Lindsey Arrested for Burglary of Habitation with Intent to Commit Murder
Cumby Police recognized Naka Dean Lindsey, 35, of Cumby Saturday at 2:10 p.m. as he was driving on West Main Street in Cumby. Officer Ray Embro knew a warrant for Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Murder had been issued for Lindsey. He is being held in Hopkins County Jail on $500,000 bond. Investigator Corley Weatherford of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office filed for the warrant following his investigation of an...
Chamber Connection November 23rd: Shop Local Saturday
It’s Thanksgiving week!!! There is always something to be thankful for, and it feels good to live with a thankful heart. I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here are some things to on Thanksgiving and the week following. SHOP LOCAL events are Saturday, November 26! The Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs are promoting a “Shop Local” Saturday for your Christmas shopping. For Hopkins County to remain the amazing place that it...
Northeast Police Academy Graduation
Northeast Police Academy’s Fall 2016 graduating class held a graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Eleven men and women graduated. The Fall 2016 class was sponsored by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department. Boy Scout Troop 69 led the flag ceremony and the Pledge of Allegiance. Heather Torres led the crowd in the singing of our national anthem. Brennan Bassham, Cole Daniel, Jim Dial, Charles...
Break Down on I-30 Leads to Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies noted an auto that had mechanical failure at the 136 mile marker eastbound shoulder of I-30. There they found Domonique Bre’anna Rugley, 17, the driver. Further investigation revealed that she did not have permission to drive the vehicle. Rugley is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, a state jail felony.
Mother Brandishes Knife in Assault on Daughter
A caller to Hopkins County Sheriff’s dispatch said an assault had taken place involving a knife. When deputies responded to the assault, on County Road 1218, they found a small laceration above the subject’s eye. The deputy was told that Georgia Allen George, 54, of Brashear had brandished a knife while assaulting her daughter. The daughter also stated that George had thrown the knife at her causing the knife to stick into the...
Alliance Bank Southtown Branch Open Thursday Following Wednesday Robbery
Sulphur Springs Police, the FBI, Texas Rangers, and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office continue to seek a 6 feet tall, heavy, white male that robbed Alliance Bank Southtown Branch Wednesday. He left the area in a white, four-door sedan. Alliance Bank President Tom Sellers said all law enforcement agencies responded quickly with expert help as the investigation and search began. Southtown Branch was closed Wednesday afternoon but all...
“Updated” Second Arrest Made in Sunday Night Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Tuesday morning Sulphur Springs Police made a second arrest related to a disturbance in the 400 block of Van Sickle Street Sunday night. Charlie James Williams, 30, brother of Lucas Wayne Williams, 24, is in Hopkins County Jail. Lucas Williams is currently held on two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Charlie Williams is being charged with one count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Lucas Williams is being...
Investigation Continues into Saturday Double Stabbing
The investigation continues into the cause of a double stabbing early Saturday morning that resulted in two brothers being flown to medical hospitals in two separate cities and the suspect walking a couple of blocks to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office to surrender to custody. Lead Investigator David Gilmore told KSST news that he is awaiting an opportunity to interview the two victims who remain in the hospitals. Both are...
“Updated” Baseball Bat Used in Aggravated Assault Sunday
Sunday night around 11 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call in the street in near Easy Street Apartments on the 400 block of Van Sickle Street. There they found one individual with a laceration above the left eye and the second victim had a stab wound. Both victims were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs Emergency Room for treatment. The individual with the...
**Updated** Double Stabbing Saturday Morning; Victims in Area Hospitals; Suspect in Custody
A double stabbing early Saturday morning resulted in two brothers being flown to medical hospitals in two separate cities, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sulphur Springs Police were called to apartments on 512 Church Street in reference to a disturbance. There they found a 16-year old male and a 21 year old male, brothers, stabbed by another subject. The suspect, Meldrick Roland, went to Hopkins County...
