Golf Tourney at SSCC Will Benefit D.A.R.E. and Law Enforcement Association
L. to R. D.A.R.E. Officer Sgt. Kelly Wiser, President of Law Enforcement Association and Investigator Wade Sheets, and Reserve Deputy Steve Shing For over 20 years, the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Awareness) program has educated and empowered school children attending Hopkins County school districts. Also doing it’s part, the non-profit Hopkins County Law Enforcement Association supports daily operations and special projects...
Tasers, Fire Alarm Systems, Rail Rep Approved By Commissioners Court
Fire alarm systems, Tasers, maintenance guidelines, county road standards and procedures, a management provider for a hazardous mitigation grant program, and a Northeast Texas Rural Transportation board appointment were among the items Hopkins County Commissioner Court approved during their regular meeting Monday. Hopkins County Commissioner Court approved a request for Neal Barker to serve on Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation...
HCSO: Late Night Car Crashing Results In Arrest
A Cumby man’s unruly behavior, which reportedly included crashing at least one vehicle at his County Road 4737 property into another vehicle, resulted in the 35-year-old’s arrest around 12:30 a.m. Thursday for disorderly conduct. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched earlier in the night to the residence, where his spouse expressed concern for the man, who was reported to be highly intoxicated. The wife,...
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...
2 Jailed After Contraband Reportedly Found In Hotel Room
When officers went to serve a warrant at a South Broadway Street motel Monday night, they found more than the wanted person. They reported finding contraband in a hotel room, resulting in two felony arrests. Olegario Arizmendez Olegario Arizmendez, 49, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and on a warrant for violation of probation on a...
Alabama Man Sentenced to 15 Years For Online Solicitation Of Minor
April 26, 2019 – Jacob Allan Piper, 21, of Boaz, Alabama was sentenced Thursday in the 8th Judicial District Court to a 15-year commitment in Texas Department of Criminal for online solicitation of a minor, according to court and jail reports. Jacob Allan Piper Piper was reported Oct. 2 by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford to have been arrested in Marshall County, Alabama on warrants for online...
Man Served With Controlled Substance Warrants Allegedly Found In Possession Of Methamphetamine
Christopher Don Williams Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies went to serve Christopher Don Williams, 30, of Sulphur Springs with controlled substance warrants at his State Highway 11 residence and ended up adding an additional controlled substance offense to his list of charges. Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer and Reserve Deputy Mark Poindexter placed Williams under arrest on two warrants for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram...
Truck Driver Accused of Stealing Company Vehicle After Being Fired
A Florida truck driver was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly stealing a vehicle belonging to the company from which he’d just been fired. Jonis Ales Sendra, 36, of New Port Richey, Florida was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shea Shaw and Deputy Kevin Lester at 5:43 p.m. April 24 on the north service road for unauthorized use of a vehicle. According to sheriff’s reports, the incident...
Man Jailed After Allegedly Breaking Into A CR 1165 Home
Chase Mitchell Hopper A 21-year-old Wills Point man was reportedly caught inside a County Road 1165 home he’d allegedly broken into Monday morning. Chase Mitchell Hopper was arrested at 8:35 a.m. April 22 by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Turrentine for burglary of a habitation, according to arrest reports. Deputy Turrentine and Sgt. Michael Russell were dispatched at 8 a.m. Monday to conduct a welfare check on a...
Commissioners Court Approves Disaster Relief grant services provider, Communications Funding
Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Assistant Agent Jessica Taylor, and Agents Johanna Hicks and Mario Villarino and update commissioners on projects and programs offers by the local Extension service or that the local office participated in during the last quarters, as well as upcoming programs. Hopkins County Commissioners approved disposal of property for three of the four county precincts, requests from an electric company to put...
