Mississippi Felon Arrested After Brief Chase
April 14, 2023 – GLEESE, DELZIONE LAMAR was arrested this week by Sulphur Springs Police. Gleese, a resident of Vicksburg, MS, has recent legal entanglements in Texas and in his home state of Mississippi.. Law Enforcement attempted to stop his eastbound vehicle on I-30 around 10pm. Gleese, aged 31 years-old, attempted to evade by passing cars and weaving in-and-out of interstate traffic. During the pursuit, Officers noticed...
Motorist Assist Lands Wolfe City Resident in Jail
April 12, 2023 – Wolfe City, TX resident Alycia Jean Woolsey was arrested and charged with felony possession of controlled substance this week. Woolsey, age 37, was stopped on Interstate 30 near mile marker 128 when Sulphur Springs Police stopped to provide motorist assistance. During that assist, which started around midnight, it was determined that Woolsey was in possession of over 1 gram of cocaine. Woolsey was arrested and...
Traffic Stop on Dually Yields Drugs Related Arrests
March 29, 2023 – SOTO-BARRON, DAVID and GUTIERREZ, ALBERTO ORTEGA were driver and passenger in a dually pickup stopped for a mudflap violation in Sulphur Springs. GUTIERREZ a.k.a. El Nino, who list himself as unemployed, was found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest. That warrant was drug related and was issued by Austin, TX authorities. GUTIERREZ, ALBERTO ORTEGA a.k. El Nino Soto, the 48 year-old driver of the vehicle,...
Two Mesquite Residents Jailed for AK Shoot-Out
January 28, 2023 – Around 8pm a report of two vehicles traveling at high speed, and shots fired was received by Law Enforcement. The vehicles were reported to be a pickup truck and a Dodge Charger or Challenger. MARIA VERONICA GARCIA Officers responded and located the Dodge. The traffic stop occured on North Hillcrest Drive in Sulphur Springs. Inside the Dodge they found an AK-47. The driver MARIA VERONICA GARCIA did not possess...
Two Arkansas Residents Arrest on I-30
On 01/28/2023 at approximately 8PM, LT Jonathan Painter observed a gray Jeep Liberty traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of the south service road of IH-30. He turned around and caught up to the vehicle at the 110 entrance ramp. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle pulled over to the right side of the road. Kevin Dewayne Bryant Painter observed the vehicle to be bearing a TX temporary plate and carrying four people, two...
Houston Man Arrested on Possession Charges
January 19, 2023 – A Houston man was arrested on IH-30 East near mile marker 136. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy J. Davis pulled over a Honda Sedan for speeding on IH-30 at 9:59 p.m. Wednesday, which he identified as belonging to Manuel Esequiel Cotiy-Ixtos. Deputy Davis noticed several discrepancies in Ixtos travel plans leading to a consent search of the vehicle. During the search Deputy Davis located a rolled up...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Signs 53 Indictments During Dec. 30, 2022 Court Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury on Dec. 30, 2022, signed at more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. At least 45 people were named in the charges, which ranged from theft and forgery, evading arrest with and vehicle theft to escape, assault on a public servant, felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated assault and injury to a child offenses. Right at half of indictments were for marijuana and controlled...
7 Arrested On Possession Charges Over The Weekend
Seven individuals were arrested on possession charges, resulting from three traffic stops and a suspicious vehicle check, conducted over the weekend of Dec. 30, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023, according to arrest reports. East Industrial Drive Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond and Officer Zach Davis reported stopping a Chevrolet van at 10:57 p.m. Dec. 30, 2022, for defective lighting. Upon contact with the driver, police...
Youth Accused Of Truck Stop Robbery, At Least 3 Others Sentenced In District Court
The youth accused of a truck stop robbery and at least 3 others were sentenced in district court in Hopkins County over the last week. Charles Orin Lee Nash Charles Orin Lee Nash was sentenced Friday, Sept. 30, to 20 years in prison for the aggravated robbery at Love’s Travel Stop. Nash was accused of displaying a black pistol during the robbery at Love’s at 9:33 a.m. Dec. 3, 2021. The 18-year-old Sulphur Springs man left...
5 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Controlled Substance Charges
Five individuals were booked into Hopkins County jail on controlled substance charges over the past week. Among them was a teen who set off a vape sensor in a school restroom and a pedestrian who complained he was being followed by someone in a vehicle, but was found to have drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance concealed in his body. Pedestrian Complaint Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite responded at 1:52 p.m....