1 Arrested On US Marshals Indictment, 2 Others On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Local authorities made a number of warrant arrests on Tuesday, including at least three people sought on outstanding felony charges. Jason Craig Williams Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott arrested Jason Craig Williams, 32, of Sulphur Springs at his Houston Street residence at 1:45 p.m. June 25 on a US Marshals indictment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II substance, according to...
3 Taken Into Custody At Adult Probation Office Tuesday
Two Sulphur Springs men were taken into custody at the adult probation office Tuesday on warrants. A woman was also allegedly found intoxicated at the adult probation office. Jonathan Wayne Smith Jonathan Wayne Smith, 22, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 3:56 p.m. Tuesday at the adult probation office on three warrants for controlled substance offenses and one for violating probation, according to arrest reports. The Special Crimes...
Man Found Sleeping In Truck Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Martin Lee Contreras A man found sleeping in a Dodge 2500 pickup parked in front of a Sulphur Springs residence at 7 a.m. Wednesday ended up in jail on a controlled substance charge, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt alleged in arrest reports.Pruitt reported the man to appear extremely nervous when contacted on W.A. Street at Beckham Street, which was not his residence. The man, identified in arrest reports as 26-year-old...
Winnsboro Woman Jailed On Lamar County Warrants Following Criminal Trespass Complaint
Kasie Malia Skirvin A criminal trespassing complaint lead police Tuesday to a woman wanted on Lamar County charges, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police officers were dispatched around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to East Loop 301 at Shannon Road to issue several criminal trespass warnings. Upon arrival, officers reported seeing three people walking away from the area and contacted them. A records check of all three people showed...
Pedestrian Stop Leads To Controlled Substance Arrest
May 14, 2019 – A pedestrian stop on Russell Drive Monday morning resulted in a controlled substance arrest. Blake Oliver Kizer Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt, in arrest reports, alleged the pedestrian appeared to him to be extremely nervous when contacted. A pat down allegedly revealed a bag containing a white crystal-like substance Pruitt believed to be less than 1 gram of methamphetamine in the 21-year-old...
Traffic Stop Yields 2 Arrests
April 30, 2019 – A traffic stop on Helm Lane at 10:34 a.m. Monday resulted in two arrests. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt conducted a traffic stop on a Ford F250 pickup. The driver, identified in reports as 31-year-old Donald James Farris of Alba, was noted to be extremely nervous when interacting with the officer and was asked to exit the truck. Donald James Farris He did and was patted down. A search of his...
Man Charged With Evidence Tampering For Allegedly Trying To Hide Pipe
Camron Michael Hamil A traffic stop Friday afternoon resulted in a man’s arrest on misdemeanor charges, but trying to hide a methamphetamine pipe under a patrol vehicle resulted in a felony charge, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt reported conducting a traffic stop on a Dodge Magnum at 1:26 p.m. April 19 on Sunset Street at Houston Street. While talking with the driver, identified in...
Man Jailed For Allegedly Trying To Discard K2
April 2, 2019 – Cameron Joel Wilks, 26, was arrested Monday afternoon for possession of a Penalty Group 2A controlled substance and tampering with evidence. Cameron Joel Wilks Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt reported making a pedestrian stop on the man, who was observed throwing an item into a vacant lot in the area of Robertson and Towne streets. The man, identified in arrest reports as Wilks, was released at that...
10 Personnel Items, Emergency School Closing Wage Payments Approved For SSISD
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during the regular February 2022 school board meeting approved 10 personnel items as recommended, a Head Start budget amendment and emergency school closing wage payments. SSISD logo Early Termination Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams recommended that the board act to finalize the termination of Amy Anderson’s term contract before the end of her contract period. He noted that the school...
78 Personnel Changes Approved For Sulphur Springs ISD
Trustees approved administrators’ recommendations for 78 personnel changes for Sulphur Springs ISD during their regular monthly board meeting Monday. The list of personnel items included 23 resignations, 42 new hires and 13 position and/or campus changes at the July 12 meeting. Position/Campus Changes Thirteen SSISD employees will be swapping around, either jobs, classrooms or campuses, some potentially all three. Miranda Jones...
