Bicyclist Accused of Methamphetamine Possession
June 13, 2019 – A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs woman caught a deputy’s attention just after 1 a.m. Thursday by riding a bicycle on the wrong side of Jefferson Street and having an improper light and ended up in jail on a controlled substance charge. Jessica Nicole Hicks Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis said after he contacted Jessica Nicole Hicks at 1:06 a.m. June 13 at the corner of Jefferson and Oak Grove,...
Grand Jury Signs More Than 50 Indictments in June
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the June court session signed more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Half of the charges were for drug and alcohol offenses. The rest ranged from continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years to engaging in organized criminal activity and stolen vehicle or evading arrest in a vehicle charges. However, half of the cases were for drug and alcohol related offenses....
Pickton Pair Accused of Possessing Heroin, Methamphetamine
June 6, 2019 – Cameron Lynn Bain, 25, and Rebecca Mae Matlock, 22, both of Pickton, were arrested at Brashear Post Office early Wednesday morning on two possession of controlled substance charges. Cameron Lynn Bain Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney, while patrolling around 12:30 a.m. June 5 in Brashear, reported seeing vehicles parked at Brashear Post Office, which he found suspicious for that time of night, so...
Man Found Sleeping In Truck Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Martin Lee Contreras A man found sleeping in a Dodge 2500 pickup parked in front of a Sulphur Springs residence at 7 a.m. Wednesday ended up in jail on a controlled substance charge, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt alleged in arrest reports.Pruitt reported the man to appear extremely nervous when contacted on W.A. Street at Beckham Street, which was not his residence. The man, identified in arrest reports as 26-year-old...
Police Arrest Man After Finding Methamphetamine In His Pocket
Jason Allen Hooten A 31–year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed after police found methamphetamine in his pocket, according to arrest reports. Jason Allen Hooten reportedly caught Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown’s attention by driving a Jeep Cherokee on the “wrong side of the road,” in the 1500 block of East Industrial Drive at 10:36 p.m. Monday, so Brown stopped him on the traffic charge. Brown...
Man Reportedly Arrested For Cocaine Possession Twice In 10 Days
Jesus Daniel Olguin Jesus Daniel Olguin, 18, was arrested by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis for cocaine possession early Monday morning, following a routine traffic stop on at mile marker 127 on Interstate 30 east. He reportedly admitted to being arrested recently for possession of cocaine, and deputy was given permission to search the Chevrolet Silverado. A baggy with a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine...
Deputies Recover Stolen Chainsaw, Arrest 2 Men
Timothy Alan GossCraig David Lawler A report regarding the possible location of a stolen chainsaw resulted in the arrest of two men Sunday morning. Deputies responded on County Road 1100 just after 10 a.m. May 26 regarding the chain saw. They located Timothy Alan Goss, 48, of Sulphur Springs in a Ford F-150 pickup and found Craig David Lawler, 49, of Mineola cutting a tree with a saw, that was reportedly stolen, Hopkins County...
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Swallowing Glass Container of Suspected THC
A Nevada, Texas woman was arrested after allegedly swallowing what was believed to be a small glass vial containing THC. Andrea Lynn Chapman Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney stopped a Toyota Tundra at 9:27 p.m. Tuesday for an equipment violation. He contacted the driver, identified in arrest reports as 40-year-old Andrea Lynn Chapman, Chaney asked her if she had any criminal history. She reportedly admitted to being...
2 Picked Up In Other Counties On Hopkins County Warrants
Montrel Jabbor Roberts Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Hooten traveled to Lamar County jail, where 25-year-old Montrel Jabbor Roberts of Cooper was being held after being arrested on a Hopkins County warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Hooten transported Roberts at 11 a.m. Monday to Hopkins County jail, where he was held on the...
5 Arrested After Suspected Methamphetamine, Pills, Marijuana Found During Traffic Stop
Benjamin James Cowling CROSBY, KANDARIS ANTOINE MARTIN, APRIL CERANA Five people were arrested Monday after suspected methamphetamine, Ecstasy pills, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found during a State Highway 11 traffic stop, according to arrest reports.Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reportedly stopped a Ford Taurus at 2:39 p.m. on State Highway 11 west at County Road 4716 for a traffic violation. Thea Colynn...