4 Taken Into Custody on Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Jul27

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...

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Man Accused of Choking, Holding Teen Against Her Will
Jul26

Man Accused of Choking, Holding Teen Against Her Will

Carlos Alberto Valle A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 11:40 p.m. Thursday, at his West Industrial Drive residence, where he was accused of holding a 17-year-old against her will and choking her multiple times. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 11 p.m. July 25 to the 1500 block of West Industrial Drive, where an assault involving strangulation was alleged to have occurred. After learning the victim had fled to...

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Alleged Drunk Driver Compounds Charges By Resisting, Kicking Trooper
Jul17

Alleged Drunk Driver Compounds Charges By Resisting, Kicking Trooper

July 17, 2019 – A 48-year-old Dallas woman who was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon for drunk driving, allegedly compounded the charges against her by assaulting a state trooper while resisting his efforts to restrain her. Jennifer Doolan Petty Jennifer Doolan Petty was stopped by Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward at the 114 mile marker on Interstate 30. Steward, suspecting the woman to be intoxicated, reportedly contact...

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Arkansas Man Jailed July 4 For Allegedly Choking Children’s Mother
Jul05

Arkansas Man Jailed July 4 For Allegedly Choking Children’s Mother

Robert Michael Jamen A 33-year-old Bradford, Arkansas man was arrested July 4 for allegedly trying to choke the mother of his children, with the kids in the vehicle with them. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched to the 1600 block of West Shannon Road, where an assault was reported to have occurred. Upon arrival at 7 Star, Sgt. Brandon Mayes reported talking to both the alleged victim and the suspect, identified in arrest reports as...

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58 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
Jul01

58 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury

July 1, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the June 28 session signed 58 indictments. At least 40 people were named in the charges. Offenses ranged from aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a family or household member that impeded breathing or circulation an d hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon to driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 years of age in the vehicle, engaging in...

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2 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants
Jun29

2 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants

June 29, 2019 – Deputies took two Hopkins County residents into custody Friday on unrelated felony warrants. Jana Marie Kirtley Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan was made aware of a warrant for Jana Marie Kirtley’s arrest for violation of probation on a hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon charge. He learned the 53-year-old Sulphur Springs woman works at a Jackson Street nursing home,...

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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint
Jun28

Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint

Justin Arley Bryant A Sulphur Springs man, 19, was taken into custody at Buford Park Thursday evening after he allegedly held a woman at gunpoint when she attempted to end their relationship.Sulphur Springs police were reportedly dispatched at 7:28 p.m. June 27 to Buford Park, where a female was allegedly being held by a man at gunpoint. Upon arrival at the park, officers reportedly located the female and the suspect, identified in...

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Man Who Allegedly Followed Former Girlfriend After Disturbance Jailed For DWI
Jun27

Man Who Allegedly Followed Former Girlfriend After Disturbance Jailed For DWI

A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man alleged to have followed his ex-girlfriend from a disturbance toward the sheriff’s office ended up going to jail for drunk driving, according to sheriff’s reports. Sulphur Springs police first became aware of the man after stopping a white pickup about 2:50 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Rosemont Street for a taillight violation. As he did, the officer reported seeing a white Toyota...

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Man Allegedly Stabbed During Dispute Over Air Conditioning Unit
Jun24

Man Allegedly Stabbed During Dispute Over Air Conditioning Unit

A 56-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly sustained a wound from a kitchen knife during a dispute over a window air conditioning unit Sunday night. Police were dispatched to a report of a stabbing on North Jackson Street at 8:58 p.m. The man and a woman were awaiting authorities in a vehicle in the driveway. The man had a puncture  wound estimated by officers to be approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length on the back of one...

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Sulphur Springs Man Arrested Following Disturbance Complaint
Jun18

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested Following Disturbance Complaint

A disturbance complaint on North Jackson Street resulted in the male resident being arrested for assault of a woman, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs police officers were dispatched at 6:40 p.m. June 17 to a disturbance in which a male was alleged to be actively hitting a female on North Jackson Street. Upon arrival, officers talked to the 35-year-old male resident as well as others at the location. The Sulphur Springs man...

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