11 Jailed On Controlled Substance, Related Charges
Jul10

11 Jailed On Controlled Substance, Related Charges

At least 11 people were jailed on controlled substance and related charges between July 7 and July 10, according to arrest and jail reports. FM 275 Traffic Stop Edith Leanne Raney AK Edith Smith Raney (HCSO jail photos) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported seeing a Honda Civic traveling at a high rate of speed south on FM 275 south, cross the the fog line then travel into the grass toward the ditch. He...

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1 Jailed On A Warrant For Bond Violation, 2 On Warrants For Probation Violation
Jul09

1 Jailed On A Warrant For Bond Violation, 2 On Warrants For Probation Violation

One Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a warrant for bond violations and two on warrants for violating probation, according to July 7-9 arrest reports. Leeroy Cecilio Lunda (HCSO jail photo) Leeroy Cecilio Luna surrendered himself at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 1:40 a.m. July 7, 2021, and was taken into custody by HCSO Officer Mark Poindexter. The 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday for bond...

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Man Transferred From Colorado On Hopkins County Warrant
Jul08

Man Transferred From Colorado On Hopkins County Warrant

A 44-year-old man was transferred from a Colorado correctional facility on a Hopkins County warrant Wednesday, just prior to his release, according to arrest reports. Javier Perez Garcia (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received notification that Javier Perez Garcia was scheduled to be release on July 8, 2021, from the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. His release would have came after serving time on...

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Police, Deputies Interrupt Theft In Progress At Local Business
Jul07

Police, Deputies Interrupt Theft In Progress At Local Business

Police officers and deputies interrupted a theft in progress early Wednesday morning at a local business. They arrested a man who tried to run from the authorities, but was quickly apprehended. Moses Jerome McLaurin, March 2021. Photo Credit The Neshoba Democrat On July 7, 2021 at approximately 2 a.m., Sulphur Springs Police Department and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office responded to Nor-Tex for a theft in progress. Upon arrival,...

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Atlanta, Texas Woman Arrested In Rockwall County On Hopkins County Warrant
Jul06

Atlanta, Texas Woman Arrested In Rockwall County On Hopkins County Warrant

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified a 41-year-old Atlanta, Texas woman had been arrested in Rockwall County on a Hopkins County warrant. Veronica Bryant (HCSO jail photo) Veronica Bryant was transported from Rockwall to Hopkins County jail, where Deputy Joe Hooten escorted her into the county jail. She was booked at 1:50 a.m. July 6, 2021, on a bond forfeiture order for a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4...

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3 Controlled Substance Arrests Reported Over the Weekend
Jul05

3 Controlled Substance Arrests Reported Over the Weekend

Three men were arrested over the weekend on felony controlled substance charges, according to arrest reports. SH 11 East Traffic Stop John Coleman (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported stopping a Honda Accord at 11:09 p.m. July 3, 2021, for an obscured temporary license tag. The driver said the passenger, 53-year-old John Coleman of Celeste, is the owner of the car and intoxicated, so...

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I-30 Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Chili’s Parking Lot
Jul05

I-30 Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Chili’s Parking Lot

An Interstate 30 vehicle pursuit from Hunt into Hopkins County ended in Chili’s parking lot Sunday. According to law enforcement reports, local authorities were alerted just before 12:30 p.m. July 4, 2021, that Texas Department of Public Safety deputies out of Hunt County were pursuing an eastbound vehicle on I-30. The pursuit reportedly continued east along I-30 east alternately on the highway and service road as it continued...

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Grand Jury Indictments For May And June 2021
Jul04

Grand Jury Indictments For May And June 2021

The indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the June 30, 2021 Hopkins County Grand Jury session was relatively short compared to those released for May 2021. Seven people were named in 10 indictments last month compared to approximately 80 people named in 90 indictments in May 2021. June 2021 Indictments The 10 offenses pushed forward for prosecution included evading arrest with a vehicle, felony DWI, sexual...

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Quitman Resident Arrested For DWI Following Three-Vehicle Crash
Jul03

Quitman Resident Arrested For DWI Following Three-Vehicle Crash

A 32-year-old Quitman resident was arrested for DWI following a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 154 south early Saturday morning, July 3, 2021. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies were told one man involved possibly intoxicated and acting belligerent. Upon arrival around 12:15 a.m. July 3, the sheriff’s officer noted a Toyota Tacoma and two other vehicles damaged. The people in the two other vehicles said the man had...

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Deputies Arrested Three On Controlled Substance Charges
Jul02

Deputies Arrested Three On Controlled Substance Charges

Deputies arrested three Hopkins County residents on controlled substance charges, two following Sulphur Springs traffic stops and one in Cumby on warrants, according to arrest reports. College Street Traffic Stop Doyle Ray Roberson AKA Bruce Robertson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Drew Fisher and Deputy Nick Marney reported seeing a Oldsmobile sedan traveling at a speed above the posted limit on FM...

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