Female Allegedly Choked During CR 4772 Altercation
A female was allegedly choked to the point she couldn’t breath during a CR 4772 altercation Thursday afternoon. A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a felony assault charge. Dequarian Terran Pitts (HCSO jail photo) A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office communications operator dispatched deputies at 1:34 p.m. to County Road 4772, where an active disturbance was reported. Dispatchers advised they’d received...
Man Accused Of Consuming Contraband While Being Processed Into Jail
A39-year-old Sulphur Springs man arrested Tuesday night on a controlled substance charge ended up in the emergency room after allegedly consuming contraband while being processed into jail, according to arrest reports. A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was also jailed on a controlled substance charge Nov. 27, 2020. East Beckham Street Traffic Stop Cedric Dwight Mosley (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Office Robble Acosta and...
Men Receive Deferred Sentence For Controlled Substance Charge
Two men each received a deferred sentence on a controlled substance charge in district court this week. Two men and a woman also plead guilty in court and are slated to be sentenced in a hearing next month, according to court reports. Rafael Sanchez Gutierrez (HCSO jail photo) On Monday, Nov. 23, Rafael Sanchez Gutierrez appeared in the 8th Judicial District Court during the 9 a.m. session. He arranged to plead guilty on a possession...
Nearly Half Of November Indictments Were For Drug, Alcohol Offenses
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately half of the November 2020 indictments were for drug, alcohol and related offenses. (Click here for the other half of the November 2020 indictments.) In some instances, individuals were accused of more than one offense. Adam Joshua Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Adam Joshua Hodges was named in nine...
100 Indictments Signed During November 2020 Grand Jury Session
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Named in the indictments are more than 70 defendants, including 11 individuals accused of two offenses and five alleged to have committed multiple offenses. In some charges, more than one defendant was named for alleged involvement in offenses. Charges ranged from aggravated robbery, sexual assault,...
Cumby Pair Jailed On Child Neglect Charges
2 Other Arrested On Felony Warrants November 16, 2020 – A Cumby pair was jailed on child neglect, abandoning or endangering a children charges Saturday. Two others were arrested on felony warrants as well over the weekend. Criminal Negligence Warrants Crystal Ann Sievers and John Robert Sievers Jr. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Todd Evans and Deputy Richard Brantley, aware of outstanding warrants, went to the...
Vehicle Burglaries And Thefts Cleared Within 12 Hours Of HCSO Notification
Vehicle burglaries and thefts were cleared with two arrests and recovery of stolen property in less than 12 hours of the offenses being reported to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Sheriff Lewis Tatum credits the quick work of Investigator Dennis Findley, Sgt. Todd Evans and the patrol officers in locating the suspects and the stolen items, and commends their efforts. Findley said deputies were...
16 Indicted On 21 Charges During October Grand Jury Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 21 indictments naming 16 people during the October session, according to court records. Charges alleged in the indictments pushed forward from the October Grand Jury session included child pornography, aggravated assault, controlled substance, evading arrest, drunk driving, sexual assault and indecency with a child offenses, according to information released by the District Clerk’s...
2 Men Sentenced In District Court
Two men were sentenced in district court in Hopkins County on Thursday, according to court reports. Probated Sentence Michael Leslie Copeland (HCSO jail photo) Michael Leslie Copeland appeared before before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 for a sentencing hearing for a 2019 unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge. The 39-year-old Yantis man received a felony conviction and 10 years of probation...
Commerce Man Arrested On Firearm Charge, Rowlett Man On Felony Warrant
Two men were jailed Friday, a Commerce man arrested on a firearm charge and a Rowlett man on a felony warrant, according to police and sheriff’s reports. Cody Wayne Pope (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel were made aware Cody Wayne Pope was being held at a Dallas County jail on a Hopkins County warrant. Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Dallas, took the 33-year-old Rowlett man into custody...
