Hopkins County Deputies, SPCA Seize Approximately 50 Dogs, Find Approximately 50 Dead Dogs in Freezer at Northern Hopkins County Residence
Between 48 and 50 live dogs were found in a house and outbuildings and approximately 50 dead animals including litters, puppies, grown dogs and animal tissue stored in a freezer were found at a residence located just off FM 2285 north of Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. Animal cruelty charges are being filed Thursday against the home and animal owners. The...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 56 Indictments
April 26, 2016 – Fifty-six (56) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on April 25, 2018. Those indictments in which arrests have previously been made include: Javaron Tyray Ross was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Ross, 21, was arrested in February at his Jackson Street address on an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child warrant. A Sulphur Springs Police officer made the arrest and...
Local Man Arrested on Possession of Child Pornography Warrant
William Harold McCarley, 58, of Sulphur Springs was a passenger in a 2006 Xterra stopped by Hopkins County law enforcement. McCarley was wanted on a Hopkins County Felony 3 warrant for Possession of Child Pornography. McCarley was arrested by Hopkins County Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. Weatherford has been involved in investigating crimes against children for several years. Weatherford stated that officers had been waiting...
Around 200 Birds Seized in Cockfight Investigation
A tip regarding a large cockfight, a blood sport between two cocks, or gamecocks, held in a ring called a cockpit, sent Hopkins County Criminal Investigators, deputies, and their newly acquired drone to a location between Como and Sulphur Springs, just off State Highway 11. Around 200 gamecocks were seized at an established site for cockfights and were turned over to the SPCA Saturday. Using the drone to fly over the site, law...
Commerce Man Charged For Third Time In 2 Months With Offense Involving A Child
A 60-year-old Commerce man has been charged for the third time in 2 months with an offense involving a child, according to arrest and jail reports. Darrell Glen Farris (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney served Darrell Glen Farris at 5:35 p.m. Thursday with a first-degree felony warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child warrant. The warrant was served at the county jail, where Farris has...
Commerce Man Accused Of Additional Indecency With Child Offenses
A 60-year-old Commerce man was accused of additional indecency with a child offenses this week, according to jail and sheriff’s reports. Darrel Glen Farris (HCSO jail photo) Darrell Glen Farris has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on June 8, 2021, on an online solicitation of a minor charge. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received an outcry report and initiated an investigation. Farris was alleged to have...
Three Men Jailed For Crimes Against Children
Over the past two days, three men have been jailed for crimes against children, according to arrest and Hopkins County jail reports. Charles Ray Rollins (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis, Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Investigator Michael Russell, aware of an outstanding warrant for Charles Ray Rollins’ arrest, located the 42-year-old man at his Saltillo residence and took him into custody at...
Woman Accused Of Trafficking West Texas Youth Now Charged With Firearm Offenses
Sulphur Springs, TX – August 20, 2020 – A 43-year-old Saltillo woman accused earlier this month of trafficking a youth from West Texas to Hopkins County has also been charged with firearm offenses. Romany Michael Ruble Romany Michael Ruble, who is also known as Romany Michael Cathey, has been in Hopkins County jail since August 9, when she was accused of picking up a runaway in West Texas approximately 1 week before. Ruble...
4 Teens Accused Of Stealing Firearms, ATV While Skipping School
James Wesley Whitworth IIDiaShawn Jerome Godbolt Four teens caught skipping school Monday afternoon were taken into custody later Dec. 2 on a felony engaging in criminal activity charge in connection with thefts of firearms and an ATV. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford credited Cpl. Todd Evans for his work, which lead to the arrests and location of stolen property. According to dispatch reports,...
