December 30, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Highway 19 South in Hopkins County on Friday morning in response to a call received for a welfare check.
Responding officers found a Fruitvale man laying on the side of the highway. The 25 year old male identified as Thomas Warren Masters Johnson consented to a search and was found to be in possession of a credit card with a name that did not match his own identity. Johnson first said the credit card belonged to a friend, then stated he had found the card in a parking lot. Johnson also admitted to using the credit card recently. HCSO deputy advised the suspect of his rights by reading him a Miranda Warning. Johnson continued to answer questions regarding the credit card, while being mirandized, admitting that he had used the card but could not remember where he had used the card. Thomas Warren Masters Johnson was placed under arrest and transported to the Hopkins County Jail.
A subsequent search by jail personnel of Johnson proved to refresh the suspect’s memory of where he had used the credit card as receipts were found from a local fast food restaurant and a movie theater. Johnson was charged with one count of Credit Card Abuse as well as one count of Fraudulent Possession of Credit Card, both charges are state jail felonies. Bond has been set for $10,000 on each charge for a total of $20,000.
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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.
