“Updated” Former Cumby Teacher Held on Federal Charges
“There’s still a lot of work to do.” Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Corley Weatherford knows there is more investigation to be accomplished before the federal court trial of a former Cumby ISD math teacher. Weatherford’s statement followed the unsealing of a federal indictment against the former Sulphur Springs resident today (July 21) in a Tyler federal court. The case is now being investigated by...
Touring the SSPD Offices in the Remodeled Old City Hall
Tuesday afternoon, Sulphur Springs Chief of Police Jay Sanders gave KSST News a tour of the segment of Old City Hall that is currently being remodeled to house police department personnel. The Emergency Management Control Center, offices for detectives, and the Special Crimes Unit will be housed in the new addition. Following the move into the new offices, the old police department will be remodeled to house patrol, an Internet Crimes...
Cumby Math Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges
May 31, 2015 – Saturday, a Cumby ISD math teacher was arrested for impersonation—name and persona to create a page—and for possession of child pornography. Lucas Ray Hill, 38, is accused of stealing an identity and establishing a fake social media account which he used to exploit children including the requesting of and soliciting of child pornography. Hill had maintained a large library of pages and pictures in the...
County C I Tatum Reports ICAC Numbers
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Sulphur Springs Police Department have been affiliated with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for the past year. Wednesday morning, after yet another arrest for online solicitation of a minor, Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum shared some stats compiled over the past year. According to Lewis, Hopkins County Sheriff’s office has 12 arrests with...
Two Locals Arrested, More Arrests to Come
Two Hopkins County men have been charged with possessing child pornography. Another arrest or two are possible pending a forensic download of a computer in Tyler. The cases are not believed to be connected. Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigator Daniel Winn said cases were developed through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Dallas. 56-year old Dathan Durant of Cumby was arrested two weeks ago. 31-year old Richard...
