Marijuana, Methamphetamine and THC Residue, False Urine Found In Car
May05

Marijuana, Methamphetamine and THC Residue, False Urine Found In Car

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley arrested a 31-year-old Dike man after finding marijuana, methamphetamine and THC residue and a false urine kit in his vehicle, according to arrest reports. Justin Wade Overly (HCSO jail photos) Whaley contacted Justin Wade Overly to offer assistance to the man in the Pontiac G6 stopped in the 1400 block of East Shannon Road. While talking with the Dike man, Whaley alleged Overly exhibited...

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Wanted Man Tries To Hide In The Floorboard During Traffic Stop
May01

Wanted Man Tries To Hide In The Floorboard During Traffic Stop

Traffic stops netted two warrant arrests on Friday, including one man who tried to hide in the floorboard and a man caught on driving through a school parking lot with marijuana and a firearm in his vehicle, according to arrest reports. State Highway 11 Traffic Stop James Earl Galloway (HCSO jail photo) Deputies reported stopping a Dodge SUV at 11 p.m. April 30, 2021, on State Highway 11 west for a traffic violation. Upon approach of...

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Man Arrested Twice In One Weekend For Possession of THC Oil
Apr19

Man Arrested Twice In One Weekend For Possession of THC Oil

A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested twice in one weekend for possession of THC oil, according to arrest and jail reports. Jamar Matthew Gooden Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopping Jamar Matthew Gooden at 10 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021, on Freeman Street at Como Street for committing a traffic violation in a Dodge Journey, the same vehicle he was driving when a deputy stopped him on Jefferson Street at...

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Weapon And THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop
Apr16

Weapon And THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported finding a weapon and THC oil in an orange Dodge Journey he stopped just after 1 a.m. Friday, April 16, on Jefferson Street for a defective license plate light. While talking to the driver, Chaney said the 21-year-old man advised him a firearm could be found in the back floorboard. He also admitted to having a vaporizer cartridge with THC inside the vehicle as well....

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CR 2310 Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine And THC Wax, 1 Felony Arrest
Mar29

CR 2310 Traffic Stop Nets Cocaine And THC Wax, 1 Felony Arrest

A defective license plate light was what got the car stopped on County Road 2310 just off of FM 1870 around 2:40 a.m. March 27, but the strong marijuana odor that greeted the deputy as he approached the car is what tipped him off to the likely presence of contraband. The presence of marijuana in plain view in the car resulted in a search, which also yielded cocaine, THC wax and one felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO...

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Ecstasy Pill Located During Early Morning Traffic Stop
Mar04

Ecstasy Pill Located During Early Morning Traffic Stop

An ecstasy pill located during an early morning traffic stop resulted in one felony arrest, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley stopped De Shaun Keith Denmark for speeding in a Jeep Liberty at 1:45 a.m. March 4 on Gilmer Street. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, a reddish pink pill later identified as Ecstasy weighing less than one gram was located, Whaley alleged in arrest reports....

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4 Receive Deferred Adjudication, 1 State Jail Sentence, 1 Reduced Charge
Feb12

4 Receive Deferred Adjudication, 1 State Jail Sentence, 1 Reduced Charge

Six people were sentenced in the 8th Judicial District Court this week: four received deferred adjudication, 1 a state jail sentence and 1 had a charge reduced under a plea agreement. Mary Elizabeth McDonald (HCSO jail photo) Mary Elizabeth McDonald of Oklahoma arranged to plead guilty in court Monday in exchange for sentence of 5 years of deferred adjudication and a $1,000 fine on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1...

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Three Receive Deferred Adjudication In District Court This Week
Jan16

Three Receive Deferred Adjudication In District Court This Week

Three people received deferred adjudication and one woman’s felony charge was dismissed in the 8th Judicial District Court this week, according to court reports. Dylan Cole Anderson (HCSO jail photo) Dylan Cole Anderson received a 5-year deferred sentence Jan. 14 for a Feb. 1, 2020 possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. As part of a deal reached with prosecutors in...

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2 Jailed In Hopkins County on Controlled Substance Charges, 2 on Marijuana Charges
Jan06

2 Jailed In Hopkins County on Controlled Substance Charges, 2 on Marijuana Charges

Two people were jailed in Hopkins County on controlled substance charges and one on a marijuana charge on Tuesday, and another man was jailed early Wednesday morning on a marijuana charge as well, according to arrest reports. East Middle Street Investigation Kimberley Michelle Rachui (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Sgt. Brandon Mayes went to Kimberley Michelle Rachui’s address at 2:49 p.m. Jan. 5, following...

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3 Arrested On Warrants Friday Night
Dec12

3 Arrested On Warrants Friday Night

Three people were arrested on warrants Friday night, December 11, 2020. A traffic stop resulted in a 61-year-old Emory man’s arrest on traffic warrants and two controlled substance charges, and two wanted people were jailed in Sulphur Springs on warrants. Sulphur Springs Warrant Arrests Ronnie Wayne Waddell (HCSO jail photo); Janie Natasha Crist (2016 Delta County jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner...

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