Fingerprints Return Felon to Hopkins County
Using a different name, Juan Octavio Chapa, 45, was found in Davidson County Jail in Nashville, Tennessee under the name Francisco Renteria-Escamilla. His fingerprints placed on the national data base for wanted felons by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Communication Administrator Ron Lowrie enabled the find. He is now back in Hopkins County Jail having been transported from Davidson County. Chapa was wanted in Hopkins County for a 2004 case...
Winnsboro Police Report for May 23 to May 29, 2016
Winnsboro Police arrested three individuals, one twice, responded to 143 calls for service and issued 28 citations and 33 warnings during the seven day period from May 23 to May 29, 2016. James Kidd, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested Tuesday May 24th and again on Wednesday May 25th. In both instances he was arrested for public intoxication. Nikolas Rakich, 19, of Winnsboro was arrested Saturday May 28th for possession of under 2 oz. of...
Winnsboro Police Report for May 16-22, 2016
Two arrests, no accidents, 127 responses to calls for service, and 18 citations and 30 warnings issued filled the blanks on this week’s (May 16-22, 2016) Winnsboro Police Department report. Chanee Hansen, 20, of Winnsboro, was arrested for possession of marijuana. Tammie Potts, 47, of Winnsboro was arrested for Aggravated Assault date/family/house with weapon.
Three Young Men Arrested For Possession and Intent To Sell Controlled Substances
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit officers arrested three young men who were in possession of and intending to sell narcotics to high school students in two separate incidents on Thursday. On Thursday morning Sulphur Springs High School officers discovered that Cameron Blayne Davis, 17, was in possession of a approximately 13 Xanax pills. Davis was attempting to sell the pills to other students at the high school. SCU Sergeant Mark...
Winnsboro Police Were Busy During May 2-8 Reporting Period
Winnsboro Police made three arrests, investigated two accidents, responded to 162 calls for service, and issued 54 citations and 41 warnings during the May 2-8, 2016 reporting period. William Goodwin, 29 of Winnsboro was arrested on a Hopkins County warrant Monday, May 2nd. Mason Monday, 28 of Winnsboro, was arrested on an Upshur County warrant Monday. On Sunday, May 8th, Bethany Bailey, 25 of Mt Pleasant, was arrest for possession of...
Woman Arrested for a 2nd Degree Felony Drug Possession
Shatobia Keoshia Clayton, 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday night on a 2nd degree felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Clayton was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation. Upon contact with Clayton, Special Crimes Unit Officer Sergeant Mark Estes could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Sgt. Estes advised Clayton and the passengers of the reason for the stop...
No Bail for These Two
Russel Edward Skeen and Caitlan Prestidge will remain in jail without bail for up to 60 days or until they can be tried for the cases against them. Friday morning, the District Attorney’s office sought the court to grant motions filed under Article 1 Section 11a of the Texas Constitution against the two defendants based on new charges for which they were arrested on the 27th of April. They were both out on bond for previous possession...
Two Arrested For Endangering Children and Possession of Controlled Substance
Russell Edward Skeen, 49, and Caitlan Danae Prestidge, 24, both of Sulphur Springs were arrested Wednesday evening for two counts of Endangering a Child and for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Amanda Weatherford performed a routine traffic stop on a 2004 Chevy Silverado traveling north bound on Fisher Street. The vehicle was carrying two adults and two young children of the ages of 7 and 8....
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down April Indictments
Sixty-five indictments, 14 sealed, were handed down Monday afternoon by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. A wide range of indictments were included in the afternoon’s work. Many of the arrest reports can be found at ksstradio.com. Just enter their names in the search feature. Jesus Avila was indicted for sexual abuse of a child continuous. Avila, 39, of Saltillo was arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of...
Three Sentenced in Hopkins County 8th Judicial District Court Monday
April 25, 2016 – In Hopkins County 8th Judicial District Court Monday afternoon, Jacob Thompson plead guilty before the court to a first degree felony theft of livestock and a second degree felony theft of property. He received 10 years’ probation for the first degree felony and 10 years deferred probation for the felony 2. In June of 2014, he was arrested by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser’s Association Special Ranger...
