Sulphur Springs Man Indicted On 20 Child Pornography Charges

More Than 75 Indictments Signed By Grand Jury During August 2022 Session

A 75-year-old Sulphur Springs man jailed on 20 child pornography charges was among the 50 individuals named in the more than 75 indictments signed by the Hopkins County Grand Jury during the August 2022 court session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution, according to court records.

Twenty indictments were issued accusing James Frank Neel of possession of child pornography.

The 75-year-old was arrested May 25, 2022, on one felony child porn charge. Sheriff’s officers received a complaint of suspected child porn at Neel’s address. An investigation revealed evidence of child porn linked back to Neel’s Davis Street address. A search warrant executed at the residence yielded what sheriff’s investigators called “huge amounts” of corroborating evidence. Neel was arrested on a possession of child pornography charge. Continued investigation resulted in Neel being charged on 19 additional possession of child porn charges on May 26, 2022.

Neel remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. His bonds on the 20 child pornography charges total $2,000,000 — $100,000 per charge.

Nine other individuals were indicted on two warrants each during the August Grand Jury session in Hopkins County.

Christina Nicole Anderson was indicted on two assault of a public servant charges. The 24-year-old Mount Pleasant woman was accused June 12, 2022, of resisting the Cumby policeman and sheriff’s deputy who attempted to take her into custody for drunk driving, then engaging in two separate altercations with officers upon arrival at the county jail.

She allegedly kicked two corrections officers when they tried to place her into a “V-cell” or violent cell at the jail due to her behavior. After she calmed down, she was moved to another cell, where she later slapped a jailer across the face with an open hand, sheriff’s officers and Cumby police alleged in arrest reports.

Anderson was released from the county jail June 13, 2022, on $32,000 in bonds — $10,000 each on three assault on public servant charges and $2,000 on a resisting arrest charge, according to jail records.

Jaleel Devontae Gipson was indicted in August 2022 for money laundering in the amount of $30,000-$150,000 and theft of firearm.

The 30-year-old Poplar Bluff, Missouri man allegedly had several bundles of US currency bound with rubber bands in a bag and additional cash in his shorts pocket when stopped May 22, 2022, on I-30 by a deputy. The money was reported to be in amounts ranging from $10 to $100 and totaled more than $66,000. A handgun, which Gipson allegedly admitted to having along with marijuana, was also found inside the vehicle came back as having been reported to authorities in Campbell, Missouri as stolen. He was arrested on money laundering and theft of a firearm charges, the sheriff’s deputy alleged in reports at the time of Gipson’s arrest.

Gipson was released from Hopkins County jail May 24, 2022, on $30,000 in bond — $20,000 bond on the felony money laundering charge and $10,000 bond on the felony theft of firearm charge, according to jail reports.

Indicted for tampering with evidence with intent to impair and possession of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone were Barry Lynn Kinard and Linda Ann Miears of Sulphur Springs.

The 65-year-old man and 57-year-old woman were accused of throwing a sock containing a meth pipe, a pouch with a small amount of marijuana in it and a container with suspected methamphetamine in it out the passenger’s side window on Middle Street at 3:15 a.m. May 19, 2022. They were arrested on both charges, with a drug-free zone enhancement added to the controlled substance charge due to the proximity of their location to a school when the offense occurred, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

Kinard and Miears — who jail records show is also known by Linda Burrow Miears, Linda Ann Miears Burrows, Linda Ann Burrows Miears, Linda Ann Burrows and Lina Ann Ann Miears — were released from Hopkins County jail later May 19 on $10,000 bond each, $5,000 per charge.

Melisa Lynn Michelson was indicted during the August 2022 Grand Jury session on possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance and possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana.

The 51-year-old Round Rock woman was stopped just after 12:30 a.m. May 11, 2022, for speeding on Wildcat Way. A strong marijuana odor was detected by a deputy while talking to the woman. Deputies reported finding 19 bags of suspected marijuana, multicolored pills which tested positive for MDMA (a substance more commonly called Ecstasy), a bag with a white powdery substance which field-tested positive for crack cocaine, THC gummies and psychedelic mushrooms during a probable cause search of the pickup. Including packaging for each, the suspected marijuana weighed 11.42 ounces, MDMA 2.654 grams, the crack cocaine 1.853 grams, the gummies 0.6 gram and the psychedelic shrooms weighed about 7 grams. Michelson was arrested on four controlled substance charges and a marijuana charge.

