Timber Thief Back in Hopkins County
April 18, 2023 – Frances Charline Lee-Cole was transported to the Hopkins County Jail this week. She was serving time for a theft conviction at the TDCJ Hilltop unit. Frances Charline Lee Cole in 2022 Lee-Cole was arrested in 2022 after she allegedly sold the Timber Rights to a logging company on a property she did not own. The company paid $8,000 for the rights. See that story here. Lee-Cole is facing a Theft of Property >2,500...
Disturbance on Houston Street Yields Drug Related Arrest
April 14, 2023 – Lauren Serene Maxwell was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after they responded to a disturbance on Houston Street. The disturbance occurred around 6pm. The disturbance was determined to be a verbal argument between Maxwell, age 30, and a male occupant of the residence. During a routine records check it was found that Maxwell had an outstanding warrant on a controlled substance charge. After a brief struggle...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Mexican National Arrested For Aggravated Sexual Assault
April 13, 2023 – Efrain Ranjel-Corral was arrested this week on warrants for Aggravated Sexual Assault and Assault Family Violence Impeding Breathing/Circulation. No mugshot available for Efrain Ranjel-Corral Hopkins County Deputies set out to locate 38 year-old Efrain Ranjel-Corral this week after two warrants were issued for his arrest. At around midnight, they located him at his rural Sulphur Springs residence. The suspect...
Motorist Assist Lands Wolfe City Resident in Jail
April 12, 2023 – Wolfe City, TX resident Alycia Jean Woolsey was arrested and charged with felony possession of controlled substance this week. Woolsey, age 37, was stopped on Interstate 30 near mile marker 128 when Sulphur Springs Police stopped to provide motorist assistance. During that assist, which started around midnight, it was determined that Woolsey was in possession of over 1 gram of cocaine. Woolsey was arrested and...
Moreland Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 12, 2023 – Hadden Dewayne Moreland, a 22 year-old resident of Quitman, TX, was arrested this week for violation of parole. The stems from an Assault Family Violence, Impeding Breathing charge. Moreland, who lists himself as unemployed, was arrested at his home by Deputies and transported to Hopkins County jail without incident. The arrest occurred at around 3AM. His bond is set at $250,000. Hadden Dewayne Moreland, 2023...
Tamez Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 7, 2023 – Hopkins County Deputies traveled to the Webb County jail this week to collect David Tamez Jr. Tamez was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in 2018. His three outstanding Hopkins County warrants including: Bail Jumping Money Laundering Possession of Controlled Substance > 4 grams Tamez, age 32, is currently in Hopkins County jail. His current bond totals $95,000. David Tamez Jr. in 2023 Tamez was in the...
Ray Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 6, 2023 – Joshua Lee Ray is back in Hopkins County Jail for violation of parole and failure to register as a sex offender. A records check shows Ray was convicted in 2004 and required to register for life. The original violation occurred in Indiana, and involved a 15 year-old victim. This is not the first time Ray has been arrested for failure to register. Ray was arrested in 2008 and 2009 for failure to register. This is...
Hunt County Shooting Accident
April 5, 2023- Hunt County Dispatch received a call about a disturbance at a home on a private road in Quinlan. Deputies quickly responded to the scene and discovered that a man had accidently shot himself in the leg. The same man also allegedly fired a weapon into the air. He was apparently frustrated that the party host had just announced the end of the celebration. Currently the identity of the victim is unknown. The victim also...
Wood County Shooting Incident
April 5, 2023- Wood County dispatchers were notified at about 4:15 Tuesday afternoon that a Winnsboro woman had allegedly shot a man in the face in the 2100 block of FM 312. Officers were dispatched immediately to the scene to handle the situation, and to proceed with caution as the suspect is armed and dangerous. Deputies arrived on the scene, and detained the shooter without delay. The shooter was identified as Michelle Denise...
