Hopkins County Grand Jury Signs 48 Indictments During October Session
October 8, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the Oct. 3 session signed at least 48 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments were at least 36 people, including nine accused of two offenses and two individuals accused of three offenses. Charges ranged from burglary, felony drunk driving, fraud, theft, tampering with evidence and controlled substance charges to obstruction or...
Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...
Grand Jury Signs More Than 50 Indictments in June
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the June court session signed more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Half of the charges were for drug and alcohol offenses. The rest ranged from continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years to engaging in organized criminal activity and stolen vehicle or evading arrest in a vehicle charges. However, half of the cases were for drug and alcohol related offenses....
Livestock on Highway; Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 12-18, 2017
In the recent past, there have been a large number of animals in the roadway calls. We would like to remind drivers to be careful, especially at night when animals can be hard to see. We would also like to remind livestock owners to check your fences as often as possible which would help with this problem. As you can imagine, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office spends a considerable amount of resources on this problem. This is time...
Hopkins County Grand Jury November Indictments
November 4, 2016 – Thursday, 23 indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury for the month of November. Eight of the indictments were sealed awaiting the arrest of the indicted individuals. Among those indicted: William Pearce Ewton was indicted on one count of Burglary of a Building and one count of Theft of Property over $30,000 but less than $150,000. When a tractor almost hit a vehicle on Spur 71 in Sulphur...
Grand Jury Returns 53 Indictments in September
Fifty-three indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on September 19, 2016. Indictments include Injury Child/Elderly/Disable with Intent Bodily Injury, Arson, Evading Arrest, and a number of drug charges. Not all names of those indicted were release. Those who have been arrested on their individual charges were released to the public. Holly Ann Allen was indicted on two counts of Injury Child/Elderly/Disable with...
