3 Jailed After Bond Revoked
Three people were jailed after their bond was revoked on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest and jail reports. Denver Jacques Fender (HCSO jail photo) Denver Jacque Fender was taken into custody at 10:03 a.m. April 5 in the 8th Judicial District Court after having his bond revoked on a March 21, 2020 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge and on a May 30, 2020 possession of less...
Nearly Half Of November Indictments Were For Drug, Alcohol Offenses
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately half of the November 2020 indictments were for drug, alcohol and related offenses. (Click here for the other half of the November 2020 indictments.) In some instances, individuals were accused of more than one offense. Adam Joshua Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Adam Joshua Hodges was named in nine...
Traffic Stop Yields Pills, Suspected Marijuana, Arrest
A traffic stop on Church Street at North Hillcrest Drive at 9:26 p.m. Saturday March 21st, 2020 resulted in the location of suspected marijuana, pills and one felony arrest. Denver Jacque Fender During the stop, police reported smelling a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the car. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown had passenger Denver Jacques Fender step out of the car. He alleged finding numerous pills and a suspected...
Suspicious Person Complaint Results In Marijuana Arrest
Denver Jacques Fender A complaint Sunday morning of a suspicious person in the area of County Road 2319 resulted in location of suspected marijuana and a felony arrest. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Brantley spotted Denver Jacques Fender walking on County Road 2319, in the area the suspicious person was reported around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. Brantley reported seeing the 38-year-old discard in the grass an object...
George Placed on Probation for Online Soliciation of Minor and Other Thursday Court Action
Following his guilty plea Thursday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Gary Curtis George received a seven (7) years deferred probation for online solicitation of a minor for sex. George had been indicted June 22nd for the charge. George was a Lakes Regional MHMR case worker who stated in his Linkedin account that he worked with a case load of 50 young people who struggle with ADHD. He noted he had been employed at Lakes...
George and 25 Other Indictments Handed Down Monday
Thirty-two (32) indictments were handed down against 26 individuals by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday afternoon. The Grand Jury no billed/did not indict three (3) Sulphur Springs Police Officers and three (3) Hopkins County Sheriff’s jailors were no billed/not indicted for the death of Chance Ross (see story here). Gary Curtis George was indicted for an April 10th charge of online solicitation of a minor for sex. George was a...
