Kougher On Trial for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 6-years of Age
Following a hearing Monday, a jury was picked Tuesday and the Eighth Judicial District Court trial of Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, is on trial for one count of a January 1, 2010 Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 6-years of age, a Felony 1; a June 1, 2009 Sexual Performance by a Child under 14-years of age, a Felony 1; a May 1, 2009 Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact, a Felony 2; and a July 1, 2009 Attempted Sexual...
Campbell Arrested on Warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 14
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies served an indictment warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under 14 Tuesday according to Chief Investigator Charles Humphries. Wayne Ray Campbell was arrested at his home on Country Road 3128 in Hopkins County. Wednesday morning, Humphries told KSST News that Campbell was arrested after the juvenile made an outcry to her step-father regarding an incident that happened in their home. She...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested on Warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Friday at 12:40 p.m. in the 800 block of Ingram Street, Steven Dwayne Johnson, 50, of Sulphur Springs was arrested on a warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Felony 1. The child was under six years of age. Sulphur Springs Police located Johnson at his home and carried out the arrest without incident. Johnson is in Hopkins County jail held on a $200,000 bond.
Translator Assists County Investigators in Arrest of Pickton Man for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14 Wednesday. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then proceeded to admit to sexual assault of the child on numerous occasions over the past year beginning around October 15, 2015. Garcia is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a...
Identifying Information Found on Body That of Man Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
In mid-May of this year, Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers obtained a warrant for the arrest of Michael Scott Ross. The charges in the warrant were for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, according to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office. Ross’ identifying information was found on a mummified-body in a pickup in a grove of trees near a county road just off FM 1870 Tuesday morning. The body of a white male was found in a 1992...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Hopkins County Deputies found him standing in the doorway of his apartment on Jackson Street. There they served an indictment warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child on William Lonnie Wallis, 57, of Sulphur Springs. The offense occurred in February of this year according to Sulphur Springs Detective Sgt. David Gilmore. Wallis is charged with having committed the aggravated sexual assault of a 3 year old child. Gilmore...
Pope Sentenced to 39 Years for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Brandon Lynn Pope,31, was sentenced to 39 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Monday morning in 62nd Judicial District Court. In a hearing before Judge Will Biard Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris had filed motions to have Pope’s probation revoked for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The motion petition was granted and the court moved to the punishment phase. Harris called witnesses from Hunt...
County Law Enforcement Seeks Ross for Sexual Assault of a Child Under 14
Hopkins County law enforcement officers continue their search for Michael Scott Ross, 55, of Dike. Ross is wanted on charges of continuous sexual assault of a child less than 14 years of age. Ross is a white male, 6 ft. 1 in., 190lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses and has tattoos on his arms, legs, back and abdomen. Ross was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in January of this year. The sexual abuse began in...
Man Turns Himself In On Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Charges
Raul Carrerea Pichardo, 35, turned himself in to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office without incident Tuesday evening on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Bond was set at $35,000 after a bond agreement between Pichardo’s attorney and the District Attorney’s office. The incident occurred in October, 2014. Pichardo, a citizen of Mexico, is being held in Hopkins County Jail for both the offense and for...
Dike Man Charged With Sexual Assault of a Child
19-year old Levi Shea Williams of Dike has been charged with sexual assault of a child. Bond was set at $40,000. The alleged offense occurred at a residence on FM 275 South just before 1 p.m. Friday. An arrest was made shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday. A mother reported walking in on a man with a juvenile female engaged in a sexual act.
