Traffic Stop Results in Marijuana Find
When Jose Luis Rodriguez, 25, of Sulphur Springs, failed to signal a turn at the corner of College Street and Mitchell Alley, a Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop. The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle prompted the deputy to ask if Rodriguez had been smoking the substance. Rodriguez said he had been smoking marijuana and also said he had marijuana in the vehicle. Rodriguez is in Hopkins County...
Corrected: Local Man Arrested for Marijuana and Ecstasy Possession
With window tint darker than the legal limit, a 2008 Lincoln Towncar was stopped by Sulphur Springs Police. However, the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and warrants for the arrest of the driver led to more than just a traffic ticket. In the vehicle the officer located marijuana and, according to Lt. Mark Estes with the Sulphur Springs Police Department, Ecstasy (MDMD) at a Felony 3 level. Kwadarius Sharard Timmons, 26, of...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Selling Marijuana in Drug Free Zone
In an investigation in the 400 block of Adkins Street, Special Crimes Unit officers observed Jacob Nathaniel Granger, 21, of Sulphur Springs, sell suspected marijuana. The location had been under investigation. During a pat down, Granger admitted to having a gram of marijuana in his pocket. He also admitted to having more marijuana in his apartment. The sale and possession of marijuana took place within 1000ft of a Drug Free Zone. ...
Cumby Police Discover Marijuana, Cocaine During Traffic Stop
During a roadside investigation following a traffic stop by Cumby Police shortly after midnight Friday morning on I-30 east bound near the 109 mile-marker, the officer discovered of a large jar with marijuana and a box containing multiple bags of marijuana and multiple bags of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine. The cocaine weighed approximately 16.90-grams. The officer made the discovery after the driver admitted to...
Two Arkansas Men Arrested for Marijuana Possession
Two men from Little Rock, Arkansas were stopped for a traffic violation near the 126 Mile post on I-30 Sunday night, April 29, 2018. As the Sulphur Springs Police officer approached the vehicle, a strong odor of marijuana was emitting from the vehicle. A probable cause search found a large bag of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana in the front passenger side glove compartment and a bag containing what is believed to be...
Truck-Tractor Driver Had 160 lbs of Marijuana in Sleeper Berth
The sole driver and occupant of a truck-tractor and semi-trailer stopped for following too closely on eastbound I-30 at the 135 mile marker was Linda Marie Williams, 59, of Clarksville, Texas. During the roadside interview conducted by the DPS officer, Williams presented indicators of criminal activity. Consent to search the vehicle was not given by Williams. A DPS canine was contacted to conduct a free-air sniff of the vehicle. A...
Laredo Man Found to Have 95lbs of Marijuana During Traffic Stop
A traffic stop by Sulphur Springs Police at the 130 mile-marker on I-30 this weekend found Rigoberto Juarez, 51, of Laredo in possession of 95lbs of Marijuana. While being booked into jail, a $1 bill with suspected cocaine residue and a clear plastic bag of suspected cocaine was also found in his possession. Juarez is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Felony 2 Possession Marijuana more than 50lbs but less than 2,000lbs. He is being...
Traffic Stop on I-30 Nets 28 Pounds of Marijuana
On January 26th, 2018 at approximately 3:30 a.m., a vehicle bearing Arizona License Plate was traveling East on Interstate Highway 30 in the left lane. The vehicle was stopped for Disregarding Official Device for traveling in the left lane without passing another vehicle. A sign at each I-30 entrance into Hopkins County instructs drivers to proceed in the right lane and use the left lane for passing only. A traffic stop was conducted...
Marijuana in Plain Sight Opens Door to Arrest
Hopkins County Deputies were called to a residence on FM1567 East around 10:30 p.m. Thursday regarding a possible assault. When Jose Manuel Gonzalez Sandoval opened the door to his bedroom, digital scales and suspected Marijuana residue was located in plain sight. With permission to search further, more Marijuana was found. Gonzalez Sandoval is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of Marijuana more than 4oz but less that...
He Sells Marijuana But Was Found in Possession of Meth
Although the driver of the 2016 Dodge Challenger told the Hopkins County Deputy that the brown pills found next to the marijuana in his backpack were vitamins, a field test proved them to be methamphetamine. When Daniel Peter Chavez, 27, of Dallas failed to signal a turn onto the North Service Road the deputy initiated a traffic stop. The smell of marijuana was emitting from the passenger side window. A probable cause search revealed...
