A pair was caught in Hopkins County early Tuesday morning with property stolen during a Cass County home burglary Saturday night, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum.
HCSO Deputies reported stopping a white vehicle being driving the wrong direction on the Interstate 30 service road near mile marker 131 during the predawn hours Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. They contacted the two occupants of the vehicle, identified as William Tyler Vick and Elizabeth Gail “Lizzy” Coleman.
During the course of the stop, deputies reported finding property that ha been reported stolen during a residential burglary in Cass County Saturday night. Additionally, controlled substances were found in the vehicle.
The 24-year-old Linden man and 19-year-old Hughes Springs woman were taken into custody and the stolen property, which included guns, was recovered. The Cass County residents were booked into the county jail Tuesday morning on two theft of firearm charges and one possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge each. Vick was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, according to jail reports.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Joshua Davis, and Sgt. Scott Davis were credited with the traffic stop, property recovery and subsequent arrests.
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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.
