization use. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs offers a COVID Vaccine Clinic every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the main lobby of the hospital. The available vaccines include Moderna (2-doses, ages 18 and older) and Pfizer (2-doses, ages 12 and older) and Johnson & Johnson (1-dose, ages 18 and older), including all three brands of boosters for fully vaccinated people. Appointments not required, but parent/guardian must accompany anyone 17 and younger
DSHS also has COVID-19 Vaccine Information and National Vaccine Finder tabs, and the latest guidance for fully vaccinated people as well as recommendations for schools, public transportation and healthcare settings, all accessible on or from the main COVID-19 dashboard.
Wildcats Soccer’s Comeback Falls Short, Losing to Terrell 3-2
The men’s soccer team found themselves in a hole early on in their Tuesday home match with Terrell on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Coach Alexi Upton’s squad fell behind 3-0 after one half.
The Wildcats worked their way back into the match against the Tigers, but could not complete the comeback falling 3-2 at Gerald Prim Stadium.
The first goal was put in by Uriel Santacruz and assisted by Aubrey Camacho. Edgar Salazar scored unassisted on the men’s soccer team’s second and ultimately final goal.
Coach Upton did not coach Tuesday (out with COVID).
The men’s soccer coach said his team struggled defensively. Coach Upton said some system and culture changes are coming soon.
The loss drops the varsity team’s season record to 0-3-2.
Next up, Sulphur Springs participates in another tournament this weekend in Longview. The tourney stretches from Thursday, Jan. 13 through Saturday, Jan. 15.
Thursday has men’s soccer taking on Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill at 4 P.M. at Lobo Stadium.
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Wildcats Basketball Loses Heartbreaker in Overtime to Hallsville, 63-59
The men’s basketball team fought for four and a half quarters to hand Hallsville their first district loss, but fell short 63-59 in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
The game was so intense that a near-brawl ensued between both teams after the game had concluded.
Sulphur Springs fell behind early 14-5 heading in to the second, but found their groove on offense from there.
Branson Lynn and big men Justin Haire and Kordrick Turner clawed the Wildcats back in to the game thanks to a combined 13 points from the three that helped Coach Brandon Shaver’s squad pull back within 10 at 26-18.
Each time Sulphur Springs hit a shot, G Anthon McDermott for the Bobcats nailed a three to keep Sulphur Springs at arms-length heading in to the half.
For the second straight quarter, the Wildcats offense put Hallsville on their heals when they pulled back ahead 33-30 after three.
In the fourth though, the Bobcats regained some momentum and managed to outscore Sulphur Springs.
It looked as though Hallsville would hold on for a 47-44 win, but Caleb Alexander hit his first shot of the night from downtown to tie it up and send the game to overtime.
Unfortunately for Coach Shaver’s squad, Hallsville had all of the momentum as they outpaced the Wildcats 16-12 to get a 63-59 OT win in Sulphur Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 11.
Haire and Turner both wracked up 16 points through four and a half quarters. Cason Arrington had 10 points in the loss, all in the third and fourth quarters.
Caleb Alexander and Parker Whisenhunt were next up with six. Lynn rounded out scoring for the Wildcats with five.
The loss drops the men’s basketball team’s season record to 18-8 (2-1 district).
Next up, Coach Shaver and the Wildcats are back on the road on Friday, Jan. 14 taking on the Lobos for another district bout.
That match tips-off in Longview on Friday at 7 P.M.
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2 Women, 2 Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Charges
Two women and two men were jailed on controlled substance charges over the past 3 days, police and deputies noted in arrest and jail reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a 36-year-old Wetumka, Oklahoma man at 8:33 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, on North Hilcrest Drive for a traffic violation in a Chrysler Town & Country mini van. The driver, identified as Albert Michael Reyna, reportedly told the officer he needed to be in Canton in 15 minutes.
When asked why he was so nervous, he claimed it was because he is afraid of police, Castro noted in arrest reports. A records check showed showed the man to have a known gang affiliation, but Castro said when he asked Reyna about it, the man claimed to no longer be affiliated with the group.
Castro called for a police canine when Reyna refused his request to search the mini van. SSPD Officer Buddy Williams arrived with canine partner. The police dog alerted on the vehicle during a sniff search around it. A probable cause search of the vehicle allegedly revealed two pipes of the kind commonly used to smoke crack cocaine with residue in the front seat area and multiple containers with suspected THC wax and other drug paraphernalia were also discovered.
Reyna was placed into handcuffs and the vehicle was towed. The Oklahoma man, who is also known by Pelon, was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he remained Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2022, in lieu of a $5,000 bond on the possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. The charge was enhanced to a third-degree felony due to the location of the stop within 1,000 feet of a drug-free zone, according to arrest and jail reports
SSPD Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes conducted a traffic stop on a maroon Ford Taurus at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10, 2022, in the 1400 block of College Street. Upon contact, Estes reported seeing the driver, identified in arrest reports as Lacey Michelle Blevins, concealing items in her clothing.
