Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 13-19, 2017
December 13th Deputies were dispatched to FM 515 near Winnsboro, at approximately 9:52 a.m., in reference to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The vehicle was retrieved and the incident was cleared. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:20 p.m., in reference to harassment that occurred on CR 2745 near Mineola. Advice was given and the incident was cleared. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at...
Cumby Arrests Nets Over 400-g of THC
A Toyota with a defective headlight caught the attention of Cumby Police Officer Ray Embro at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officer Embro made contact with the driver, Travis Allen Shipley, 28, of Garland. The officer identified the faint odor of marijuana but was denied permission to search the vehicle. Officer Embro advised Shipley that he had probable cause to search the vehicle. Before beginning the search Shipley advised Embro...
Koenig Pleas to 15 Years in TDCJ for Aggravated Robbery
December 13, 2017 – Jason Floyd Koenig, Jr., 20, of Winnsboro, was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following his guilty plea for Aggravated Robbery entered Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court. According to Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris, Koenig will be eligible for parole after he has served seven and one-half years. In July, 2015, Koenig, then 18, was arrested for aggravated...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 27
A Hopkins County Grand Jury approved 27 indictments during a recent meeting. Two indictments were for Injury Child/Elderly/Disabled with Bodily Injury, one for Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury, one Evading Arrest Detention with Vehicle, two Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance and the remainder for drug possession. There were four indictments handed down that are pending arrest. Among those indicted: Charles...
Winnsboro Police Report November 27-December 3, 2017
Winnsboro Police arrested two, investigated two accidents, responded to 142 calls for service, issued 37 citations, and wrote 34 warnings during the November 27-December 3, report period. Justin Hunt, 29, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 28th for Possession of Marijuana less than 2oz. Robert Cawthron, 39, of Winnsboro was arrested November 27th on a Franklin County warrant. Winnsboro Police responded to a minor two vehicle accident...
Death of Inmate Under Investigation
On the morning of Tuesday, November 14, 2017, a Hopkins County Jailer delivering breakfast to an inmate found the inmate breathing but unresponsive, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Melvin Williams, 60, was transported to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs who sent him to Tyler. At the Tyler hospital, Williams died. Sheriff Tatum said he does not know the cause of death or why the local hospital forwarded...
Winnsboro Police Report November 6-12, 2017
Winnsboro Police made four arrests, investigated a minor two vehicle accident, responded to 157 calls for service, issued 54 citations, and wrote 37 warnings during the report period , November 6-12, 2017. Dawn-Marie Mooney, 47, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 7th on two city of Winnsboro Municipal warrants. Jimmy Beckham, 36, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 7th on a felony warrant out of Franklin County. Wesley Miller, 39, of...
Hopkins County Grand Jury: 63 Indictments
November 10, 2017 – Sixty-three indictments were the result of a meeting of the Hopkins County Grand Jury Thursday. Not all of the indictments are named below awaiting arrests. However, those who have been arrested and indicted include: Casey Gween Miles, 22, was indicted on seven counts of Sexual Assault Child. Miles was arrested in September of this year for Sexual Assault of a Child, a Felony 2. Advised of his rights when he...
Winnsboro Police Report for October 16-22, 2017
Winnsboro Police arrested six (6), investigated one (1) accident, responded to 196 calls, issued 63 citations and wrote 89 warnings during the October 16-22, 2017. Soler Harvey, 32 of Mt Pleasant, was arrested October 16th on six (6) warrants out of Hopkins and Franklin Counties. John Spencer, 35, of Portland Oregon, was arrested October 16th for public intoxication. Lee Gatlin, 47, of Winnsboro was arrested October 19th for Driving...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report October 11-17, 2017
October 11th Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 12:04 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Loop 564 near Mineola; at approximately 2:58 a.m. Derrikk Griffin, 22, of Mineola, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 4:40 a.m., in reference to an alarm....
