Officials Propose 4-Cent Reduction in County Tax Rate
Hopkins County Tax Assessor/Collect Debbie Pogue Mitchell Friday proposed setting the county tax rate at $0.584035 per $100 property valuation, a 4-cent tax reduction. Mitchell explained that the Comptroller requires that two rates be considered in establishing a county tax rate and made public: a no-new-revenue tax rate, the amount needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue from the same properties in both the 2020 tax...
Cumby Man Accused Of Shooting A Pregnant Woman
A 43-year-old Cumby man is being held in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning after allegedly shooting a pregnant woman, who later died, enhancing the charge from aggravated assault to capital murder, according to sheriff’s reports. Jason Cory Sanders (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before midnight requesting assistance for a person with a gunshot wound at a residence in Hopkins County,...
Man Accused of Threatening Woman, Shooting At A Residence
A 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening a woman, then shooting at a residence Sunday night, according to arrest reports. Jose Emiliano Hernandez-Lopez Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Communications Operators dispatched Deputy Nick Marney and Sgt. Tanner Steward at 8:50 p.m. Aug. 8 to an FM 2560 address, where an intoxicated male with a weapon was...
Pickton Woman Accused Of Stabbing Her Mother During Argument
Deputies arrested a 48-year-old Pickton woman accused of stabbing her mother three times during an argument and of harming two other family members at the location, according to arrest reports. Aimee Michelle Maynard (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 5, 2021, on FM 269 south, where a woman was alleged to have fled after stabbing her mother. The suspect was reported to have headed...
2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Felony Warrants
Two men were arrested in Sulphur Springs on felony warrants Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, according to arrest reports. Jon Michael Hopper Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney and Sgt. Tanner Steward reported seeing Jon Michael Hopper traveling on Connally Street in a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado at 6:47 p.m. Aug. 3, 2021. They contacted him. A records check confirmed a warrant for the 47-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s...
5 Felony Controlled Substance and Marijuana Arrests July 31-Aug. 3, 2021
Local authorities made five felony controlled substance and marijuana arrests from Aug. 1-4, 2021, according to arrest and jail reports. Tacka Dashell Gotcher Tacka Dashell Gotcher was involved in a Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit investigation in which an undercover purchase of methamphetamine took place the previous day, SCU Lt. Mark Estes alleged in arrest reports. The SCU officers secured a felony warrant for...
Sulphur Springs Man Allegedly Choked His Girlfriend Twice
Bridgeport Woman Accused Of Swinging Golf Club At Someone Among those jailed on felony assault charges over the weekend was a 24-year-old rural Sulphur Springs man who allegedly choked his girlfriend twice and a 51-year-old Bridgeport woman accused of swinging a golf club at someone, according to arrest reports. County Road 3511 Assault Jorge A. Roque-Hernandez Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Aaron Chaney and Justin...
Woman, 2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
A woman and two men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants, including two wanted by out-of-town agencies, according to arrest and jail reports. Justen Blake Saffel Delta County Sheriff’s Office located Justen Blake Saffel at his Pecan Gap residence and took him into custody on six Hopkins County warrants. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies met the Delta County officers at the county line and took Saffel...
Investigation Into Stolen Firearms Results Location Of Methamphetamine, Warrant Arrest
Investigation into stolen firearms lead authorities to an East Industrial Drive motel, where a wanted man had a small quantity of methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available July 30, 2021, for Joe Edward Rawson Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a tip that a wanted person could possibly be in possession of stolen firearms and living at the East Industrial Drive residence. The...
Brashear Woman Accused Of Indecency With A Child
A 32-year-old Brashear woman was jailed on an indecency with a child by exposure warrant Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Crystal Ann Sievers Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office receive an allegation that Crystal Ann Sievers had sexual contact with a minor associated with her. “Investigator Shea Shaw investigated the case. He has done an outstanding job since he’s been in CID. He worked up the case, scheduled an...