25-Year-Old Jailed For Second Time In 4 Days
State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Yielded 2 Arrests, Gun, Marijuana Cigarette, Methamphetamine A State Highway 19 traffic stop yielded 2 arrests, a gun, marijuana cigarette and suspected methamphetamine Saturday. Suspected methamphetamine was also found during a Putman Street traffic stop Sunday evening, which resulted in a 25-year-old being jailed for the second time in 4 days, according to arrest reports. Putman Street Traffic Stop...
Woman Accused Of Having Methamphetamine In Her Undergarments
September 18, 2020 – A 41-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was accused of having methamphetamine in her undergarments Thursday morning, according to arrest reports. Kayla Nicole Williams (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police reported stopping a white Ford F150 pickup at 11:11 a.m. Sept. 17 for a seat belt violation. Passenger Kayla Nicole Williams was allegedly found to have a methamphetamine pipe in her waistband and was taken...
Hopkins County Clearance Rate Remains High, Even With Increases In 5 of 9 Major Offense Categories
The Hopkins County clearance rate for all offenses recorded Jan. 1-June 30, 2020 by sheriff’s officers was 94.87 percent, which includes the 9 major offense reporting categories, crimes against children, drug and other offenses. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office typically provides data regarding the nine major crime reporting categories, as do most departments. However, this year, in addition to the traditional statistics,...
Drug Paraphernalia, Weapon Found During Traffic Stop
Drug paraphernalia and a weapon were reportedly found during a traffic stop early Sunday morning near the Hopkins-Hunt County line, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping a Chevrolet Cavalier at 2:45 a.m. July 26, 2020 due to prior knowledge the driver did not have a valid driver’s license. Kayla Nicole Williams Upon contact, Steward reported asking the driver and...
Dallas Man Served With Warrants Related To June 29 Pursuit
Hopkins County – July 9, 2020 – A 23-year-old Dallas man was served with warrants alleging additional offenses related to a June 29 vehicle pursuit, according to arrest reports. Demondre Deshawn Holiness (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Patterson served Demondre Deshawn Holiness at 2 p.m. July 7, 2020 with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and tampering with evidence warrants....
2 Arkansas Men Arrested On I-30 In Hopkins County
Two Arkansas men were arrested on warrants following a traffic stop on Interstate 30, according to sheriff’s and arrest reports. Richard Lynn Hicks (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Patterson reported stopping a Honda for not having a license plate light while traveling west on Interstate 30 near mile marker 127. During the course of the stop, Patterson reported a semi-automatic pistol was...
Brashear Man Arrested For Trespassing Also Charged With Violation Of Parole
A 54-year-old Brashear man taken into March 30 for criminal trespassing at a relative’s home following two complaints from the address was later charged with violation of parole, according to jail and arrest reports. Russell Lynn Stracener Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted twice March 30 regarding the State Highway 19 south residence. At 9:56 a.m., they were told a person had showed up at the relative’s...
5 Inmates Accused Of Violent Assault Of 2 Other Inmates At Hopkins County Jail
March 11, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets released the following statement regarding an alleged violent fight on Feb. 21 between inmates at Hopkins County jail: On February 21, 2020 several inmates were involved in a physical altercation inside the Hopkins County Jail. During that confrontation five subjects attacked and assaulted two other inmates. During the assault, one inmate was on the ground...
Pickton Man Jailed For Second Time In 9 Months On Violation Of Parole Warrant
Deputies arrested a 50-year-old Pickton man Monday at his rural residence on a violation of parole warrant, marking the second time in less than a year he’s been jailed locally on the charge, according to sheriff’s reports. David Keith Harrison Officers, after being made aware of the warrant, went to David Keith Harrison’s Pickton residence to serve it Monday. Harrison was “located in a bedroom laying behind a...
2 Reportedly Arrested By Texas Attorney General’s Officers On Warrants
A 50-year-old Clifton man and 33-year-old Waco woman were booked Friday evening into Hopkins County jail on warrants. According to arrest reports, Sgt. R. Mullikin with Texas Attorney General’s Office observed Everette Lee Johnson operating a vehicle, a red Chevrolet Camaro. Leann Wilkerson-Johnson was the passenger in the car, arrest reports stated. reports. Both Johnson and Wilkerson-Johnson were reportedly known to have...
