“Updated” District Judge Injured in Bicycle, Auto Accident
Due to the fact that 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt had no broken bones and did not require surgery and a full slate of surgery patients for the local orthopedic doctor, Judge Northcutt will undergo an MRI Tuesday afternoon. Sunday afternoon 5:24 p.m. 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt was struck by a vehicle on State Highway 11 East, 2 miles East of Walmart, according to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
District Judge Northcutt Orders Re-trial for Stabbing Death Case
District Judge Eddie Northcutt rejected the original plea bargain offered to Roy Dean Duffey in 2011, in the 8th District Court today. This will essentially restart the entire trial process including jury selection. The re-trial is tentatively slated for Summer 2015. Duffey is accused of the stabbing death of David Harrison Cooper in Sulphur Springs on February 20, 2011. Here is a brief summary of events is this case. Days...
New JP’s and County Judge Sworn In
Eight Hopkins County elected officials received the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony on News Year’s Day at 10 a.m. in the District Courtroom in the County Courthouse. A ninth official, County Court-at-Law Judge Amy Smith will be sworn-in on Monday. County Judge Robert Newsom presided. County Commissioner for Precinct 4 Danny Evans was sworn-in by Judge Newsom. County Commissioner for Precinct 2 Mike Odell was sworn-in...
Adams Sentenced For Criminally Negligent Homicide
December 1, 2023 – Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced Gerald Lee Adams to seven years in prison in connection with a vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of four people in December 2022. Adams was involved in multi-vehicle accident on SH 19, near CR 4764, just south of Birthright. Four were killed and nine were injured. See the original story here. Adams turned himself in to authorities in August of 2023 to face four charges...
10 People Jailed On Intoxication Offenses In Hopkins County In 6 Days
Over the past 6 days, 10 people were jailed on intoxication offenses in Hopkins County. Four people were jailed for drunk driving offenses, four for being intoxicated in public, and two on warrants related to intoxication offenses from Dec. 4 to Dec. 9, 2022, according to arrest reports. CR 1196 Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Drew Fisher and Zack Horne responded at 8:33 p.m. Dec. 6, 2022, to a report of a...
Illinois Man Receives Maximum Sentence On FTA/Bail Jumping Charge
ADA: Defendant’s 3 Ex-Girlfriends From Other States Testified, Alleged Offenses From 5 Other States Presented During Sentencing Hearing A 54-year-old Illinois man, described by prosecutors as “a guy comparable to the one depicted in Netflix’s special ‘The Tinder Swindler,”’ received the maximum sentence for failure to appear in court on a May 2020 stolen vehicle charge during a hearing held this week in the 8th Judicial District...
Passing Of Dan Flynn, Former District 2 Representative, Reported By His Family
Viewing & Service Scheduled Next Week In Canton, Interment To Follow Nov. 9 In Texas State Cemetery in Austin The passing of former State Representative Dan Flynn at age 79 was announced at 12:42 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, by the Flynn family, on the Dan Flynn for Texas Facebook page. “Sad news today. Chairman, Representative and Brigadier General Dan Flynn passed away peacefully this morning. He was a wonderful father to...
Week 4: Hopkins County United Way Receives $16,346.42 In Donations, Pledges Toward Goal
Hopkins County United Way campaign workers turned in another $16,346.42 in donations and pledges, which were applied toward this year’s overall $150,000 goal to benefit 18 local non-profit agencies. Overall, that makes $70,181.69 HCUW had received as of the fourth weekly campaign workers’ report meeting this week, which put the campaign at just shy of 50% of the goal, with only 2 weeks left in the campaign. “Every...
Jeffery Sentenced To Total Of 60 Years In Prison Murder, Aggravated Assault
Robert Clevon Jeffery was sentenced Thursday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2022, to a total of 60 years in prison, 45 years for the murder of 35-year-old Damien Damon Wiley of Cooper and 15 years for the aggravated assault of 22-year-old Saquan Harrion Reynolds on Aug. 29, 2021. The two sentences, however, are to be served concurrently, officials reported Thursday afternoon. The sentence was reached after about 4 hours of deliberations by the...
Jeffery Found Guilty Of Murder, Aggravated Assault In 2021 Cooper Gas Station Shooting
Robert Clevon Jeffery has been found guilty of the murder of 35-year-old Damien Damon Wiley of Cooper and aggravated assault of 22-year-old Saquan Harrion Reynolds on Aug. 29, 2021, at Cooper Mart on West Dallas Street in Cooper, Texas. The jury was given the charge and began deliberating punishment for Jeffery around 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. Robert Clevon Jeffery (2021 jail photo) The trial of Jeffery began with jury...
