Arrested This Week On Controlled Substance, Marijuana, Related Charges
Six men were arrested this week, Sept. 20-25 on controlled substance and marijuana charges, according to arrest reports. I-30 Traffic Stop Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde stopped a Chevrolet Malibu around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 116 for speeding. Upon contact with the occupants, Ugalde reported seeing a Glock handgun on the front passenger’s side...
Two Hunt County Men Arrested On Oak Avenue On Possession Charges
September 15, 2020 – Two Hunt County men were arrested on Oak Avenue on possession charges Monday night. Two others were arrested on warrants related to controlled substance charges. Oak Avenue Arrests Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite and Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping a Nissan Maxima at 11 p.m. Sept. 14 on Oak Avenue at Jefferson Street for failing to signal the required distance prior to turning...
2 Arrested, 3 Sentenced In District Court Thursday
At least two people were arrested and three sentenced in district court Thursday afternoon, according to arrest, jail and court reports. Bond Revocation Donald Merced Ramirez (HCSO jail photo) A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed after having his bond revoked on controlled substance charges. Donald Merced Ramirez was scheduled to appear Sept. 10 before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Sept. 10 for arraignment on a...
Whitewright Man Jailed For Violating Probation
A 20-year-old Whitewright man was jailed for violating probation, which he was on for a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Benjamin James Cowling (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office officials were alerted that Benjamin James Cowling was in custody at the adult probation office in Sulphur Springs for violating probation on a 2019 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...
Wanted Man, 2 Others Arrested During I-30 Traffic Stop
A wanted man and two others were arrested during an Interstate 30 traffic stop early Sunday morning, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Elijah Fite reported contacting the occupants of a Chevrolet car. That car had a defective driver’s side head light. The vehicle had exited a gas station parking lot, partially resting in the road, impeding traffic, around 1:35 a.m. Sunday,...
Felon Arrested On Firearm Charge
A convicted felon was arrested on a firearm charge Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Jose Manuel Galvan Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported seeing Jose Manuel Galvan Jr. walking on the wrong side of the street in the 200 block of Helm Lane around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, so he contacted him. The officer was granted permission to search him to ensure he didn’t...
Theft Investigation Resulted In 3 Controlled Substance Arrests
A theft investigation resulted in three controlled substance arrests Thursday. Ismael Gonzales (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Sgt. Joe Scott and Lt. Mark Estes responded in the 100 block of Nicholson Street to assisted detectives who were investigating a report that stolen property could be potentially located in the area. Upon arrival Thursday morning, SCU investigators encountered Ismael Gonzales,...
4 Men, 1 Woman Jailed On Controlled Substance, Related Charges
At last five people, four men and 1 woman, have been jailed over the last 3 day on controlled substance or related charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Lamar County Warrant Arrest Heston Blaze Golightly Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Osornio contacted the occupants of a GMC Sierra 1500 early Monday morning, August 31, on Mulberry Street at Houston Street. A records check showed 21-year-old Heston Blaze Golightly...
Traffic Stops Result In Controlled Substance Arrests
Traffic stops over the weekend resulted in controlled substance arrests. State Highway 19 North Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping a white Chrysler Concord with a defective high center mounted stop lamp and no front license plate around 7 p.m. Aug. 29 on State Highway 19 north at some bridges. David Jordan Andrews (HCSO jail photo) Upon contact with the driver, the deputy noticed a...
Commerce Pair Allegedly Unknowingly Contacted Sheriff In Attempt To Sell Pills
A Commerce pair’s attempt to sell pills for some quick cash didn’t go quite as planned. The pair unknowingly contacted the Hopkins County sheriff in their attempt to sell pills late Sunday night, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photos available for Stephen Anthony Braumuller or Evan Clay Chapin Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum alerted deputies about the contact by someone offering to sell hydrocodone pills for...
