Cash Taken From ATM in Birthright
Local law enforcement is seeking citizen help regarding a break-in in Birthright. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a case where an ATM was broken into with some cash taken. The incident occurred at a convenience store in Birthright either overnight Wednesday or early Thursday morning. Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum gave KSST News an update on the investigation at a news...
Up In Smoke; Wildlife Management Area Marijuana Farm Near Cooper Destroyed
AUSTIN – Public hunters pursuing feral hogs at Cooper Wildlife Management Area in northeast Texas over the weekend stumbled upon a sophisticated marijuana growing encampment having more than 6,500 mature plants with a street value estimated at more than $6 million. Alerted by the public hunters, Texas game wardens led a multi-agency investigation of the well-established site tucked away in a remote swampy area of the 14,480-acre WMA...
“Updated” Barricaded Man Found Dead in Today’s Standoff with Law Enforcement Now Identified
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders, a member of the SWAT team, told KSST News that the individual who barricaded himself from police this morning is apparently dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. Justice of the Peace B J Teer agreed. Teer pronounced the time of death for 55-year old Roger Lane Petty as noon Thursday, September 10, 2015. Teer has ordered an autopsy to be performed by American Forensics of Mesquite. Teer released...
*Updated* Cumby Schools in Lockdown Due to Nearby Standoff
Crisis Over: Click here to see updated story Cumby schools are in lockdown to ensure the safety of their students due to a police matter according to a school spokesperson. The schools were placed in lockdown at 9:30 a.m. Thursday when notified of a police standoff a few blocks away. A warrant service on an individual on Commerce Street in Cumby resulted in the individual barricading himself. Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Bond Set for Aggravated Assualt with a Deadly Weapon Arrest
Wednesday morning, Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer set bond at $75,000 for 33-year old Miranda Marie Bazaldua of Sulphur Springs. Bazaldua was arrested Sunday night just after 10:30 p.m. after she reportedly threatened her mother with a knife. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Wade Sheets and Deputy Shea Shaw were sent to investigate a case of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived, a woman said her boyfriend had...
“Updated” Bond Set for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Arrest
Wednesday morning, Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer set bond at $75,000 for 33-year old Miranda Marie Bazaldua of Sulphur Springs. Bazaldua was arrested Sunday night just after 10:30 p.m. after she reportedly threatened her mother with a knife. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Wade Sheets and Deputy Shea Shaw were sent to investigate a case of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived, a woman said her boyfriend had...
Walk Like MADD Fundraiser September 26
The Walk Like MADD event, a fundraiser for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, is coming up on September 26. Law enforcement groups participating should be motivated to get as many walkers as they can signed up. Between the Sulphur Springs Police Department and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, the one with fewer sign ups will be required to wear tutus during the walk. MADD Special Events Coordinator Kelli Martinez and Law...
Local Man Arrested After Releasing Private Sex Tape of Ex-girlfriend.
A 30-year old man from Sulphur Springs has been charged with releasing a private sex tape owned by his ex-girlfriend. Joshua Cullen Lonidier was charged with three counts of improper photography or visual recording before Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings who set bond for each of count at $35,000 for a total of $105, 000. The man reportedly sent the video to his ex-girlfriend’s family after they broke up. Hopkins County...
Shovel Used in Aggravated Assault; Disabled Person Injured
A 58-year old Pickton man, Alfred Ray Scott, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and injury to a disabled person after an arrest Tuesday night. The man was said to be uncooperative during a magistrate’s hearing Wednesday morning when he continually interupted Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer. Teer had Scott returned to his cell and Scott is expected to see a justice of the peace again Thursday morning....
Early Morning Drug Arrest
A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a speeding auto early Tuesday morning on FM 2297. The driver of the auto was nervous as she was questioned by the officer. A search of the vehicle revealed 5.5 grams of a controlled substance. Taylor Alane Hunter, 25, was arrested and transported to Hopkins County Jail. Tuesday morning, Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings set bond for Hunter at $25,000 for the second degree felony...
