Sheriff’s Office Investigating Vandalism At A Local Cemetery
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating vandalism at a local cemetery. Vandlism, toppled and broken tombstones, was reported at Aiguire Cemetery (Courtesy HCSO) On Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to a call of vandalism at the Aiguire Cemetery. A large number of headstones had been knocked over, and several of those were broken. A report was taken and this case...
Man Accused Of Trespassing Inside Tenant’s Residence
Deputies arrested a 76-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of trespassing inside a tenant’s residence, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Communications Operators dispatched Sgt. Richard Greer at 10:25 a.m. to a County Road 1190 residence for a dispute regarding a landlord reportedly entering a tenant’s house. The property was one of the man’s rental properties. The man allegedly...
Man Allegedly Contacted Woman Named In Protective Order 95 Times By Phone
A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly contacted a woman named in a protective order 95 times by phone. Landon Dee Harness (HCSO jail photo) Landon Harness, according to jail reports, has been in custody at Hopkins County jail since his arrest June 21 for allegedly threatening his girlfriend at a South Broadway Street store. Harness allegedly struck the rearview mirror inside his girlfriend’s vehicle, damaging not only the...
Tips Lead To 3 Arrests, Discovery Of Controlled Substances At 2 Locations
Tips lead to three arrests after controlled substances were found at two different rural addresses Wednesday morning, according to sheriff’s investigators. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigators, after receiving information of suspected narcotic activity in the Saltillo area, launched an investigation in to the alleged sale and use of controlled substances. That took the investigators to two different addresses,...
Mount Pleasant Man Accused Of Online Solicitation Of A Minor
A 69-year-old Mount Pleasant, TX man is accused of online solicitation of a minor. Jerry Ray Pittman (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Officer received a complaint of suspected online solicitation of a minor, a Hopkins County juvenile younger than 14 years of age. The offense, according to arrest reports, allegedly occurred on May 11, 2020. Through investigation, sheriff’s officers allegedly collected forensic...
Manhunt Results In 2 Arrests For Alleged Theft, Building Burglaries
A manhunt resulted in two arrests Sunday morning. A 29-year-old man and 33-year-old Garland man allegedly ran after a property owner caught them stealing from his FM 2653 storage building April 5. One man was reportedly chased up a tree while the other was found later walking on FM 2653. Cash Allen Price Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted at 9:35 a.m. April 5 by a man alleging two men fled when he discovered them in...
5 Inmates Accused Of Violent Assault Of 2 Other Inmates At Hopkins County Jail
March 11, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets released the following statement regarding an alleged violent fight on Feb. 21 between inmates at Hopkins County jail: On February 21, 2020 several inmates were involved in a physical altercation inside the Hopkins County Jail. During that confrontation five subjects attacked and assaulted two other inmates. During the assault, one inmate was on the ground...
Inmate Accused Of Threatening Jail Staff, Fight While In Custody
A 22-year-old inmate at Hopkins County jail has been accused of making threats toward jail staff and a fight that reportedly occurred while he has been in custody, according to sheriff’s investigators. Jakwaviane Kentrail Goodson Jakwaviane Kentrail Goodson allegedly made death threats to jail staff and Sheriff’s officers sought and obtained warrants for Goodson’s arrest on two charges of obstruction or retaliation....
Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz Arrested For Child Porn Distribution In Sulphur Springs
Investigation of possible distribution of child pornography by a local resident resulted in 36-year-old Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz’s arrest, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reports. Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz According to Sheriff Lewis Tatum, the investigation lead by HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford was launched based on a tip the sheriff’s office received about possible involvement of a local resident in the...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Child Porn Charges
An investigation by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reportedly resulted in a 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on two child pornography charges Monday night. The investigation was launched after sheriff’s investigators received cyber tips of suspected child pornography. The information was linked to a local internet account. During the investigation, through the legal process, the account was found to be...
