Selma Woman Arrested After Suspected Marijuana Found In Spare Tire Compartment
A routine Interstate traffic stop Sunday night resulted in location of hidden marijuana, a bottle of pills and an arrest. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a Honda Accord at 3:27 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 132 on I-30 after observing it traveling 86 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone. On contact, a 30-year-old Selma woman was identified using her driver’s license, according to arrest reports. The trooper...
Cumby Police Arrest Dallas Pair Reportedly Traveling In Stolen Car
Cumby Police arrested a Dallas pair, stopped Sunday morning in what turned out to be a stolen vehicle. Marc Anthony Martinez, 23, and Infant Venzor, 20, were taken to jail by Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. According to arrest reports, Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro saw a blue Mitsubishi sedan with a defective tail light in the area of Frisco Street and the north Interstate 30 service road at...
Man Charged With Evidence Tampering For Allegedly Trying To Hide Pipe
Camron Michael Hamil A traffic stop Friday afternoon resulted in a man’s arrest on misdemeanor charges, but trying to hide a methamphetamine pipe under a patrol vehicle resulted in a felony charge, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt reported conducting a traffic stop on a Dodge Magnum at 1:26 p.m. April 19 on Sunset Street at Houston Street. While talking with the driver, identified in...
Grand Jury Indictments For April 2019: Part 2
The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed 102 indictments during the April session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. More than 70 individuals were named in the charges, including some individuals named in more than one indictment, according to the indictment list released recently. At least 65 of the indictments were for controlled substance, alcohol, marijuana and other related charges; those indictments include: John Michael...
Commissioners Court Designates April 26-27 As County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County Commissioners Court announced two days county residents can get rid of certain unwanted items from their residences. The precinct barns will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27, for the annual County Cleanup Days. There are a few items considered hazardous waste that will not be accepted, including tires, shingles, chemicals and liquid paint. Dried paint in cans...
2 Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge, Warrants Following Traffic Stop
Richard Leon Howell A routine traffic stop on State Highway 19 for speeding resulted in two felony arrests and recovery of suspected methamphetamine from a vehicle Tuesday afternoon. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine arrested Richard Leon Howell, 44, of Fort Worth and Mark Alan Tutton, 39, of Gun Barrel City for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance....
HCSO: Disregarding A Barricade Results In Stop, Greenville Man Being Jailed
Motorists are reminded that ignoring traffic control devices such as barricades can mean trouble with the law, including a fine. A Greenville man was taken to jail Thursday morning on multiple misdemeanor charges after disregarding a barricade sign placed on FM 71 near FM 3134 by Texas Department of Transportation officials, sheriff’s reports read. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kelly Wiser stopped a Ford F-250 pickup for...
Car Stuck In Ditch Lands Driver In Jail
March 15, 2019 – On Thursday afternoon, DPS officers responded to a vehicle stuck in the ditch near mile marker 141 on I-30 eastbound. The driver identified herself and showed what she said was her Texas Driver’s License. During the course of the investigation it was determined that this was false information. A routine check of the subject revealed that the driver had Dallas County and Tarrant County warrants for her...
Winnsboro Police Department Report January 28-February 3, 2019
Winnsboro Police arrested three, responded to 143 calls for service, issued 58 citations, and wrote 37 warnings during the January 28-February 3, 2019 report period. Cameron Kull, 18, of Pickton, was arrested January 29th for possession of marijuana more than 2 oz but less than 4 oz. Treyvon Henderson, 21, of Winnsboro, was arrested February 1st for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and No Driver’s License. Angela...
Local Woman Arrested for DWI With Child Passenger
Jan 11, 2019 – A defective brake lamp, failure to signal a turn, and a wide right turn drew the attention of the DPS Trooper who then made a traffic stop at State Highway 154 and I-30 South Service Road Thursday morning. The driver Jasmine Alexis Brigham, 29, of Sulphur Springs showed indicators of intoxication and clues of intoxication during the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. During the test she stepped on a glass pipe...
