Man Contacted For Speeding On State Highway 154 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
A pickup driver’s behavior and unusual answers during questioning about driving speeding on State Highway 154 south around 1:30 a.m. Monday, June 7, lead to a search of his vehicle and discovery of contraband, according to arrest reports. Terrell Allen Bell III (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis reported seeing a northbound Toyota Tacoma with flashers on pass by him. Davis was parked on...
Deputies Arrested 2 Men On Felony Warrants, Escorted Third Man Into Jail For Warrant
Deputies arrested two men in Sulphur Springs on felony warrants, including one man released from jail less than a week ago, and escorted a third man into jail on a warrant, according to arrest reports. Daniel Ray Penson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Sgt. Scott Davis were made aware of a warrant for a 31-year-old Dike man’s arrest. They found Daniel Ray Penson sitting in his...
Man Accused Of Assaulting His Girlfriend
A 34-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of assaulting his girlfriend Monday night, according to arrest reports. Robert Cordale Finnie (HCSO jail reports) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched at 8:50 p.m. May 17, 2021, to a disturbance at a County Road 4759 residence. A verbal altercation between Robert Cordale Finnie and his girlfriend reportedly escalated, with Finnie assaulting her by...
Man Got a Vehicle Stuck in The Middle Of A Park
A Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a warrant after getting a vehicle stuck in the middle of a park, and a Garland man was arrested after allegedly crashing a car into the center median between the east and westbound lanes of Interstate 30 just east of Sulphur Springs early Wednesday morning. Stuck In Pacific Park Sulphur Springs police responded after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Pacific Park, where someone had reportedly...
2 Jailed On Parole Warrants
Two people were jailed on parole warrants on Monday evening, according to arrest and jail reports. South Broadway Street Arrest Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported making an investigative stop on the Chevrolet Silverado pickup on South Broadway Street just south of Walmart, in reference to a theft reported at Walmart, according to arrest reports. The driver was identified as 30-year-old Shana Leanne Earle of...
Kentucky Man Arrested Following Friday Night Pursuit Also Charged With Aggravated Assault
The 31-year-old Louisville, Kentucky man arrested Friday night, after allegedly striking an Arkansas State Police patrol vehicle and leading authorities on a slow I-30 pursuit which began in Hope, Arkansas and concluded near Cumby in Hopkins County, remained in Hopkins County jail Sunday afternoon. In addition to the Hopkins County evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge he was booked into jail for on April 9, ,Mohammedali...
Kentucky Man Allegedly Struck Arkansas State Police Patrol Vehicle During Slow I-30 Pursuit
Driver Claimed Allah Instructed Him To Do It A 31-year-old Louisville, Kentucky man allegedly struck an Arkansas State Police patrol vehicle while leading authorities on a slow I-30 pursuit which began with the man’s involvement in a hit and run crash in Hope, Arkansas and concluded near Cumby in Hopkins County Friday night, according to arrest reports. A slow rolling vehicle pursuit that began in Hope, Arkansas concluded Friday...
CR 2310 Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine And THC Wax, 1 Felony Arrest
A defective license plate light was what got the car stopped on County Road 2310 just off of FM 1870 around 2:40 a.m. March 27, but the strong marijuana odor that greeted the deputy as he approached the car is what tipped him off to the likely presence of contraband. The presence of marijuana in plain view in the car resulted in a search, which also yielded cocaine, THC wax and one felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO...
State Highway 11 Traffic Stop Nets 3.5 Grams Of Methamphetamine
A State Highway 11 traffic stop netted 3.5 grams of methamphetamine and one felony arrest early Wednesday morning, deputies reported. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping a westbound silver Chevrolet Silverado that was driven across the fog line and on the improved shoulder of State Highway 11 west at FM 275 early March 24, 2021. Upon contact with Mark Allan Potts, the 54-year-old Whitewright man...
FM 1567 Traffic Stops Result In Controlled Substance Arrests
Two FM 1567 traffic stops conducted by deputies overnight Friday resulted in controlled substance arrests, according to sheriff’s reports. Sulphur Springs police also arrested one person on a controlled substance charge Sunday night, arrest reports noted. Late Night Stop The first of the FM 1567 traffic stops occurred shortly before 10:20 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, on FM 1567 west at County Road 1137. Hopkins County...