December 16, 2023 – In the early morning hours of Saturday, about 3:30am, a Sulphur Springs police officer noticed a Kia traveling with a defective tail light and initiated a traffic stop on Hillcrest Drive. When making contact with the driver, the subject seemed to be under the influence and would laugh uncontrollably. The driver was identified as Andrew Lopez-Jones, age 20, of Yantis. He continued to have difficulty answering the officer’s question as a probable cause search was initiated on the vehicle. During the search, a plastic bag containing several light and dark dried stems believed to be psilocybin mushrooms, commonly know as magic mushrooms. As the psychedelics were found under the driver’s seat, Andrew Lopez-Jones was placed under arrest and transported to the Hopkins Jail. Lopez-Jones was charged with Possession of Controlled Substance PG2 <4g<=400g, a first degree felony. A passenger in the vehicle was also questioned and admitted to drinking alcohol, although the passenger was 20 years of age. The passenger was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor Public Intoxication. The 2011 Kia Forte was impounded. Andrew Lopez-Jones remains in the Hopkins County Jail with bond set at $20,000 on the felony charge.
