Crum Murder Trial: First Day of Testimony
Aaron Tyler Crum by Kerry Craig Following jury selection Monday, testimony got underway Tuesday morning in Hopkins County’s 8th District Court for 26-year-old Aaron Tyler Crum on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling at a residence in the 500 block of Pampa Street in the early morning hours of February 24. As testimony got underway, District Attorney Will Ramsay called...
Murder Trial Opens With Police Testimony
Opening arguments were presented by District Attorney Will Ramsay in Eighth Judicial District Court as a Hopkins County jury hears testimony in the trial focused on the death of Joshua Paul Cowling. Aaron Tyler Crum, 26, of Sulphur Springs is being tried for the Felony 1 Murder of Cowling. The incident took place February 24th of this year at a residence on Pampa Street. Crum has been in Hopkins County Jail since his arrest...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda, November 6, 2018
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. 3. Manager’s...
Wednesday Arrest of Local Man Leads to Quantity of Meth, Mushroom, Guns, and More Found in His Possession
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Wade Sheets executed a search warrant at Econo Lodge in Sulphur Springs regarding drug activity. Multiple buys of over 20-grams of methamphetamine over the past month led to the warrants, according to SCU officers. In serving the warrants, law enforcement found a total of three pistols and two pellet pistols, multiple pieces of Penalty Group 1 drugs...
Man Wanted in Nebraska Arrested Locally
Sulphur Springs Police were contacted by the FBI and asked to add additional charges to an arrest made. SSPD officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Industrial Driver where Christopher Charles Heinz, 29, of Romulus, Michigan was attempting to use false information to obtain cellular devises. He was wanted on outstanding indictments from the United States District Court (District Court of Nebraska). Prior to the officers arriving,...
Fall Blessings By Johanna Hicks
While visiting downtown Sulphur Springs recently, I noticed all the beautiful fall decorations in store windows. With the cooler temperatures upon us, fall in definitely in the air! Stepping inside one of my favorite shops, I admired the beautifully embroidered aprons, bags, and hand towels, donning gold, orange, green, tan and brown...
Man Dies from Wound as Law Enforcement Now Awaits Autopsy Report in Apparent Murder/Suicide
The body of Stephen Roy Wyatt, 60, of Sulphur Springs has been sent to the medical examiner’s office in Dallas Tuesday afternoon, according to Sulphur Springs Chief of Police Jay Sanders. Sanders said Wyatt was removed from life support around 10 a.m. Monday. His death follows an incident at his home Sunday that preliminary investigation shows a murder/suicide. However, no official ruling will be made until after the autopsy. Laura...
Winnsboro Police Report October 8-14, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested six, investigated two accidents, responded to 109 calls for service, issued 28 citations and wrote 25 warnings during the report period October 8-14, 2018. Sharon S. Allen, 52, of Winnsboro, was arrested October 8th on a Wood County warrant and a Hopkins County warrant. Jason L. Bearden, 40, of Winnsboro, was arrested October 9th on a Titus County warrant. Jessica L. Bentle, 31, of Winnsboro, was arrested...
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault Last Month is Suspect in Wife’s Death
Laura Wyatt, 39, was found dead in her home the victim of an apparent gun shot and her husband, Stephen Roy Wyatt, 60, is in CHRISTUS Mother Frances-Sulphur Springs with a wound from an apparent gun shot. Local law enforcement and Texas Ranger John Vance continue their investigation into the incident that occurred Sunday at the Wyatt home on Rockdale Road. Stephen Roy Wyatt Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to the 900 block...
Region 4 Emergency Medical Task Force Conducts Drill at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Sulphur Springs
Texas Region 4 Emergency Medical task force conducted a muster and deployment drill Friday at 10 a.m. at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. The tabletop discussion and drill focused on responding to and receiving nursing and resources in a disaster. The Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF) is a State and Federally (DSHS, ASPR) funded program with the mission of creating State-deployable medical teams, regionalized...