Estes immediately began questioning the 34-year-old Sulphur Springs woman about what she was trying to hide. Blevins allegedly told the officer she was hiding syringes, then turned over a zipper pouch containing not only a syringe but also two bags containing a small amount of suspected methamphetamine, Estes noted in arrest reports.
Blevins, who is also known by Lacey Michelle Fugate, Lacey Michelle Bolton and Lacey Michelle Bolton-Blevins, was taken into custody at 8:43 a.m. Monday, then booked into jail on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. She was released from Hopkins County jail Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, on a $5,000 bond on the felony charge, according to jail reports.
SSPD Officer Dustin Green reported stopping a blue Infiniti G37S at 1:16 a.m. Jan. 10, 2022, on East Industrial Drive for a traffic violation.
Green reported finding the driver, 41-year-old Breunta Hill of Dallas, in possession of approximately 149 grams of cocaine and a handgun during the traffic stop. As a result, Hill was taken into custody and transported by SSPD Officer Robble Acosta to the county jail, according to arrest reports.
Hill, who jail reports show is also known by Breunta Rhashod Hill, Brehunta Hil, Brelinta Daniels and Tata Daniels, was booked into the county jail at 2:30 a.m. Monday on possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1B controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charges. Hill remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2022. Bond was set at $30,000 on the controlled substance charge and $40,000 on the firearm charge, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Zack Horne and Drew Fisher, and Sgt. Tanner Steward responded at 3:09 a.m. Jan. 9, 2022, on FM 1870 to a complaint of a verbal disturbance between a man and woman.
Upon arrival, deputies obtained identification for the two people reported to have been involved in the disturbance. A records check showed Holly Marie Horton to have an active warrant for her arrest. Deputies took the 35-year-old Sulphur Springs woman into custody and transported her to the county jail.
Horton, who jail records shows is also known by Holly Gracias, was booked into Hopkins County jail at 3:34 a.m. Sunday on the possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance warrant. She was released from jail later Jan. 9, 2022, on a $5,000 bond on the controlled substance charge. The offense, deputies noted in arrest reports, is alleged to have occurred on Nov. 7, 2021.
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.
Blaze Destroys CR 4791 Mobile Home, Truck
A late afternoon blaze destroyed a County Road 4791 mobile home and truck Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. The resident was not injured but did lose all of his possession in the fire.
Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs, North Hopkins, Cumby, Dike and South Sulphur firefighters were dispatched at 5:11 p.m. Jan. 10 to the structure fire. Although firefighters began quickly working to extinguish the blaze, they were unable to save the structure or vehicles. Based on damage, the mobile home was considered a total loss.
The resident told fire officials he had been working on a truck parked by a tractor under an awning. He’d managed to get it started and had left it running while he went inside. When he returned a short while later, the pickup was reported to be on fire near the gas tank. He attempted but was unable to extinguish the blaze, Hopkins County fire investigators reported.
The resident was checked out by EMS and reported to be OK. He is being assisted with immediate accommodations by a family member, fire officials reported.
Lady Cats Softball Spring 2022 Schedule Released
On Monday, Jan. 10 Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens released the spring 2022 season schedule for softball.
Coach David Carrillo and his Lady Cats begin their spring season on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at home versus Gilmer at 5:30 P.M.
Softball has two more scrimmages:
- Saturday, Feb. 5 at Rockwall (TBA)
- Friday, Feb. 11 at Sherman — 5 P.M.
After hosting their regular-season opener on Tuesday, Feb. 15 versus Paris at 6 P.M. Lady Cats softball spend the next three weeks locked in to tournament play:
- Feb. 17-19 hosting the Sulphur Springs tournament
- Feb. 24-26 in Mount Pleasant tourney
- Mar. 3-5 in the Royse City tournament
All of the above tournaments take place Thursday through Saturday.
After they wrap up participation in their three tournaments for the spring 2022 season, Coach Carrillo and his squad enter district play.
Their district games are as follows:
- Mar. 8 versus Hallsville — 6:30 P.M.
- Mar. 11 at Longview — 6:30 P.M.
- Mar. 15 at Mount Pleasant — 6 P.M.
- Mar. 18 versus Texas High — 6 P.M.
- Mar. 22 at Marshall — 6:30 P.M.
- Mar. 25 vs Pine Tree — 6 P.M.
- Apr. 1 at Hallsville — 6 P.M.
- Apr. 5 vs Longview — 6 P.M.
- Apr. 8 versus Mount Pleasant — 6:30 P.M.
- Apr. 12 at Texas High — 6 P.M.
- Apr. 14 vs Marshall — 6 P.M.
- Apr. 19 at Pine Tree — 6 P.M.
All games in bold are home, and all times listed are varsity teams.
For the full 2021-22 Lady Cats softball season schedule, click here.
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