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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Aug23

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...

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Pope Sentenced to 39 Years for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Jun27

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...

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Man Turns Himself In On Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Charges
Jan13

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...

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Local Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Sep18

Local Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

24-year old Rene Herrera of Sulphur Springs has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child before JP Brad Cummings who set his bond at $100,000. Judge Cummings also made wearing a GPS device a stipulation of bond.

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Teen Jailed On Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charge
Dec16

Teen Jailed On Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charge

A Sulphur Springs teen was jailed on an aggravated sexual assault of a child charge shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to arrest reports. Mark Douglas Kelly Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes located Mark Douglas Kelly at a Peach Street residence at 3:01 p.m. Dec. 15, 2021, and served him with the first-degree felony warrant. Mayes transported the 18-year-old to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked on the aggravated...

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Conley In Custody On 4 Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charges
Oct18

Conley In Custody On 4 Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charges

After at least five hours of deliberations, a Hopkins County jury Thursday night, Oct. 17, found 53-year-old Johnny Ray Conley (mugshot not available arrest occurred in Delta County) since arrest of Cooper guilty on all four cases of aggravated sexual assault of a child charges, according to reports. Conley was taken into custody at Hopkins County Courthouse about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, and booked into Hopkins County jail, according to...

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Hunt Receives 30 Years in Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Plea
May08

Hunt Receives 30 Years in Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Plea

Ricky Lynn Hunt, 39, was sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Monday following a plea bargan agreement in Eighth Judicial District Court. Hunt pled to Aggravated Sexaul Assault of a Child. Hunt, age 38 at the time of the investigation, admitted to Hopkins County investigators that he engaged in sexual acts with a seven year old female child from November 2017 through January 2018. He has no significant...

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Man Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Turns Himself In at Jail; Bonded Out
Apr28

Man Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Turns Himself In at Jail; Bonded Out

Hopkins County law enforcement had been seeking Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, of Kentucky who was wanted locally for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under 6-years of age. The search had been on going for some time. Kentucky law enforcement had been assisting in the search. Wednesday, Kougher and his attorney showed up at the Hopkins County Jail where Kougher turned himself in, was booked in, and bonded out immediately. Local law...

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Truss in Hopkins County Jail Following Child Exploitation Investigation
Aug24

Truss in Hopkins County Jail Following Child Exploitation Investigation

August 24, 2023 – On Tuesday, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office said they received reports of children at risk of “serious harm, adult actor(s) actively involved in child exploitation including online activities.” An investigation was opened immediately and with the information received, authorities said they were able to determine a possible location of the suspect in Franklin County. Hopkins County investigators went to the...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Warrants For Crimes Against Children
Oct20

2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Warrants For Crimes Against Children

Two Sulphur Springs men have been arrested on warrants for sex crimes against children, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were made aware of an active warrant for Justin Jerome Tyler’s arrest. They located the 31-year-old at his California Street address at 3 a.m. and took him into custody. Tyler was booked into the county jail at 3:39...

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