At least four people were jailed in Hopkins County on intoxication charges over the last week. Three were arrested on DWI charges, two following crashes, and one woman was accused of public intoxication.
Church Street Crash
Sulphur Springs Police responded at 11:52 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, to a crash in the 100 block of Church Street. A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was identified as the driver of a white Chevrolet involved in the crash.
While speaking with the man, the officer reported an alcohol odor emitted from the man. The 28-year-old was also alleged to have red, glassy, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and to be unsteady on his feet. The admitted he’d consumed alcoholic beverages.
The Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody at 12:13 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, and transported to Hopkins County jail for further investigation of DWI. He voluntarily provided a breath sample for analysis. After testing over 0.15, the 28-year-old was booked into the county jail at 1:33 a.m. Aug. 26, 2022, for DWI with a blood-alcohol content over 0.15, police alleged in arrest reports.
The 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was released from jail later Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, on a $1,000 bond on the Class A misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
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Reckless Driving On South Broadway Street
A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputy located a Dodge Journey, which fit the description of one reported to have been driven recklessly. The deputy stopped the SUV at approximately 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in the 1300 block of South Broadway Street and requested a trooper’s assistance on the stop.
Upon arrival, the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper contacted the man in the vehicle. He reported smelling a strong alcohol odor coming off of the Winnsboro man. The trooper also alleged the man had glassy eyes. The 26-year-old ultimately admitted to drinking alcoholic beverages prior to the stop, then displayed observable signs of intoxication on standard field sobriety tests and agreed to provide a breath sample or analysis of blood-alcohol content. The Winnsboro man tested 0.127 g/210 L and 0.130 g/210 L, well over the 0.08 legal limit and was taken into custody, the trooper noted in arrest reports.
The 26-year-old Winnsboro man was booked in on a DWI charge at just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. He was released from Hopkins County jail Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, on a $5,000 bond on the Class B misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
KSST does not publish the photos or names of people charged with misdemeanor crimes in staff-generated reports, only those accused of felony offenses.
State Highway 154 Crash
DPS Trooper Christopher Sorley arrived around 1:20 p.m. Aug. 21, 2022, on State Highway 154, where a vehicle overturned and crashed into a tree.
The driver of the wrecked Ford Ranger was identified as James Barry Norton Jr. The 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly admitted he’d used methamphetamine 2 days before. He showed signs of intoxication on horizontal gaze nystagmus tests, the trooper alleged in arrest reports.
An inventory of the truck revealed a glass pipe containing suspected meth residue, and later a small bag of meth was located, Sorley alleged in arrest reports.
Norton was transported to the hospital to have injuries checked out. He reportedly voluntarily agreed to have a blood sample taken. Upon medical release, Norton was placed into custody and transported to the county jail, where he was booked in at 5:01 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, on DWI and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges, Sorley noted in arrest reports.
Norton, who jail records show is also known by the alias Brent Allison, was later also served with two Smith County warrants for violation of probation, which he was on for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and abandoning or endangering a child-criminal negligence charges.
The 30-year-old remained in Hopkins County jail Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Bond was set at $100,000 on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 on the DWI charge. He was held without bond for Smith County on the warrants, according to Hopkins County jail reports.
Intoxicated On Airport Road
Sulphur Springs Police officers arrested a 38-year-old Winnsboro woman at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, on a public intoxication charge.
The woman was reported to have been an emergency room patient who left against medical advice. The officer reported he’d previously received information from the attending physician that the woman was intoxicated, making her a potential danger to herself and others. A SSPD officer spotted the woman walking across the hospital parking lot, contacted her and took her into custody for PI.
The 38-year-old Winnsboro woman was booked into Hopkins County jail just before 9:45 p.m. Aug. 23, 2022, for public intoxication. She spent the night in jail and was released the next day on the misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.
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