Over 55 Indictments Signed During March 2021 Grand Jury Session
More than 55 indictments were signed during the March 2021 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. The charges range from stalking, assault of a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment to felony drunk driving, money laundering, evading arrest in a vehicle, burglary and theft offenses. At least half of the charges were for controlled substance and marijuana offenses,...
Man Accused Of Aggravated Assault Incident Involving a Pistol And A Cell Phone
Sulphur Springs Police arrested a 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man just before midnight Tuesday for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was reportedly found in possession of a firearm allegedly displayed and a cell phone taken during an incident reported to have occurred at a rural residence, according to arrest reports. Michael Jay Felts Hopkins County Sheriff’s emergency dispatchers received two 911 calls from the same...
3 Jailed In Hopkins County Feb. 26 On Felony Warrants
At least 3 people were booked into Hopkins County jail Wednesday on felony warrants. Carey Lee Brookshire Commerce Police arrested 28-year-old Carey Lee Brookshire of Lone Oak on a Hopkins County warrant. Brookshire was held at a Commerce facility until Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Aaron Chaney and Elijah Fite arrived at 10:37 a.m. Feb. 26 to take custody of him. The deputies transported Brookshire to Hopkins County jail,...
Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
2 Others Jailed On Warrants Feb 2020 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two women overnight Wednesday on controlled substance-related charges following traffic stops. A Carrollton man was also picked up in Dallas on a Hopkins County warrant. Angelica Desiree Washington Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott stopped a Mitsubishi Galant at 9:18 p.m. Feb. 12 on Como Street at Jefferson Street for an expired...
Gilmer Man Arrested In Sulphur Springs On Felony DWI Charge
Kevin Michael Harris A 40-year-old Gilmer man was arrested early Sunday morning in Sulphur Springs on a felony driving while intoxicated charge, marking at least the second time he’s been arrested in Hopkins County for DWI, according to police and jail reports. Officers reported stopping a Honda Accord at 12:09 a.m. Dec. 12 for a traffic violation in the 1200 block of South Broadway Street. Upon contact with the driver,...
Police Alleged Arkansas Left Injured Children In Car When Fleeing I-30 Crash
Tommy Lee Jones A 32-year-old Heber Springs, Arkansas was accused Tuesday night of leaving his injured children in the vehicle following an interstate crash Tuesday night. Police were reportedly dispatched to Interstate 30 west at 6:53 p.m. Jan. 7 to a report of a major crash near mile marker 125. Dispatchers reported a man from one involved vehicle was running from the crash scene, traveling west on Industrial Drive, Sulphur Springs...
Sulphur Springs Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
Robert Earl Hawkins Jr.Crystal Paige Lyon Officers stopped a Buick LeSabre at 7:39 p.m. Monday on Carter Street at Calvert Street after the driver failed to signal a turn; both occupants were allegedly taken into custody after methamphetamine was found in their possession, according to police reports. When Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. was asked to exit the car, the 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man allegedly began making what police...
SSPD: Attempt To Locate Wanted Person Results In Location of Suspected Methamphetamine, 2 Arrests
An attempt by local officers to locate a wanted person Wednesday night didn’t reveal the sought individual, but did reportedly turn up suspected methamphetamine and two felony arrests, according to police reports. William James Ragsdale Rodney Edward Petrea Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zachary Brown reported that while police were searching a Calvert Street residence, they entered a room and found two males. Inside was the...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Burglary With Intent To Commit Assault
Donnie Merle Martin II A disturbance complaint resulted in a 37-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest late Friday night. Officers responded at 11:18 p.m. Dec. 27 at an Industrial Drive residence, where a man was reported to dispatchers to be beating on a woman and breaking down doors before trying to leave, according to arrest reports. Donnie Merle Martin II was accused of entering an apartment in the 600 block of West...
Police: Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested After Marijuana Found In Infant's Diaper
At least 5 Others Jailed Over Christmas Holiday on Misdemeanor Marijuana Charges At least seven people were booked into the county jail on marijuana charges over the Christmas holiday, including a Sulphur Springs pair who allegedly hit the substance in an infant’s diaper. A Sulphur Springs woman, 29, and man 31, were arrested by Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon and Officer Zachary Brown at 9:55 p.m. Christmas Eve on...
