Traffic Stop Yields Pills, Suspected Marijuana, Arrest
Mar23

Traffic Stop Yields Pills, Suspected Marijuana, Arrest

A traffic stop on Church Street at North Hillcrest Drive at 9:26 p.m. Saturday March 21st, 2020 resulted in the location of suspected marijuana, pills and one felony arrest. Denver Jacque Fender During the stop, police reported smelling a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the car. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown had passenger Denver Jacques Fender step out of the car. He alleged finding numerous pills and a suspected...

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How To Pay Bills, Tickets While City of Sulphur Springs Offices Are Closed To Public
Mar20

How To Pay Bills, Tickets While City of Sulphur Springs Offices Are Closed To Public

Sulphur Springs Public Library Offers Curbside Checkout All City of Sulphur Springs facilities were closed to the public as of Friday, March 20, a precautionary measure to protect the community and city staff as more people are being diagnosed across the state, country and world with COVID-19. Sulphur Springs City government will continue to operate, with all operations at the core of city government still functioning. There will...

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3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Mar17

3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants

Three men were booked into Hopkins County jail March 16 on felony warrants. Stephen Kyle Kaye Stephen Kyle Kaye, 36, of Cleburne was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite at Johnson County jail at 1:34 p.m. March 16. Fite transported Kaye to Hopkins County jail, where he booked for bond forfeiture on a September 2016 possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...

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Police Arrest 2 Pedestrians On Ardis Street Following Disturbance Complaint
Feb20

Police Arrest 2 Pedestrians On Ardis Street Following Disturbance Complaint

A disturbance complaint on Ardis Street Wednesday afternoon resulted in two arrests, one on a controlled substance charge and one for public intoxication, according to police reports. Police at 1:44 p.m. Feb. 19 contacted a 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man who was walking on Ardis Street. He was walking toward the location where the disturbance was reported. Officers reported smelling a strong alcohol odor on the pedestrian. He also...

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Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
Feb13

Sulphur Springs Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest

2 Others Jailed On Warrants Feb 2020 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two women overnight Wednesday on controlled substance-related charges following traffic stops. A Carrollton man was also picked up in Dallas on a Hopkins County warrant. Angelica Desiree Washington Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott stopped a Mitsubishi Galant at 9:18 p.m. Feb. 12 on Como Street at Jefferson Street for an expired...

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Teen Allegedly Caught With Ecstasy During Traffic Stop
Feb03

Teen Allegedly Caught With Ecstasy During Traffic Stop

A Hillcrest Drive traffic stop Saturday night resulted in location of marijuana and two baggies containing suspected Ecstasy in a vehicle, and one arrest, according to arrest reports. Dylan Cole Anderson Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Joe Scott reported the passenger in the vehicle, stopped at 8:22 p.m. Feb. 1 because half of the license plate wasn’t visable due to the light being out, appeared “extremely nervous.”...

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Hopkins County Pair Arrested After 1-Year-Old Tests Positive For Meth
Jan17

Hopkins County Pair Arrested After 1-Year-Old Tests Positive For Meth

Joseph Ryan SimsStephanie Jo Howse A Sulphur Springs man and Brashear woman, both 31, were jailed Thursday for child endangerment. A 26-year-old Rowlett man with the woman at the time of her arrest also was jailed, according to arrest reports. The arrests are reportedly the result of a joint investigation by the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Child Protective Services personnel of Joseph Ryan Sims and Stephanie Jo Howse. They...

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Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Dec11

Sulphur Springs Pair Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge

ORSBURN, BILLY JACK : Photo courtesy of the Texas Public Sex Offender Registry. A disturbance call on South Locust Street Tuesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a 64-year-old Sulphur Springs man and his 26-year-old girlfriend on a controlled substance charge each. SCOTT, DESTINY RENEE Officers were reportedly at the pair’s Locust Street address for a disturbance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Upon arrival, Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark...

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Police Arrest 2 Sulphur Springs Residents On Felony Warrants
Oct18

Police Arrest 2 Sulphur Springs Residents On Felony Warrants

October 18, 2019 – Sulphur Springs police arrested two men Thursday on felony warrants. Zack Atwood Merrill Zack Atwood Merrill, 38, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 10:05 a.m. Oct. 17 by SSPD Special Crimes Unit Lt. Mark Estes and Sgt. Joe Scott at the adult probation office on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for tampering with evidence, according to jail reports. He remained in the county jail...

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Bicyclist Arrested On Misdemeanor Warrant, Controlled Substance Charge
Oct17

Bicyclist Arrested On Misdemeanor Warrant, Controlled Substance Charge

Marco Antonio Orduna A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly stopped for riding a bicycle on the wrong side of the road ended up in jail Wednesday afternoon on a misdemeanor warrant and for methamphetamine possession, according to arrest reports. The man reportedly caught Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott’s attention by his bicycle on the wrong side of the road against traffic, thus he was...

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