Methamphetamine, THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop
A faulty license plate light resulted in a traffic stop early Friday morning and location of suspected methamphetamine and THC oil. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick stopped a blue Nissan just after 3 a.m. Friday on Shannon Road at E-Z Mart because the license plate was obscured due to a defective license plate light. On contact, both occupants avoided making eye contact with the deputy and insisted on the deputy...
Investigation of Suspicious Activity Results In 2 Arrests
Billy Clay KirbyWesley Robert Rose Two men stopped by Cumby police for suspicious activity after 3 a.m. Saturday were jailed after Cumby police found suspected methamphetamine and a marijuana cigarette in their vehicle. Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro was conducting building security checks in the area of the north Interstate 30 service road and Odom Street, an area where burglary attempts had been made at neighboring businesses, when he...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Intoxication, Cocaine Possession
Santiago Saul Jimenez A check on a man who appeared to be sleeping in his car on the side of the road early Saturday morning resulted in location of 0.54 grams of suspected cocaine and a felony arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Kevin Lester and M. Poindexter reported seeing a Chrysler 300 parked with its lights active on the side of the north Interstate 30 service road in front of...
Bicyclist Accused of Methamphetamine Possession
June 13, 2019 – A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs woman caught a deputy’s attention just after 1 a.m. Thursday by riding a bicycle on the wrong side of Jefferson Street and having an improper light and ended up in jail on a controlled substance charge. Jessica Nicole Hicks Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis said after he contacted Jessica Nicole Hicks at 1:06 a.m. June 13 at the corner of Jefferson and Oak Grove,...
3 Taken Into Custody At Adult Probation Office Tuesday
Two Sulphur Springs men were taken into custody at the adult probation office Tuesday on warrants. A woman was also allegedly found intoxicated at the adult probation office. Jonathan Wayne Smith Jonathan Wayne Smith, 22, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 3:56 p.m. Tuesday at the adult probation office on three warrants for controlled substance offenses and one for violating probation, according to arrest reports. The Special Crimes...
Update: 1 Dead Following Officer Involved Shooting
A 61-year-old Hopkins County man was pronounced dead Tuesday afternoon in what was reported as an officer involved shooting in Como. The deceased was identified by authorities as Jimmy De Odell, 61. According to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, deputies were dispatched to the Como area around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to look for Odell, after receiving information the man might be disgruntled. Officers continued to patrol in the area...
Tip Leads To Felony Warrant Arrest
A Quitman resident was arrested at local motel Saturday evening on a Wood County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Lance Burdick and Chris Baumann received information that 21-year-old Charles Allen Bell of Quitman, a wanted man, could be found at a hotel in the 1400 block of East Industrial Drive in Sulphur Springs, according to arrest reports. A records check confirmed Bell was indeed wanted in Wood County for...
Man Allegedly Found With Drug Paraphernalia Arrested On Parole Warrant
Terry Leon Brewer Terry Leon Brewer, 43, of Log Cabin was arrested on a parole warrant following a traffic stop. Brewer was reportedly driving a Honda Accord stopped at 12:57 a.m. Friday on State Highway 19 north near County Road 4508 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Tanner Steward for an expired registration. Deputy Kevin Lester arrived to assist wit the stop. Brewer was noticeably nervous during the stop, but agreed to let...
Pickton Pair Accused of Possessing Heroin, Methamphetamine
June 6, 2019 – Cameron Lynn Bain, 25, and Rebecca Mae Matlock, 22, both of Pickton, were arrested at Brashear Post Office early Wednesday morning on two possession of controlled substance charges. Cameron Lynn Bain Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney, while patrolling around 12:30 a.m. June 5 in Brashear, reported seeing vehicles parked at Brashear Post Office, which he found suspicious for that time of night, so...
Deputies Find Wanted Man Hiding Behind Living Room Chair In Pickton Residence
A wanted man was found hiding behind a chair at his Pickton residence Monday afternoon. David Keith Harrison Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumann, aware the parole board had issued a warrant for 49-year-old David Keith Harrison, went to the man’s County Road 2400 residence. Baumann, in arrest reports, noted the property owner gave him permission to search the residence for Harrison. Harrison was found hiding...
