Sulphur Springs Woman Served With Eviction Notice, Misdemeanor Warrant
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was not only served with an eviction notice but taken to jail on a misdemeanor theft warrant Wednesday evening.Precinct 2 Constable Bill Allan, accompanied by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Cpl. Todd Evans and Deputy Chris Baumann, went to a Helm Lane apartment to serve the female resident with eviction papers. He was also informed the woman was wanted for theft of service.Allan reported talking to...
State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Results In Passenger’s Arrest On A Felony Warrant
Christopher Lee Whitaker A State Highway 19 north traffic stop resulted in a felony arrest Wednesday. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a GMC flatbed pickup at 7:24 p.m. June 26 on SH 19 north at County Road 4760 for a traffic violation. The passenger, identified in arrest reports as 43-year-old Christopher Lee Whitaker of Sulphur Springs, allegedly showed signs of nervousness while Davis was talking to the...
Insurance Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums Sentenced Wednesday
June 26, 2019 – Kristi Lynn Hooten, the local insurance agent accused of pocketing people’s premiums in 2017, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison on the theft charge, pay fees to her victims and a fee in a related law suit, according to the district attorney. However, Hooten will likely will serve less than 6 months in prison. Kristi Lynn Hooten “She was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. However,...
Seventh Year for MADD ‘Walk to Remember’ in Sulphur Springs
When the crowds gather and the walkers take to the track on September 28, 2019 at Shannon Oaks Church, it will represent the seventh consecutive year for the MADD walk in Sulphur Springs. The regional office of MADD, or Mothers Against Drunk and Drugged Driving, was seeking a community to host the annual Walk Like Madd event. They found their home and a lot of support in Sulphur Springs. Becky Hicks, Walk Like Madd coordinator for...
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...
Sulphur Springs Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
Two Sulphur Springs resident were arrested early Monday morning on a controlled substance following a suspicious vehicle check. Jodi Denise Gibson Joshua David Hudson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis went to check out people in a Pontiac Grand Am parked at a closed entrance gate along Interstate 30 east in the rain at 12:17 a.m. The driver was identified as 44-year-old Jodi Denise Gibson and the passenger as 39-year-old...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched twice Thursday evening to the adult probation office on Hinnant Street to arrest individuals on felony out-of-town warrants, according to arrest reports. Dylan Blake Ingram HCSO Sgt. Shea Shaw was dispatched to the adult probation office to serve 23-year-old Dylan Blake Ingram of Point with a Rains County warrant for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance Shaw,...
2 Arrested On Felony Warrants, 1 on Misdemeanor Charge Wednesday
A Yantis man and Sulphur Springs woman were arrested Wednesday by local officers on felony warrants. A third person also was jailed on another unrelated misdemeanor warrant, according to arrest reports. John Phillip Smith Jr. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Alvin Jordan was dispatched to the adult probation office, where he took 43-year-old John Phillip Smith Jr. of Yantis into custody on a felony warrant for violation of...
Felony Warrant Served, Man Arrested At Rural Residence
David Oneal Oxford Jr. A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man was served Monday night at his rural home with a felony warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis was made aware of a warrant for David Oneal Oxford Jr.’s arrest. He learned the man had been staying at a County Road 4759 residence, where his mother also resides. He spotted Oxford’s mother’s car in the driveway and made contact with her. Davis...
I-30 Traffic Stop In Cumby Yields Methamphetamine, Marijuana Pipe, 2 Arrests
June 17, 2019 – A routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 in Cumby early Sunday morning resulted in the arrest of two Arkansas residents. They each received one controlled substance charge. Alexis Danielle Carlson Joshua Devin Depriest Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro reported seeing a white Toyota Camry at 1:28 a.m. June 16 without a license plate light. The car passed him on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 109. Embro reported...
