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Arkansas Man Arrested by Cumby Police for Unlawful Possession of Firearm
May18

Arkansas Man Arrested by Cumby Police for Unlawful Possession of Firearm

When the Cumby Police Officer conducted a Terry frisk on Emmitt Riley, 60, of Monticello, Arkansas, following a traffic stop, the officer found a bag of marijuana sitting atop a derringer pistol in Riley’s front right pocket. The smell of marijuana emitting from the auto had led to the Terry frisk.   Riley, a convicted felon, was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, a Felony 3. He is in Hopkins County...

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Parole Violation, Meth, Firearms, Back in Jail
Mar14

Parole Violation, Meth, Firearms, Back in Jail

Isaiah Dominique Hearn, 28, of Sulphur Springs did not like who he found knocking on his Helm Street apartment door at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Hearn retreated into the apartment only to be followed by Hopkins County deputies seeking to serve a warrant for his arrest for parole violation. Hearn was taken into custody and in his pocket was a glass pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine. The deputies asked to and were given consent to...

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Serial Number Partially Removed and Two Handguns Lands Felon in Jail
Aug18

Serial Number Partially Removed and Two Handguns Lands Felon in Jail

Anthony Deshon Mackintrush, 17, of Little Rock, Arkansas is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon and Tamper with Identification Numbers Personal Property. He was the driver of a vehicle stopped by DPS Thursday afternoon at 2:55 at the 130-mile marker on I-30. According to the Trooper’s report he showed signs of nervousness and criminal activity. Mackintrush denied consent to search his vehicle....

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Stolen Firearm Found During Disturbance Call
Jul10

Stolen Firearm Found During Disturbance Call

Sulphur Springs Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Locust Street Saturday evening around 8:30 p.m. There they found Meldrick Dewayne Roland, 26 of Sulphur Springs in close proximity to a Chevy 2500 Pickup. He  admitted that he was the last person in the vehicle and the one who drove the pickup to the location. In the vehicle was a firearm laying in plain view with the window down. A check on the firearm showed it to...

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Felon in Possession of Firearm Arrest Made by Cumby Police
Jul10

Felon in Possession of Firearm Arrest Made by Cumby Police

Sunday evening, Cumby Police stopped a 2002 Jeep Cherokee at the 113-mile marker for having a broken tail light . The smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle created the need for a probable cause search inside the vehicle. A stolen Ruger 9MM semi-automatic pistol was found underneath the back passenger seat. The firearm had been stolen out of Sherman, Texas according to a records check. Also found in the vehicle were three...

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Felon with Firearm and Counterfeit Bills Arrested Monday
Jun06

Felon with Firearm and Counterfeit Bills Arrested Monday

Roddric Katrell Dill, 23, was westbound on I-30 when he met Sgt Harry Washington and Deputy Adrian Pruitt, who were working interdiction Monday. Dill was found to be in possession of a firearm. However, as a felon, that was unlawful. Upon further investigation, it was found that Dill had over $5,000 in counterfeit bills taped to his upper body. Dill is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon...

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Stolen Firearm, False ID, Arrested
May18

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...

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Three Arrested Near Cumby with Stolen Firearm
May16

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...

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Como Man Arrested at State Park on Firearm Charge
Apr24

Como Man Arrested at State Park on Firearm Charge

When the Texas Parks and Wildlife officer noted Billy Calhoun attempting to drive through an area where a State Park event was being held, he was asked to turn around and go a different way. As the officer made the request, he noted two firearms in the vehicle. A records check was conducted. Calhoun was found to have a prior felony conviction. He was placed under arrest for Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

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Two Arkansas Men Arrested in Cumby Traffic Stop for Theft of Firearm
Dec26

Two Arkansas Men Arrested in Cumby Traffic Stop for Theft of Firearm

December 26, 2016 – Two Arkansas men were arrested for Theft of a Firearm Christmas Eve near Cumby. When the auto they were driving failed to maintain a single lane near the 110-Mile Marker on I-30, Cumby Police made the stop. Next to the passenger was an open alcoholic beverage container. Both men were arrested and a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a concealed firearm behind a folding arm rest in the back seat of...

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