At least 13 individuals were jailed in Hopkins County on controlled substance and marijuana charges between July 15 and July 24, 2021.
Whitney Renee Armstrong was arrested at 7:59 p.m. July 23, 2021, on a warrant for bond forfeiture on a June 1, 2020 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. The 19-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on West Main Street in Cumby by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies J. Davis and S. Steward, who were aware she had the outstanding warrant and took her into custody on the charge. She remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, July 24, 2021, in lieu of the $10,0000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
Brenda Raley Davis was taken into custody at 10:26 p.m. July 22, 2021, on a warrant for violation of probation which she was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson served the warrant at the 66-year-old’s Como residence, took her into custody and transported her to jail, where she remained Saturday, July 24, 2021, according to arrest and jail reports.
Shayla Kuhl was arrested July 22, 2021, on a warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for possession of a controlled substance, as well as a possession of controlled substance charge. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman found the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs woman in a man’s room at a South Broadway Street address at 8:38 a.m. and took her into custody on the warrant. Hoffman also found a scale and piece of marijuana cigarette in the room and a clear bag with suspected methamphetamine in the night stand during a room search. She claimed the contraband resulting in the additional charge, according to arrest reports. She was held in the county jail July 24, 2021, on the probation charge. Her bond on the new charge was set at $20,000, according to jail reports.
Gage Jahvon Williams, 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 9:46 a.m. July 21, 2021, on Whitworth Street at Ardis Street on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of the Penalty Group 2 controlled substance. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro allegedly found four Adderall pills the 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man did not have a prescription when patting him down during a traffic stop. He was released July 22, 2021, on a $5,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
Deputy Thompson transported Robert Lee Warren from Kaufman County Detention Center to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked July 20, on a warrant for violation of probation on a possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charge. The 27-year-old Terrell woman was held in the county jail Saturday, July 24, 2021.
Shemika Dn Marshall was arrested July 21, 2021, for possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana and unlawful carrying of a weapon. He was stopped by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Patterson stopped him for a defective license plate light, smelled marijuana as he approached the car and found a handgun and about 2 pounds of suspected marijuana in vacuum-sealed packages hidden in a sealed dog food container, the deputy alleged in arrest reports. The 21-year-old Heartland, Texas ( an unincorporated community near Dallas in Kaufman County) woman claimed the gun and marijuana and was arrested. She was released from Hopkins County jail later July 21, on a $5,000 bond on the marijuana charge and a $2,000 bond on the weapon charge, according to jail reports.
Jonathan Wade Pursell was arrested July 19, 2021, on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrant. HCSO Deputies Nick Marney and Drew Fisher served the warrant at his residence at 7:37 p.m. and took him into custody on the charge. The 42-year-old Cumby man was released from Hopkins County jail July 21, 2021, on a $10,000 bond, according to jail and arrest reports.
Deputy Dan Turrentine transported Anthony Leon Gaines from Van Zandt County jail to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked at 8:40 a.m. July 17 on manufacture of delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence. The 27-year-old Tyler man remained in the county jail in lieu of $230,000 bond – $150,000 on the controlled substance charge, $50,000 on the evading arrest charge and tampering with evidence.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department State Park Police Officers Henderson and King attempted to contact the person staying at a site in Cooper Lake State Park at 6:13 a.m. July 17, after the camper failed to checkout on time. Henderson found a straw on the sun visor and search the vehicle. A bank deposit bag containing Kool-Aide, a glass pipe with white residue, a lighter and bag containing suspected methamphetamine behind the passenger’s seat of a pickup. Justin Powell Freeman was arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Freeman remained in Hopkins County jail Saturday, July 24, 2021. Bond was set at $20,000 on the charge, according to jail and arrest reports.
Marquis Deon Wright was arrested at 11:17 a.m. July 16, 2021, on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, no driver’s license and failure to maintain financial responsibility. Sulphur Springs Police officer Francisco Castro responded to a disturbance; the 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was alleged to have been involved and a white, rock-like substance that tested positive for cocaine and a pipe with suspected methamphetamine, a pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue were located during a search. The 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on the controlled substance charge and found have the two traffic warrants. He remained in the county jail Saturday, July 24, 2021. Bond on the charges totaled $10,000, according to jail reports.
Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robinson arrested Ramiro Saucedo Espinoza at 4:50 p.m. July 15, 2021, for possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, found during a traffic stop on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 112, the officer alleged in arrest reports. The 36-year-old Dallas man was released from the county jail July 16, 2021, on a $5,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputy Jason Lavender and Deputy Alvin Jordan located Alexis Leonarda Alvarez at 9:39 a.m. July 15 at a County Road 4707 residence and took her into custody on five warrants: two for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 or 2A controlled substance and one each for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, money laundering and delivery of 1/4-ounce or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana, according to arrest reports. The offense was alleged to have occurred on July 4, 2021. The 22-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was released from Hopkins County jail July 16, 2021, on $30,000 bond on each of the controlled substance charges, and $15,000 bond each on the money laundering and delivery of marijuana charges, according to jail reports.
HCSO Deputies Elijah Fite and Alvin Jordan located Manuel Pastor-Andrade at his place of work and took him into custody at 9:14 a.m. July 15, 2021, on five warrants, two for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 or 2A controlled substance and one each for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, money laundering and delivery of 1/4-ounce or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana, according to arrest reports. The 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was released from Hopkins County jail July 16, 2021, on $120,000 bond: $30,000 each on the controlled substance charges, $15,000 on the money laundering and $15,000 on the marijuana charge, according to jail reports.
