“Updated” Daylight Home Burglaries Plagues Sulphur Springs.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum is urging county residents to be the nosiest neighbor you can be to help the Sheriff’s Office arrest a group of thieves who have recently burglarized several homes in the south part of the county during the day. The thieves like to kick a door open, grab items and get out quick. Tatum is hoping someone will get a description or a license plate number of a...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
A 22-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at the Hopkins County Courthouse Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for failure to register as a sex offender. Jodice ‘Fatdaddy’ Oliver Macon was arrested by a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy after an indictment was returned against the man. District Judge Eddie Northcutt set a $15,000 Personal Recognizance Bond for the man. You can view the Texas Department of Public Safety Page for...
“Updated” Robert Dwayne Allen Arrested for Five Counts of Possession of Child Pornography
During an interview with his probation officer, a 46-year old Sulphur Springs man reportedly admitted to being involved with child pornography. Another interview with Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies lead to seizure of the man’s phone and other electronic devices. Robert Dwayne Allen was charged with five counts of possession of child pornography before Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings who set bond totaling $75,000, or...
Chamber Connection February 5, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Join us for the Winter Spectacular Chamber Banquet, Thursday, February 19th! Tickets are on sale NOW for the 89th Annual Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet. It will be a relaxing casual evening of entertainment, great food and the recognition of some well-deserved businesses and individuals. The banquet will take place in the beautifully renovated Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 19th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $25...
Child Porn Arrest
A 31-year old Greenville man, a third party employee of Columbia Advisory Group contracted to Texas A&M University-Commerce rather than a direct employee of the university, was arrested at 1 p.m. Thursday for on-line solicitation of a minor and for three counts of possessing child pornography. Michael Henry Shahan was charged before JP B.J. Teer who set bond at $100,000 for on-line solicitation of a minor and $20,000 for each of...
Como Man Arrested for Sexual Assault
A 53-year old Como man turned himself in at the Hopkins County Jail Wednesday for sexual assault involving two girls, ages eight and ten. Terry Reese Tanton was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child before Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings who set bond at $100,000 on each count. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office source said the incidents occurred during a two-week period recently.
MANHUNT OVER EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT
The manhunt is over as 46-year old Mark Covington of Pickton was arrested shortly after midnight in Hunt County. Shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators and Deputies were alerted that the subject of the manhunt was at a club in Campbell at I-30 and Highway 50 in Hunt County. As lawmen closed in, the subject again took off running. Hopkins County lawmen aided by the Greenville Police Department and K9...
Crime Spree Couple Arrested
A Sulphur Springs man and a woman from Deport, Texas were arrested by the Commerce Police Department working on a tip from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. The pair were reportedly driving a stolen truck pulling a stolen trailer and Commerce Police also filed drug charges. The man and woman are believed to be involved in crimes in multiple counties with stolen items believed to amount to more that $300,000. We get more details...
Millard Dee Mabe
Funeral service for Millard “Dee” Mabe, 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Bryant and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Stacy Cody, William Mayeau, Jason Haire, Chris Smith, Chris Campbell, and Ronny Landers serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Gordan Ford, Medicine Chest Pharmacy “Work...
“Updated Audio” Irving Man Arrested For Solicitation of a Minor for Sex
Hopkins County JP for Precinct 1 B.J. Teer set a $20,000 bond for 44-year old Charles Richard Walters of Irving, who was charged with on-line solicitation of a minor, sexual conduct. Walters was arrested Friday at 7:44 p.m. at a location on League Street in Sulphur Springs. After his arrest he reportedly confessed to talking with a minor under the age of 17 by e-mail and text in a sexually explicit manner and arranging a meeting with...
