Deputies Arrested 2 Men On Felony Warrants, Escorted Third Man Into Jail For Warrant
Deputies arrested two men in Sulphur Springs on felony warrants, including one man released from jail less than a week ago, and escorted a third man into jail on a warrant, according to arrest reports. Daniel Ray Penson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Sgt. Scott Davis were made aware of a warrant for a 31-year-old Dike man’s arrest. They found Daniel Ray Penson sitting in his...
Man Got a Vehicle Stuck in The Middle Of A Park
A Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a warrant after getting a vehicle stuck in the middle of a park, and a Garland man was arrested after allegedly crashing a car into the center median between the east and westbound lanes of Interstate 30 just east of Sulphur Springs early Wednesday morning. Stuck In Pacific Park Sulphur Springs police responded after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Pacific Park, where someone had reportedly...
CR 2310 Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine And THC Wax, 1 Felony Arrest
A defective license plate light was what got the car stopped on County Road 2310 just off of FM 1870 around 2:40 a.m. March 27, but the strong marijuana odor that greeted the deputy as he approached the car is what tipped him off to the likely presence of contraband. The presence of marijuana in plain view in the car resulted in a search, which also yielded cocaine, THC wax and one felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO...
Several Controlled Substance, Alcohol Arrests
Local authorities have reported several controlled substance and alcohol arrests over the last week, including a DWI crash, a man accused of possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility and at least three others on controlled substance charges and four on DWI charges, according to sheriff’s reports. DWI Crash On College Street A 51-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested on a second driving while...
Additional Charge Added For Man Jailed Following Cumby Rest Stop Altercation
A 62-year-old Quitman man jailed following a Cumby rest stop altercation Sunday is now facing an additional charge after damaging a cell at the county jail. Allen Dayne Lawson Allen Dayne Lawson allegedly engaged in an altercation with a truck driver at Cumby rest stop, which captured on surveillance video. The 62-year-old Quitman resident allegedly yelled at the truck driver when the truck driver tried to enter the restroom at the...
3 Jailed On Unrelated Controlled Substance Charges
December 8, 2020 – Three people were jailed on unrelated controlled substance charges over the past 2 days, according to arrest reports. Main Street Traffic Stop Earnest Miller Johnson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping 48-year-old Earnest Miller Johnson of Sulphur Springs at 10:16 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, on Main Street at Davis Street for failure to stop. The Dodge 1500 he...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charge
A 37-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested early Wednesday morning on a child pornography charge, according to arrest reports. Derrick Edward Morris (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tuesday, Dec. 1, were made aware of an outcry made alleging Derrick Edward Morris was in possession of videos of a female child, HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Deputy Nick Marney alleged in arrest...
Firearms, Suspected Black Tar Heroin, Cocaine Found During Interstate 30 Traffic Stop
Sep 8, 2020 – Firearms and suspected black tar heroin and cocaine were allegedly found during an Interstate 30 traffic stop early Tuesday morning, resulting in a Dallas man’s arrest on three felony charges, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Charles Edwin Brooks II Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis at 1:21 a.m. Sept. 8 spotted a tan Chevrolet Tahoe, which fit the description...
HCSO: Emory Man Said Contraband Found In Pocket, Pants Not His
Brashear, TX July 10, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Emory man who not only denied the contraband found in the pocket of the pants he had on were his, but claimed the pants were not his either, according to arrest reports. While completing a phone call just before 2 a.m. July 10, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reported a dark colored car pull into Brashear Post Office parking lot off...
3 Irving Residents Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
July 1, 2020 – Three Irving residents were arrested on a controlled substance charge following a late night traffic stop on Industrial Drive near the 125 mile marker on Interstate 30 west. An Irving woman was also wanted on a parole warrant, according to arrest reports. Annie Parker Landrum (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. He noticed the vehicle did...
