Yantis Couple Arrested; CPS Removes Child at Birth
The Special Crimes Unit assisted Child Protective Services in the Monday arrest of Destiny Michelle Parker, 25, and John Ocie Peck, 39, both of Yantis. The pair was arrested following the birth of a child that tested positive for methamphetamine. The child was removed by CPS at birth for the safety of the child. The Special Crimes Unit and CPS had presented evidence to the District Attorney’s office, which granted felony warrants....
8-Month Old Child’s Meth Level Higher Than Mother’s
Special Crimes Unit investigators assisted CPS agents with an investigation involving Courney Leigh Plunkett, 24 of Sulphur Springs and her 8-month old child that tested positive for methamphetamine. The child’s meth levels tested higher than Plunkett’s. Plunkett was arrested at 5:21 p.m. Monday at her residence on CR 2316. She is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Injury to a Child with Intent. She is being held on a $50,000...
Hopkins County Residents Charged with Injury to Child
Kimberly Lynn Finch, 36, and Douglas Wayne Gaffney, 51, who live on County Road 3502 in Hopkins County were arrested by the Special Crimes Unit on warrants for two charges each for Injury Child with Intend. The couple is charged with injury to a child exposing them to drugs being used in the home. The couple was at Child Protective Services offices at the time of the arrest. The pair is in Hopkins County Jail with bond set at $25,000...
Sixty-one Indictments Handed Down by February Grand Jury
Sixty-one indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday afternoon, February 22, 2017. Most of the indictments were related to drug charges or charges associated with drugs. A few were not. Nelson Mitchell Privette, 20, was indicted on two counts Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon. A driver weaving in and out of traffic on State Highway 11E Wednesday night stopped his antics near the Highway 11E/FM 3019...
Fugitives Arrested by SCU Monday in Saltillo
Two fugitives were arrested by the Special Crimes Unit Monday. The Fugitive Task Force out of Arlington, notified the SCU that Hollie Marie Jocobo, 44, and Jesus Jose Jacobo, 44, both of Richland, were suspected to be in the Saltillo area. The pair was arrested at a residence on CR 3534 near Saltillo. Both are charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Both are currently in Hopkins County Jail. Hollie Jacobo is held on a...
Three Arrested Near SSHS for Drug Possession
A suspicious vehicle on Gladys Alexander Drive near Sulphur Springs High School was found to have three passengers and a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle at 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Special Crimes Unit of the Sulphur Springs Police Department located two small ziplock baggies in the driver’s door. Two individuals in the vehicle, Jessica Rae Bryan, 22, and Harrison Dean Hall, 18, both of Burleson were arrested for...
January Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments
Forty-six indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Juan Daniel Santana-Mendez was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Nakia Dean Lindsey was indicted for Burglary of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Murder. Cumby Police recognized Naka Dean Lindsey, 35, of Cumby as he was driving on West Main Street in Cumby. Officer Ray Embro knew a warrant for Burglary of a Habitation...
Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Couple Arrested for Injury to a Child
December 9, 2016 – Tiffany Nicole Epps, 29, and Glenn Anthony Epps, 37, were arrested at the Child Protective Services Office in Sulphur Springs regarding two felony warrants for injury to a child. Epps and her husband were involved in a lengthy investigation by the Special Crimes Unit and CPS Agents regarding the sale and use of cocaine from their residence, 525 South Locust Street in Sulphur Springs. During the completion of...
Man and Wife Arrested for Possession in Drug Free Zone; Nine Children Living in Residence
Glenn Anthony Epps, 37, of Sulphur Springs was arrested in the 500 block of Locust Street for two felony warrants by the Special Crimes Unit Tuesday. During the arrest the SCU investigators observed marijuana in plain view in the back bedroom. They sought permission to search the residence and were granted permission by Epps’ wife, Tiffany Epps, 29. During the search, a rectangular mirror containing a quantity of suspected crack...
