DPS Traffic Stop Discovers Tetrahydrocannabinol and Meth
Jason William Helmholtz, 40, and Jacqueline Mary Helmholtz, 47, both of Missouri, were speeding down I-30 when a DPS Trooper clocked them at 82 mph in a 75 mph zone. When the trooper approached the vehicle, he noted the odor of burnt marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle. Both occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. Jason was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. In the auto the trooper found a glass jar containing a...
Bribery Attempt Adds to Woes of Arkansas Man in Hopkins County
A $20 bill in his billfold just added to his problems when Damiane Earl Cunning, 22, of Arkansas offered the bill to a Hopkins County Deputy in exchange for not charging him with several offenses committed. Cunning was a passenger in an auto stopped at the 132-mile marker on I-30 Eastbound. The driver of the auto had called 911 when she became afraid of Cunning. When the deputy arrived, the driver stated that Cunning had hit her...
Stolen Firearm, False ID, Arrested
Hopkins County Interdiction officer Harry Washington and Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford made contact with Kalvin Jerome Davis, 29, of Killeen Wednesday. Davis was wanted for possession of marijuana in Killeen but had in his possession a stolen firearm which he tried to hide from the officers. He had also tried to hide his identity with false identifying information. Davis attempted to hide the stolen firearm in the back of...
Three Arrested Near Cumby with Stolen Firearm
May 16, 2017 – A traffic stop at the 112 mile marker by Cumby Police at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday morning led to the arrest of Brandon Braswell, 30, Memphis, Tennessee, Shantoine Derenzo Powell, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and Cordero K Ragland, 25, of Memphis, TN. (Some images not available from local jail.) The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle led to a probable cause search and the discovery of a stolen firearm in the...
Meth in His Shoe
A bag of marijuana and digital scales with methamphetamine residue was not all Robert Charles Mathews, 33, 0f Winnsboro had in his possession when stopped by a Hopkins County deputy on FM 3019 at CR 2396. Mathews was nervous when stopped and was told to exit the vehicle. A pat down followed for the safety of the officer. When the contraband was found in the vehicle following consent to search, Mathews said he had nothing else in his...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 26-May 2, 2017
April 26th Deputies were dispatched to CR 2560 in Mineola, at approximately 8:26 a.m., in reference to the reporting party’s vehicle being burned. The reporting party stated he did not know what caused the fire. At 11:25 p.m., on N. Beulah St. in Hawkins, a deputy pulled a driver over for an obscured license plate. Once he made contact with the driver, he smelled the marijuana, which gave him probable cause to search the vehicle....
Traffic Stop in Como-Pickton School Zone Leads to Arrest
Hopkins County Deputies initiated a traffic stop in the Como Pickton School Zone around 8:33 p.m. Tuesday. During the stop, Terri Annette Douglas, 32, of Longview showed signs of nervousness. She admitted to having a marijuana joint in a cigarette package. With consent a search of the vehicle revealed additional contraband. At Hopkins County jail in the dress out room, a clear baggie containing a crystal like substance believed to be...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down 81 Indictments in April, 2017
A total of 81 indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday afternoon, April 24, 2017. Not all are listed below awaiting the arrest of the indicted. Those who have been arrested and indicted include: David Allen Woolverton, Jr., 35 of Como for seven counts of Prohibited Sexual Conduct. The conduct with a family member began in 2011 and has continued until the arrest. Woolverton had been charged with one count for...
Sulphur Springs Man Takes Seven Year Plea Bargain
Miles Anthony Hutchings, 24, of Sulphur Springs plead to seven (7) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Monday in Eighth Judicial District Court during a docket call. Hutchings was charged with Manufacture, Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone. A traffic violation led to a traffic stop at the corner of Beckham at WA Street in March of this year....
Mt Pleasant Man Leaves Baggie in Backseat of Police Vehicle
Leaving your baggie of suspected cocaine in the backseat of the vehicle that takes you to jail may not be the move most wise. Kyle Reese Butler, 29, of Mt. Pleasant was stopped by Sulphur Springs Police in the 800 block of Gilmer Street for a traffic violation. The result was a baggie of marijuana found in his right front pocket. The baggie contained less than 2 oz. of the green leafy substance. He was arrested. However, when he was...
