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Arkansas Man Jailed On Controlled Substance, Marijuana, Weapon Charges
Dec24

Arkansas Man Jailed On Controlled Substance, Marijuana, Weapon Charges

Kevin D. Turner A 29-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas man was jailed Monday morning after troopers found a pill, other suspected controlled substance and weapon in his possession during a routine traffic stop, troopers alleged in arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson stopped a 2013 Dodge Challenger at 9:50 a.m. Dec. 23 on Interstate 30 at mile marker 141 for traveling slow in the left lane. As the...

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DeSoto Woman Allegedly Caught In Hopkins County With Marijuana, Ecstasy
Dec19

DeSoto Woman Allegedly Caught In Hopkins County With Marijuana, Ecstasy

An Interstate 30 traffic stop Wednesday morning resulted in a 39-year-old DeSoto woman’s arrested, after marijuana and Ecstasy were found in her vehicle, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Aaron Hanna reported stopping a Nissan Rogue at 11:44 a.m. on Interstate 30 at mile post 131 for speeding. During contact with the driver, Hanna alleged seeing a bag containing suspected marijuana in plain...

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Longview Man Accused Of Having Penalty Group 2 Controlled Substance
Nov18

Longview Man Accused Of Having Penalty Group 2 Controlled Substance

A Longview man was arrested early Sunday morning after state troopers reportedly found four different kinds of pills, including what was suspected to be Ecstasy or another Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, in his vehicle. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson reported stopping a beige Toyota Sequoia at 12:57 a.m. Nov. 17, after observing the sport utility vehicle being driven in the left lane when prohibited...

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Tyler Woman Arrested In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge
Oct28

Tyler Woman Arrested In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge

A 22-year-old Tyler woman was jailed Saturday evening after being found Cumby police found prescription medication in a Tylenol bottle in her possession, according to police reports. Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward reported stopping a Chevrolet 1500 pickup about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 26 on Commerce Street after noticing the woman driving didn’t have on a safety belt. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Montasia Ry Coughlin of...

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Texarkana Man Accused Of Discarding Ecstasy Pill During Traffic Stop
Jul30

Texarkana Man Accused Of Discarding Ecstasy Pill During Traffic Stop

July 30, 2019 – A 23-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas man was arrested Monday night after allegedly trying to discard a bag with an Ecstasy pill inside of it during a traffic stop. Kristopher Paul Thomas was also found to be wanted in Texarkana and Miller County as well. Kristopher Thomas Deputies first came into contact with the man after stopping the Nissan he was in for traveling 84 miles per hour in the 60 mph speed zone on...

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Michigan Woman Jailed For Ecstasy Possession
Jul26

Michigan Woman Jailed For Ecstasy Possession

Sharlita Britt-Watson An Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in location of an Ecstasy pill in a Michigan woman’s wallet. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a Kia Sorrento at 11:06 p.m. on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 112 for a traffic violation. He received permission to search the SUV. A small, round blue pill was found inside Sharlita Michelle Britt-Watson’s wallet in her purse on the...

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Suspected Ecstasy, Marijuana Reportedly Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
May18

Suspected Ecstasy, Marijuana Reportedly Found During I-30 Traffic Stop

Lanorya Shaneka Stokes Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper George Greenway arrested Lanorya Shaneka Stokes, 35, of Fort Worth late Friday night for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and driving while license invalid. Greenway reported stopping a Toyota Camry at 11:25 p.m. May 17 at mile marker 130 for traveling 88 miles per...

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Corrected: Local Man Arrested for Marijuana and Ecstasy Possession
Jul13

Corrected: Local Man Arrested for Marijuana and Ecstasy Possession

With window tint darker than the legal limit, a 2008 Lincoln Towncar was stopped by Sulphur Springs Police. However, the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and warrants for the arrest of the driver led to more than just a traffic ticket.   In the vehicle the officer located marijuana and, according to Lt. Mark Estes with the Sulphur Springs Police Department, Ecstasy (MDMD) at a Felony 3 level. Kwadarius Sharard Timmons, 26, of...

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Cumby Police Arrest Wisconsin Man for Possession of “Molly”
Oct18

Cumby Police Arrest Wisconsin Man for Possession of “Molly”

Cumby Police made a traffic stop on I-30 east bound around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. The officer detected the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle and asked the driver to step from the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe. A Terry frisk revealed “Molly”. The officer detected a bulge in the front waist band of Jamar Clifford Johnson, 36 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The officer removed the object and found it was not a weapon. Johnson identified the object...

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Sheriff Commends Officers for Drug Stop that Nets 553-grams of Ecstasy
May11

Sheriff Commends Officers for Drug Stop that Nets 553-grams of Ecstasy

Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum commended Interdiction Officer Sgt. Harry Washington and Investigator Wade Sheets for the discovery of 553-grams of Ecstasy and an arrest made Wednesday. Tatum said his investigators and deputies are learning techniques and skills needed in the discovery of illegal drugs from Sgt. Washington. Tatum says Washington’s experience is a great asset to the department. Alejandro Trillo, Jr., 17, was...

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