Michelson was released from Hopkins County jail later Wednesday, May 11, 2022, after securing the $65,000 bond set on the charges, including the $35,000 bond set on the controlled substance charge and $5,000 bond on the marijuana for which she was indicted.

Indicted on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge and a possession of possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance charge was Randall Morse Sharp.

The 45-year-old Wylie man reportedly wouldn’t make eye contact with the deputy who stopped him May 198, 2022, on Frisco Street in Cumby for a traffic infraction. Sharp also reportedly covered his mouth while talking to the deputy and refused to let the deputy search the SUV he was driving. The deputy reported finding glass pipe with suspected meth residue was found in his front pocket during a pat down. A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded two bags containing 5.2 grams of psilocybin (hallucinogenic) mushrooms in a soup can as well as a clear bag containing 0.15 gram of a crystal-like substance that tested positive for meth. He was arrested and booked into jail after after 12 a.m. May 19, 2022, on possession charges for both substances.

Sharp remained in Hopkins County jail until May 23, 2022. His bonds totaled $75,000 — $30,000 each on the two controlled substance charges he was indicted on and $15,000 on Collin County warrants.

Oscar Gutierrez-Brione was indicted in August 2022 for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.

The 30-year-old Dallas man allegedly handed a deputy a cigarette pack with a bag of meth in it when granting permission to search the vehicle he’d been driving on I-30 at 10:54 p.m. June 19, 2022. He was taken into custody. At the jail, deputies search the man’s wallet for further contraband and identification, since the man claimed he didn’t have any when arrested. A bank card with a different male name that had yet to expire was located. The man was released to jail staff. The contraband seized during the traffic stop field-tested positive as methamphetamine and weighed 0.66 grams, deputies alleged in arrest reports. He was arrested and booked into jail around 2 a.m. June 20, 2022, on a controlled substance and a credit or debit card abuse charge, according to jail reports.

Gutierrez-Brione was released from Hopkins County jail later June 20, 2022, on $5,000 bond per felony charge, according to jail reports.

Also among the individuals indicted during the August 2022 Grand Jury session were:

• Damion Deshaun Cook — 2 indictments: unauthorized use of a vehicle and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle
• Jarel Jalil Giles — 2 indictment: unauthorized use of a vehicle and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle
• Joseph Kian Anderson — evading arrest or detention with a vehicle
• Kiesa Dawn Birstein — theft of property valued at less than $2,500 with 2 or more previous convictions
• Jimmy Darnell Boling — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Shawna Renae Bunch Bonds — possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Courtney Louise Bunch — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone
• Debracca Joane Cork — possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Abdullateef Olasun Shasore — engaging in organized criminal activity
• Isaac Clidell Woods — engaging in organized criminal activity
• Joshua Cruz — driving while intoxicate, third or more offense
• Perfecto Cumpian Jr. — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Eduardo A. Delgado-Torres — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Rachel Erin Denison — possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Valente Diaz-Pedroza — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Darell Joe Dunavin — evading arrest or detention with previous conviction
• Tamera Michelle Fouse — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Pedro Garcia-Alarcon — money laundering, $2,500 or more but less than $30,000
• Terez Antoine Gaines — possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana
• Brennan Dmarr Givens — possession of 4 ounces or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana
• Tonya Lashawn Gilstrap — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Charles Anthony Hankins — tampering with or fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair
• Conner Lee Hogan — aggravated assault against a public servant
• Cheryl Lynn Hooper — possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• John Martinez — driving while intoxicated, third or more offense
• Bridget Dowdy McGee — possession of less than1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance
• Anthony Ibarra Nolasco — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance
• Monserrat Olguin-Rodriguez — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance
• Kenssy Lilianna Perdomo-Vega — unauthorized use of vehicle
• Manuel Xum-Tziguin — unauthorized use of vehicle
• Trey James Roberson — driving while intoxicated, third or more offense
• Rita Roberts Rose — driving while intoxicated, third or more offense
• Laura Jean Simpson — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled
• Eric Paul Stephens — driving while intoxicated, third or more offense
• Bryan Scott Tennison — fraudulent use or possession of less than 5 items of identifying information-elderly
• Laura Bess Williams — fraudulent use or possession of less than 5 items of identifying information-elderly
• James Clyde Taylor — deadly conduct-discharge of firearm
• Cody Lynn Wells — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone
• Katy Leanne Wilburn — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone
• Jasmyn Starr Williams — possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance in a drug-free zone
• Danny Joe Woodard — possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled

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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.