Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum commended Interdiction Officer Sgt. Harry Washington and Investigator Wade Sheets for the discovery of 553-grams of Ecstasy and an arrest made Wednesday. Tatum said his investigators and deputies are learning techniques and skills needed in the discovery of illegal drugs from Sgt. Washington. Tatum says Washington’s experience is a great asset to the department.
Alejandro Trillo, Jr., 17, was traveling I-30 when the arrest was made. He is now in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than or equal to 400-grams. He is being held on an $80,000 bond.