4 Taken Into Custody on Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Three men and a woman were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers on felony warrants Friday, including one man located at the courthouse, two held in jail in other counties and one found at a residence, according to arrest reports. Rodrick Baker Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled to Bowie County Detention Center, where Rodrick Baker was being held on a Hopkins County warrant for violation of...
Man Arrested on Warrants for Burglary of a Building; Had Methamphetamine in His Possession
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators Dennis Findley and Wade Sheets along with County Deputies had been searching for Justin Allen Steele, 31, of Wills Point. who was wanted on two warrants for burglary of a building. A tip to the Sheriff’s office informed deputies that Steele was traveling I-30 between Brashear and Sulphur Springs Thursday morning around 10:30 a.m. Located at 7-Star Travel Center on Shannon Road, Steele...
74 Indictments Handed Up by Grand Jury November 27, 2018
texas flag courthouse Seventy-four (74) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, November 27, 2018. There were a variety of charges ranging from solicitation of a minor to aggravated assault, burglary, and tampering with government records. Several Possession of a Controlled Substance indictments are also in the list. Not all those indicted have been arrested but among those who have: LettieDelores...
Items Taken in Burglary Recovered; Local Man Arrested
Numerous items were taken from a residence off Highway 11W in a burglary Monday. Conner James Bradley, 21, of Hopkins County , was arrested in Wood County for the burglary. All items were recovered. Coner James Bradley Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Dennis Findley along with Bo Fox, Southwest Cattle Raisers’ Special Ranger began an investigation that led to a man that had been in the area a few days...
Odell Sentenced to 10 Years in TDCJ
May 18, 2018 – In a revocation of probation conducted Thursday in Eighth Judicial District Court, Jimmy De Odell, 60, was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The District Attorney’s office was able to prove that, after being released from jail on February 7th of this year, Odell had later fired a crossbow bolt through his ex-wife’s window on February 20th. It was just one more act in a...
More Saws Recovered with Help of Translator
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators with the assistance of Officer Alejandra Castenda, a certified peace officer who current works as a jailer, recovered ten chain saws in Dallas. The recovery of stolen items from Ag Power and other power saw dealers in the Northeast Texas area has been an ongoing work for the local office. The saws recovered Thursday were in Haltom City, and Balch Springs. Castenda was instrumental in the recovery...
Macon, 52 Others Indicted by Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday
A total of 89 indictments against 53 individuals were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Tressa Shana Macon indicted for hindering the apprehension of a felon. Macon, the girlfriend of Tilton Joshua Mapps, was apprehended while trying to assist Mapps eludes arrest. Mapps was indicted for the murder of Jonathon Trahern Young and for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence (see story...
Arrest of Brothers Clearing Burglary Cases in Five Counties
A little over a week ago, Collin County lawmen arrested two Hunt County brothers during an alleged burglary in progress. They were found to be in possession of a gun reportedly stolen from Hopkins County. After a week of investigation, Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Dennis Findley and Charles Humphries continue to find stolen weapons and work to make addition county burglary cases against the pair. Chief Criminal Investigator...
“Updated” Hopkins County Sheriff’s Detective Daniel Winn Arrested
A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigator, 34-year old Daniel Madison Winn of Sulphur Springs, has been arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence. Indications are the charge involves theft of drugs from the Sheriff’s evidence room. JP Yvonne King set bond for Winn at $25,000. Winn was asked to take a drug test. Then a two-day Sheriff’s investigation resulted in his arrest. A Texas Ranger is now assisting in the...
HC Sheriff’s Deputy Shea Shaw Will Receive a Life Saving Award
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Shea Shaw received a medal Thursday for protecting the lives of a Michigan couple after their vehicle broke down on I-30 on September 25. There was a close call as another vehicle was in collision with the rear of Deputy Shaw’s patrol truck. During a medal ceremony Thursday, County Judge Robert Newsom read information prepared by Corporal Dennis Findley and Criminal Investigator Daniel Winn. The medal...
