30-Year-Old Man Accused Of Murder in Sulphur Springs
April 19, 2020 – A 30-year-old man was accused of murder in connection with the stabbing of a 25-year-old Saturday evening, according to police. Ronald David Bailey (HCSO photo) Sulphur Springs Police responded at 7:11 p.m. Saturday to an address on College Street. The victim, identified by police as 25-year-old Kendale Qualls, was reportedly being treated for injuries. Police learned the suspect, Ronald David Bailey, was also...
Hopkins County Teen Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Family Members With Knife
A Hopkins County teen allegedly threatened his family with a knife and ended up in jail on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, according to sheriff’s reports. Brayden Lynn Brown Hopkins County sheriff’s dispatchers received a 911 call at 7:07 p.m. Feb. 25 in which a FM 1536 resident’s 18-year-old son was reported to be suicidal and to have run away. The 18-year-old was reported to have a knife while...
Man Allegedly Stabbed During Dispute Over Air Conditioning Unit
A 56-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly sustained a wound from a kitchen knife during a dispute over a window air conditioning unit Sunday night. Police were dispatched to a report of a stabbing on North Jackson Street at 8:58 p.m. The man and a woman were awaiting authorities in a vehicle in the driveway. The man had a puncture wound estimated by officers to be approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length on the back of one...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 13-19, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for June 13, 2018 to June 19, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 9; Thefts: 2; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 2; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 4; Alarms: 4; Harassments: 5; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 0; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 2; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires:...
Woman Stabs Boyfriend in Chest
Sulphur Springs Police Officers were called to the 100 block of Van Sickle Street in reference to disturbance. There they found the boyfriend of Christina Anne Serafino, 25, had a stab wound in chest area. Serafino admitted stabbing him. Serafino is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence. It was also found that she had two misdemeanor warrants as well. One for Possession of Drug...
Allen Sentenced to 50 Years for Franklin County Murder
Friday morning in Franklin County 8th Judicial District Court, Christopher Wayne Allen was sentenced to 50 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after he pled guilty to the May, 2015 murder of Wendy Gail Valentine at Logans Point, a neighborhood in Mt Vernon. Allen was 25-years of age when he murdered the 36-year old Valentine. Allen, according to Franklin County law enforcement was the person that made the 9-1-1 call to...
Grand Jury Returns 55 Indictments in March
March 22, 2016 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury returned 55 indictments Monday, March 21st. Six were sealed indictments and will not be published until arrests are made. However, a number of charges for aggravated assault, sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography, along with a vast number of possession of a controlled substance were published. Wes Gerald and Curtis Anthony August-Adams were indicted for...
County Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
Hopkins County Deputies responded to a call to a residence on County Road 4591 and found a male lying in the ditch. He had been stabbed. When officers arrived at the residence, a female stated that the suspect in the stabbing was inside the house. The back door on the house had been broken. Gary Dale Hawkins, 54, stated that he and his stepson had gotten into an argument, began fighting and he stabbed his stepson. The stepson was...
KSST News’s Top 20 Stories for 2015
[Editor’s note: KSST thanks Don Julian for his diligence as News Director. We are happy that he will continue as Sports Director. He files the following report.] Here is my list of the top twenty stories of 2015. #20. The Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium renovation project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace. It also proved to be more expensive than first thought. #19. The city of Sulphur Springs begins a large pavilion...
District Attorney Ramsay Wants Kuhl Sentence to Send a Message to Pedophiles
District Attorney Will Ramsay comments on the sentencing of Franklin Coy Kuhl, Jr.: On February 1, 2014, Franklin Coy Kuhl, Jr., 49, took a young girl who had just days earlier turned 14 to a motel in Hunt County where he had sex with her. During the trial, the state presented evidence that the relationship between Mr. Kuhl and the child had been ongoing for some time. Text messages were produced between the Defendant and the victim...
