Crum Murder Trial: First Day of Testimony
Aaron Tyler Crum by Kerry Craig Following jury selection Monday, testimony got underway Tuesday morning in Hopkins County’s 8th District Court for 26-year-old Aaron Tyler Crum on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling at a residence in the 500 block of Pampa Street in the early morning hours of February 24. As testimony got underway, District Attorney Will Ramsay called...
Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Grand Jury Hands Down 84 Indictments in May 2016
May 27, 2016 – Thursday May 26, 2016, was a busy day for the Hopkins County Grand Jury as they handed down 84 indictments against 65 individuals. Of the 84, 12 were sealed indictments. Phillip Justin Rhone, 27 of Barksdale, Louisiana was indicted for sexual assault of a child. Rhone was arrested February 28, 2016 when the minor’s parents informed law enforcement officials that their child had not returned home. Officers began...
Career Day at Douglas Intermediate
Among the Career Day presentations Friday at Douglas Intermediate School were bone setting by students supervised by Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Orthopedist Dr. Richard Graves, a look at some really big snakes brought by Veterinarian Dr. Leah Larson, what handcuffs feel like presented by Sulphur Springs Police Officer Derrick Williams, plus fencing and Mary Kay cosmetics to name but a few. Pam Ash at Douglas put the day together....
