Monday Jury Call for 8th Judicial District Court Cancelled
The jury panel summoned to appear Monday, February 1st at 8:30 in the morning for 8th Judicial District Court Judge Eddie Northcutt has been CANCELLED.
8th Judicial District Judge Northcutt States Intent to Seek Re-election
SULPHUR SPRINGS—October 10, 2015— 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt has announced his intention to seek re-election to the post. Northcutt was elected in 2012. A Republican, Northcutt will seek the nomination of his party in the March, 2016 primary. The 8th Judicial District is comprised of Hopkins, Franklin, Rains, and Delta counties. “It has been my distinct privilege and honor to serve as District Judge. When initially...
“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...
Duffey On Trial in 8th Judicial District Court
Monday morning in the 8th Judicial District Court Room, District Judge Eddie Northcutt began hearing evidence in a Manslaughter Felony 2 trial. Roy Dean Duffey is being tried in connection with the stabbing death of David Harrison Cooper on February 20, 2011. The trial follows a denial of a plea bargain agreement reached and an appeal that overturned a 12-year sentence given Duffey by then District Judge Robert Newsom. In March, Judge...
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...
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...
Republicans Rally Around Stump Speakers
Republicans rallied around stump speakers while enjoying homemade ice cream, popcorn and hot dogs Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Hopkins County Civic Center. The prevailing message carried throughout the 2nd Old Time Political Rally hosted by Hopkins County Republican Party was the need to make a big push to get everyone possible to Stephen Willeford, national spokesman for Gun Owners of America and “The Good Man and a Gun”...
SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations
Hopkins Energy LLC Agreement Amended By 1 Year, Stampede Solar Road Maintenance Agreement Granted Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation was approved to be submitted to the list of charities to which Hopkins County jurors may donate their daily reimbursement for jury service. Hopkins County Commissioners Court also amended and restated a 381 agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC, a road maintenance agreement with Stampeed Solar Project...
Wilson Receives Maximum Sentence For Stalking
A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man received the maximum sentence for stalking a young man in Hopkins County last December. The stalking charge Rocky Allen Wilson was convicted of was enhanced from a third-degree to a second-degree felony offense because of prior felony convictions. Rocky Allen Wilson (February 2021 HCSO jail photo) The stalking case was tried before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt on Aug. 11, 2021. After a...
