Two Hopkins County men were returned to jail this week on a felony charge each, one who was released less than 3 months ago and another just four days months after his release, according to arrest and jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Steve Shing and Kevin Lester located 43-year-old Charles Ray “Chuck” Rollins at his Saltillo residence just before 3 p.m. June 14, 2021, on an indecency with a child by sexual contact warrant. The offense, is alleged to have occurred on June 6, 2021.
Rollins remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday night, June 17, in lieu of the $100,000 bond set on the second-degree felony indecency with a child charge.
Monday was the second time in less than a week Rollins was booked into Hopkins County jail. He was booked into Hopkins County jail Thursday, June 10, 2021, on another indecency with a child by sexual contact warrant; he was released later that day on a $100,000 bond as well.
Lester also took Cory Layne Belz into custody at 10:13 a.m. Tuesday June 15, 2021, in the 8th Judicial District Court and escorted him to jail. The 36-year-old Brashear man was booked on an order revoking his bond on a possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. He was held at the jail Thursday night without bond.
Belz has been arrested locally about two dozen times since 2005, most recently from Feb. 12 to April 8, 2021, on possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone, failure to identify by giving false or fictitious information and surety off bond on a second offense driving while intoxicated charge. bond on the Feb. 12 charges totaled $16,000.
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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.