5 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants
December 8, 2019 – At least five people were jailed locally overnight Friday on felony warrants. Elmer Junior Crosby III Elmer Junior Crosby III, 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 11 a.m. Dec. 6, at Polunsky Unit by Deputy Elijah Fite and transported to the county jail, where he was held warrants for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone and...
Traffic Stop Results In Location Of Suspected Methamphetamine
Donald Merced Ramirez A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested after officers found suspected marijuana and methamphetamine in his bag Sunday afternoon. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Silverado at 1:54 p.m. Nov. 24, in the 200 block of East Spence Street. On contact, the officer reportedly observed the driver show ing signs of nervousness, including shaky hands....
Grand Jury Signs 17 Indictments During November Session
November 5, 2019 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury on Friday, Nov. 1, signed at least 17 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Offenses alleged in the indictments ranged from indecency with a child, sexual abuse of a child, criminal negligence and assault of a public servant to unauthorized use of a vehicle, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and controlled substance charges. More than a dozen people were...
SCU Serve Warrant, Arrest 2 At Sulphur Springs Apartment Complex
Darien Tre Sims An attempt to serve a warrant at a Van Sickle Street apartment complex reportedly resulted in not one but two arrests, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott went at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 9 to the apartment complex, where 27-year-old Darien Tre Sims was reported to be staying, to serve him with one felony and two traffic warrants. When patrol officers...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Signs 48 Indictments During October Session
October 8, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the Oct. 3 session signed at least 48 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments were at least 36 people, including nine accused of two offenses and two individuals accused of three offenses. Charges ranged from burglary, felony drunk driving, fraud, theft, tampering with evidence and controlled substance charges to obstruction or...
Winnsboro Woman Accused of Assaulting Hopkins County Jailer
Marlene Abbott Johnson One of two Winnsboro women arrested in Como on a drug paraphernalia charge ended up with three additional felony charges after methamphetamine was allegedly found in her mouth by a member of the jail staff, who she also was accused of assaulting. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Russell, Deputy Chris Baumann and Investigator Wade Sheets reportedly stopped a Nissan Sentra at 4:04 p.m. on State Highway...
Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...
Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Tossing A Bag Of Marijuana Out Car Window
Destinee Freneisha Weeks A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs woman ended up with not only a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge but also a felony tampering with evidence charge. She allegedly tossed a bag of marijuana out of a vehicle window during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Nick Floyd reported he first noticed the Dodge Challenger because it appeared to be speeding. Radar showed the car...
Grand Jury Signs 40 Indictments During August Court Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August session signed at least 40 indictments naming at least 32 different individuals in the charges, including four individuals accused of more than one offense and in other instances more than one person implicated in the same offense. The majority of the indictments were for alleged controlled substance charges. The rest range from abandoning or endangering a child and assault of a family...
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...
