1 Arrested On US Marshals Indictment, 2 Others On Unrelated Felony Warrants
Local authorities made a number of warrant arrests on Tuesday, including at least three people sought on outstanding felony charges. Jason Craig Williams Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott arrested Jason Craig Williams, 32, of Sulphur Springs at his Houston Street residence at 1:45 p.m. June 25 on a US Marshals indictment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule II substance, according to...
I-30 Traffic Stop Results In 2 Controlled Substance Arrests
Eddie MaloneStephanie Lynn Padron Sulphur Springs Police arrested a Sulphur Springs man and woman found in possession of 8.9 grams of suspected methamphetamine during a traffic stop. Stephanie Lynn Padron, 50, and Eddie Dale Malone, 60, both of Sulphur Springs, were arrested at 12:39 p.m. Tuesday by Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon and Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of...
County Sheriff’s Office Focus on Curbing Narcotics Begins to Make Impact on Distribution
With the rise of methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began in June, 2018, a focused work in attempting to curb narcotics. From June until the end of January, 2019, the Sheriff’s Department has investigated and made 31 cases that led to 28 defendants being charged. 5.25 ounces of methamphetamine were recovered as part of the narcotics investigations. Hopkins County Investigator Wade...
Local Man Arrested for Meth on Person and in Residence
Feb 19, 2019 – When Cumby Police stopped and arrested Marty Lee Kays, 43, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Hopkins County Investigator Wade Sheets and SSPD Lt. Mark Estes interviewed Kays . During the interview Kays admitted to having methamphetamine on his person and in his residence. On his person, was found three baggies weighing approximately 6.2-grams including packaging and in his residence,...
Corrected: Local Man Arrested for Marijuana and Ecstasy Possession
With window tint darker than the legal limit, a 2008 Lincoln Towncar was stopped by Sulphur Springs Police. However, the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and warrants for the arrest of the driver led to more than just a traffic ticket. In the vehicle the officer located marijuana and, according to Lt. Mark Estes with the Sulphur Springs Police Department, Ecstasy (MDMD) at a Felony 3 level. Kwadarius Sharard Timmons, 26, of...
Barbara Helton Cotten
November 29, 1950 — May 19, 2025ComoVisitation for Barbara Helton Cotten, age 74, of Como, Texas will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mrs. Cotten passed away in Kilgore, Texas on Monday, May 19, 2025. Barbara Cotten was born on November 29, 1950 in Commerce, Texas to Oscar “Shorty” and Ivy (Fox) Helton. She married Herbert Cotton on August 11, 1989. When...
August Grand Jury Hands Down 58 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 58 indictments, 14 of which were sealed, on Monday August 22, 2016. Among those indictments released were five injury to a child/elderly/disabled indictments, one possession of child pornography, several burglaries, a number of drug charges, and others. Christopher Charles Reichle and his wife Jessica Lynn Reichle were individually indicted for injury to a child. Christopher Charles and Jessica...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down April Indictments
Sixty-five indictments, 14 sealed, were handed down Monday afternoon by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. A wide range of indictments were included in the afternoon’s work. Many of the arrest reports can be found at ksstradio.com. Just enter their names in the search feature. Jesus Avila was indicted for sexual abuse of a child continuous. Avila, 39, of Saltillo was arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of...
