Rifle, Jewelry Recovered; Hinson Confesses; Two Additional Suspects Sought
A trip to Emory Wednesday paid dividends as Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Dennis Findley recovered a Browning high powered rifle and scope, located additional rings, necklaces, charm pendants and heard the confession Kenneth Hinson to burglarizing a residence. He also garnered the names of two additional suspects in the case. Items already recovered from the burglary in the Arbala area prior to yesterday included three items, a...
Recovered Items Just Some of Items Taken in County Burglary; Barker Charged
A burglary in the Arbala area has led Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators to the internet, to Van Zandt County and today to Wood County for further questioning of a suspect who is shown pawning the items stolen. Three of the items, a wedding ring, a tennis bracelet, and a Nikon camera have been recovered and returned to the owner, according to Investigator Dennis Findley. Other items taken in the burglary of a habitation were...
Grand Jury Issues New Indictments in June
Indictments were handed down Monday by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. Among the indictments was a need to re-indict all the cases from the last grand jury in order to fix a technical issue. Along with the re-indictment were a number of new indictments. The 41 new indictments not sealed include: Michael Lyle Gall, 29, was indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. In April of this year, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies...
Former Rains County Officer Suspect in Vehicle Theft
A truck taken from Fix ‘n Feed on June 1st has been recovered by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators thanks to information provided through the Hunt County Sheriff’s office. In recovering the vehicle, a suspect has also been located. The suspect is a former Rains County Sheriff’s officer that currently resided in the Rains County Jail. The suspect in this case is also being charged with a number of vehicle thefts in Hunt County. In...
Three Arrested For Recent Burglary
May 13, 2016 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigators worked quickly to solve a burglary case and arrested three individuals on Thursday in connection with the incident that occurred two days prior. According to information given to KSST by Criminal Investigator Dennis Findley, Chase Alan Harrison, 23, had previously lived at a residence located at 6151 State Highway 19 South and was aware that the current property...
Bond for Roach Increased to $200,000
Bond for Donald Michael Roach, 44, was revoked and reset Monday, May 2, 2016 in Eighth Judicial District Court during a hearing on the state’s request to re-bond. Roach is now under a $200,000 bond. Roach, who was out of jail on bond, was taken into custody Monday morning and returned to Hopkins County Jail. Roach was arrested and had been in Hopkins County jail following the outcry of a 7-year old child to a relative. He had been on...
Grand Jury Returns 55 Indictments in March
March 22, 2016 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury returned 55 indictments Monday, March 21st. Six were sealed indictments and will not be published until arrests are made. However, a number of charges for aggravated assault, sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography, along with a vast number of possession of a controlled substance were published. Wes Gerald and Curtis Anthony August-Adams were indicted for...
Dixon Changes Plea to Guilty; Sentenced to 40 Years Without Parole
March 9, 2016 – Hunter James Dixon, 21, will serve 40 years without possibility of parole according to a plea agreement between Dixon and the District Attorney’s office. Wednesday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court the prosecution played a video of Hunter James Dixon’s interview with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigators. Investigator Dennis Findley was on the witness stand. Having begun the day’s court...
Dixon Trial Begins Monday Afternoon
A 12-member jury was picked Monday morning and began hearing opening arguments by 2 p.m. as the trial of Hunter James Dixon opened in the Eighth Judicial District Courtroom in the Hopkins County Courthouse. Dixon was indicted September 23, 2015 on eight counts of sexual assault of a child. He was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated sexual assault and continuous sexual assault of two girls under...
Jury Picked Monday for Dixon Trial
Monday morning, March 7, in Eighth Judicial District Court a jury is being picked to hear testimony in the trial of Hunter James Dixon for multiple charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child or children. The trial will begin shortly after the jury is picked. Dixon was indicted September 23, 2015 on eight counts of sexual assault of a child. Dixon was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated...
