Mississippi Woman Arrested For Having Suspected MDMA Pills
A 27-year-old Jackson, Mississippi woman was arrested for having suspected MDMA pills, according to arrest reports. Marcandice Justavea Gant Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Elijah Fite and Dan Turrentine, and Sgt. Richard Greer reported stopping a red Kia at 12:34 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2022, for a minor traffic infraction on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 142. Upon contact with the two occupants, Fite reported...
Palo Pinto County Murder Suspect Apprehended In Hopkins County
A Palo Pinto County murder suspect was apprehended in Hopkins County over the weekend. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Zach Steward reported stopping a silver Chrysler 300 Saturday afternoon on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 130 for not having a front license plate. While talking to the driver, Steward detected a marijuana odor in the car, so he had the driver and passenger step out of the car while he conducted a probable...
7 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges Over The Last Week
At least seven people were arrested over the last week on controlled substance charges and two others were jailed on felony marijuana charges, according to arrest and jail reports. Traffic Stop on I-30 West At Mile Marker 107 Wyndel Shepherd Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley reported seeing a gray Honda Accord traveling west on Interstate 30 near the 110 mile marker at a high rate of speed, 99 in a 75 mile per hour speed zone. Talley...
10 People Arrested On Controlled Substance And Marijuana Charges
At least 10 people were arrested on controlled substance and marijuana charges in the past 4 days. Including a Brashear man accused of crashing a vehicle into a parked car; a Gainesville pair alleged to have marijuana, methamphetamine, ammunition and two pistols when stopped near a day care; five people found in possession of two bags of meth when stopped on I-30; four men and a woman caught with contraband on I-30; and a Sulphur...
Jury Sentences Mount Pleasant Man To 60 Years In Prison For The Aggravated Assault Of His Child’s Mother
A Hopkins County jury in the last week sentenced a 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man to 60 years in prison for the aggravated assault of his child’s mother with a deadly weapon, the SUV rammed into her car, according to court reports. Michael Tareze Evans — who jail reports show is also known to use the aliases Michael Tarezz Evans, Mike Evans, Michael Martin, Michael Hope and Fish Terez (HCSO jail photo) Michael Tareze Evans — who...
Dallas Man Caught with Cache of Contraband
Meth Found In SUV Occupied By Sulphur Springs Pair Three people were arrested on controlled substance charges following two Valentine’s Day traffic stops. A 38-year-old Dallas man was allegedly caught with a cache of contraband, including suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription pain medications, anti-anxiety drugs, marijuana, a firearm and two unidentified substances; and a Sulphur Springs pair was caught with suspected...
Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...
More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...
Authorities: Manhunt Launched For Dallas Man Who Fled After Assaulting Officers Who Tried To Stop Him For Shoplifting Alcoholic Beverages
A 27-year-old Dallas man allegedly assaulted the police officers who tried to stop him from shoplifting a basket full of alcoholic beverages. He lead officers on a vehicle pursuit through Sulphur Springs, through pastures and into the county, where he fled after crashing into a tree. The manhunt ended after the suspect got wet in a cold pond and was taken into custody Saturday. He now faces 11 charges, with bonds totaling $1,769,000....
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed Twice In 4 Days
A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed twice in four days on a felony charge, according to arrest reports. Steven Charles Gilreath (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Bobby Osornio, Josh Davis and Colt Patterson, and Sgt. Scott Davis went to a Brinker Street residence early Monday morning, Jan. 17, 2021, after being made aware Steven Charles Gilreath, a wanted man, was at the location. When deputies...
