Grand Jury Issues New Indictments in June
Indictments were handed down Monday by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. Among the indictments was a need to re-indict all the cases from the last grand jury in order to fix a technical issue. Along with the re-indictment were a number of new indictments. The 41 new indictments not sealed include: Michael Lyle Gall, 29, was indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. In April of this year, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies...
Grand Jury Hands Down 84 Indictments in May 2016
May 27, 2016 – Thursday May 26, 2016, was a busy day for the Hopkins County Grand Jury as they handed down 84 indictments against 65 individuals. Of the 84, 12 were sealed indictments. Phillip Justin Rhone, 27 of Barksdale, Louisiana was indicted for sexual assault of a child. Rhone was arrested February 28, 2016 when the minor’s parents informed law enforcement officials that their child had not returned home. Officers began...
Grand Jury Returns 55 Indictments in March
March 22, 2016 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury returned 55 indictments Monday, March 21st. Six were sealed indictments and will not be published until arrests are made. However, a number of charges for aggravated assault, sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography, along with a vast number of possession of a controlled substance were published. Wes Gerald and Curtis Anthony August-Adams were indicted for...
Grand Jury Returns February Indictment
The Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 18 indictments Monday, February 1. Four were sealed indictments and names are not released until arrests are made. Among those indicted whose names are released: Raul Carrera Pichardo indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Pichardo, 35, turned himself in to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office without incident January 12th of this year on a warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a...
McQueen Indicted for Murder; Grand Jury Indictments for December
December 15th, 2015 – Indictments handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury announced Monday afternoon, December 14, include: Justin Joe McQueen, 19, was indicted for the October 11th murder of Jesse Louis Vasquez, 25. Vasquez died from gunshot wounds following a shootout on Ingram Street in Sulphur Springs. Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer pronounced Vasquez dead that Sunday night at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital ER. Sulphur...
Winnsboro Police Report for November 16-22
Winnsboro City Police were busy with five arrests, a minor accident, 197 calls for service, and 52 citations and 42 warnings issued during the seven day period of November 16-22. Arrested Saturday for Assault Family/Household member with previous conviction and Interfere with emergency call with previous conviction, was Jason Bearden, 37, of Winnsboro. Kayla Dean, 29, of Paris was arrested on two City of Mt Pleasant warrants Monday....
Hale Sentenced to 15 Years
September 25, 2015 – Nessica Rachele Hale, 40, was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Corrections Friday September 25, 2015 following a plea bargain. Hale pled guilty to fraudulent used of identifying information, a Felony 2; tampering/fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair, a Felony 3; and credit card or debit card abuse, a state jail felony. In July of this year, Hale was arrested for use of the...
Macon, 52 Others Indicted by Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday
A total of 89 indictments against 53 individuals were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday, September 23, 2015. Tressa Shana Macon indicted for hindering the apprehension of a felon. Macon, the girlfriend of Tilton Joshua Mapps, was apprehended while trying to assist Mapps eludes arrest. Mapps was indicted for the murder of Jonathon Trahern Young and for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence (see story...
Grand Jury Returns 45 Indictments May 11
A Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday returned 45 indictments. Joe Gilbert Valdez was indicted for continuous sexual assault of a young child. The victim was a six year old girl. Two men were indicted for on-line solicitation of a minor: Bart Co Hoppenreys and Joshua Cain Strickland. Strickland was also indicted for possession of a controlled substance, namely methamphetamine. A man and a woman were indicted for aggravated assault...
