2 Men Jailed On Violation Of Probation Warrants

At least two men were booked into Hopkins County jail Wednesday on a felony warrant each for violation of probation, according to arrest reports.

Sheriff’s deputies allegedly took 20-year-old Justin Arley Bryant of Sulphur Springs into custody at 3:29 p.m. Feb. 6, at his place of employment on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for a June 2019 aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, according to arrest and jail reports.

The arrest marks the third time Bryant has been jailed in Hopkins County in the last 8 months, according to arrest reports.

Bryant was jailed June 27-July 3, 2019, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was accused at the time of his arrest of pointing a gun at a 19-year-old Sulphur Springs woman and telling her she couldn’t leave, when she tried to end their relationship, police noted in 2019 arrest reports. While shouting at the woman, Bryant allegedly pointed the weapon out an open window and discharged the firearm, police reports noted. The woman talked him into putting the gun away and going to a park, where he was arrested.

Justin Bryant was jailed Aug. 29, 2019-Jan. 8, 2020 on Tarrant County warrants for violation of a protective order and violation of bond/protective order; and warrants for insufficient bond on the aggravated assault charge and tampering with a witness, according to jail reports.

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Kaufman County jail, where took custody of 44-year-old Troy Michael Wright of Forney at 11:02 a.m. Feb. 5. Huffman transported Wright to Hopkins County jail. He was booked on a warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for engaging in organized criminal activity charge, according to arrest and jail reports.

The arrest marks the third time Wright been booked into the county jail in the last 10 years. He was jailed Aug. 8-12, 2011 on an engaging in organized criminal activity warrant. He also spent Nov. 3-Dec. 3, 2014, in the county jail for bond forfeiture on the criminal activity charge and a Hunt County burglary warrant, according to jail reports.

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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.