Sheriff’s Deputies, Canines Receive Specialized Training
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Colt Patterson and Jason Lavender returned home last week from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where they attained specialized training with their police canines. Colt Patterson and K-9 partner Jason Lavender and K-9 partner The officers and canines Chiv and Mali completed a two-week, 150-hour Advanced K-9 handler course with emphasis on narcotics as well as suspect tracking on various terrain,...
HCSO: 2 Arrested For THC Possession Following 2 Separate Traffic Stops
An 18-year-old Saltillo woman and 26-year-old Alabama man were reportedly arrested for THC possession following two unrelated traffic stops by sheriff’s officers Wednesday night. Felicia Renee Valenzuela Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets arrested Felicia Renee Valenzuela of Saltillo at 9:29 p.m. Aug. 28 on Houston Street at League Street for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty...
HCSO: Amended Community Supervision Terms Require Jail Time For Man On Aggravated Assault Charge
Robert Jay Aaron, 30, of Sulphur Springs was booked into Hopkins County jail for aggravated assault of a family or household member with a weapon, as ordered by 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt, in “amended/altered court-ordered conditions of community supervision,” according to arrest reports. The amendment reportedly directs Aaron to remain in the county jail from 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug....
HCSO: Como Woman Bit Off Tip Of Husband’s Nose After He Bit Her Thumbs
A domestic disturbance between a Como couple Monday night ended with the tip of the man’s nose being bitten off. Both the 43-year-old man and his 25-year-old wife were jailed for assault, according to arrest reports. Kenneth Wayne HigdonDanielle Marie Higdon Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson was dispatched at 7:56 p.m. Aug. 5, 2020 to an FM 1567 east residence in which a man’s nose was reported to have...
Grand Jury Signs 40 Indictments During August Court Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August session signed at least 40 indictments naming at least 32 different individuals in the charges, including four individuals accused of more than one offense and in other instances more than one person implicated in the same offense. The majority of the indictments were for alleged controlled substance charges. The rest range from abandoning or endangering a child and assault of a family...
Deputies Arrest Sulphur Springs Pair On South Broadway Street On One Felony Charge Each
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies went to the 1200 block of South Broadway Street to serve a warrant, and ended up taking two people into custody after methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in the room. Jamie May-Gail DowellJason Paul Farris Deputy Tanner Steward reported seeing 33-year-old Jamie May-Gail Dowell, a wanted woman, enter a room at the location. After confirming the parole warrant, he waited for Deputy...
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...
Woman Accused Of Hiding Cocaine In Walking Cast
Lacey Michelle Blevins A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested after cocaine was found concealed in her walking cast. Deputies reportedly stopped the woman at 10:53 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, for not signaling a lane change at the Industrial Drive and South Broadway Street intersection. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson reported smelling a marijuana odor emitting from the Hyundai sedan while talking to the...
5 Arrested After Suspected Methamphetamine, Pills, Marijuana Found During Traffic Stop
Benjamin James Cowling CROSBY, KANDARIS ANTOINE MARTIN, APRIL CERANA Five people were arrested Monday after suspected methamphetamine, Ecstasy pills, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found during a State Highway 11 traffic stop, according to arrest reports.Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis reportedly stopped a Ford Taurus at 2:39 p.m. on State Highway 11 west at County Road 4716 for a traffic violation. Thea Colynn...
Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Crash, 2 Arrests
Andrew Ray Williams Two men were jailed Tuesday evening for allegedly leaving a minor crash and leading authorities on a high speed chase that ended in another crash.Stefan Anderson Neal, 26, of Greenville and Andrew Ray Williams, 19, of Bonham were both arrested on League Street around 7 p.m. for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was first contacted at 6:22 p.m. April 30 about a minor...
