Wood County Sheriff’s Report, January 8-14, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles Sheriff Castloo would like to remind everyone … if you have any information on these or any other crimes, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 903-763-2201 or Crime Stoppers at 903-763-CASH.Contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office if you notice any suspicious vehicles or activity around your neighborhood. Please be aware of your surroundings. January 8 Deputies were...
Winnsboro Man Accused Of Trying To Escape From Hopkins County Jail
Coy Wayne Wells A 53-year-old Winnsboro man arrested Friday morning for aggravated assault and three other charges Monday added another offense to the list of charges he is accused of — escape. Coy Wayne Wells is accused of one of the shortest known jail escape attempts in Hopkins County. He was reportedly in custody in less than a minute, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Well allegedly walked out the book-in...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For Nov. 20-25, 2019
Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Wednesday, Nov. 20 Deputies were dispatched to County Road 1540 near Alba, at approximately 8:03 a.m., in reference to shots fired. Deputies made contact with all parties involved. This case has been forwarded to investigators.Deputies conducted a traffic stop on County Road 2805 near Mineola; at approximately 9:19 a.m. Melissa Boaz, 39, of Mineola, was arrested for possession of a...
Tyler Woman Arrested In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge
A 22-year-old Tyler woman was jailed Saturday evening after being found Cumby police found prescription medication in a Tylenol bottle in her possession, according to police reports. Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward reported stopping a Chevrolet 1500 pickup about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 26 on Commerce Street after noticing the woman driving didn’t have on a safety belt. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Montasia Ry Coughlin of...
Grand Jury Signs 51 Indictments During September Session
September 9, 2019 – The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 51 indictments during the Sept. 5 court session. At least 30 people were named in the charges, including 10 people accused of more than one offense. Charges ranged from criminal negligence, sexual assault of a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant and attempting to take a weapon from an officer to fraud, forgery, money...
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...
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...
Additional Charges Added For Women Arrested For Oklahoma Car Theft
The two women arrested Tuesday, July 23, at the rest stop just off Interstate 30 in Cumby were served Wednesday afternoon with additional charges related to the stop. After investigation, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets served Brittany Rennea White and Misha Michelle Price at 3:15 p.m. with a theft of a firearm warrant each for the gun found in the Mazda they were traveling in when detained by officials. Both...
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....
