Car Allegedly Involved In Rockwall Pursuit Found At Sulphur Springs Truck Stop
A vehicle reportedly involved in a pursuit that started in Rockwall, TX was located by Sulphur Springs police at 7 Star Truck Stop late Thursday night. Authorities had already called off the pursuit when the vehicle was located. The blue Kia Forte was impounded and at least two people were arrested on one misdemeanor charge each, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs police responded to a complaint of suspected intoxicated...
Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
Aspen Quayshawn Debase A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car...
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...
Grand Jury Signs More Than 50 Indictments in June
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the June court session signed more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Half of the charges were for drug and alcohol offenses. The rest ranged from continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years to engaging in organized criminal activity and stolen vehicle or evading arrest in a vehicle charges. However, half of the cases were for drug and alcohol related offenses....
Traffic Stop Results In 2 Controlled Substance Arrests
Jesus Daniel OlguinJuan Antonio Ramirez-Morales Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown arrested two Sulphur Springs men Saturday on a controlled substance charge each after allegedly finding cocaine in their possession. Brown reportedly stopped a Chevrolet 1500 at 8:04 p.m. May 18 on Kyle Street for an equipment violation. The pickup was occupied by two Sulphur Springs men, identified in arrest reports as 18-year-old Jesus Daniel...
Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On DWI Charge
Two people were taken into custody after being sentenced to time in prison in the Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday. Brian James Chism Brian James Chism, 47, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody in the district courtroom after being sentenced to a 15-year commitment in Texas Department of Criminal Justice on a felony driving while intoxicated charge. Chism was jailed locally on Sept. 5 and released on bond Sept. 7 for third...
Texarkana Man Stopped In Vehicle Allegedly Stolen
A 54-year-old Texarkana man was reportedly jailed just after midnight for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle allegedly stolen from Tekarkana. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies had received information that a possible stolen vehicle, a tan Chevrolet Avalanche with a sticker featuring two pink lips on the back glass, might be traveling west from Texarkana on Interstate 30 in the area. Deputies reported spotted a vehicle matching...
Two San Juan Men Arrested in Hopkins County
Multiple signs of nervousness, deception, and conflicts in stories led to the arrest to two San Juan, Texas men for Manufacture Delivery Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 400-grams. When stopped by a Hopkins County Interdiction Officer, the two were driving a 2011 Sonata Hyundai with an after-market compartment located in the trunk of the vehicle. The compartment was controlled by an electronic actuator. Five bundles...
Special Crimes Unit Investigations in Past Six Months Reflect Rise in Meth Use and Sales
Methamphetamine sales and use have increased during the last six months of 2018 according to the Sulphur Springs Special Crime Unit. Mark Estes, SCU officer, said methamphetamine has taken over the community and has become the focus for the unit. He stated that the unit is focused on all the Penalty Group 1 drugs which includes meth, heroin, and cocaine. Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit consisting of SSPD officers Estes and Joe...
Cumby Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Sulphur Springs Man
Cumby Police arrested Michael Anthony Williams, 50, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 less than 1-grams, Possession of a Dangerous Drug, and Driving While License Invalid. Williams was driving a vehicle with a defective license plate light when he passed the stationary Cumby officer on the West Bound Service Road of I-30 at the 499 overpass. When it was found his license invalid, the officer...
