SCU Marijuana Bust Leads To More Problems For Sulphur Springs Man
Kelvin Dionn Harrison, 47, of Sulphur Springs was arrested Wednesday morning by Special Crimes Unit Detective Sergeant Tony Crouse on three charges. A caller, who asked to remain anonymous, informed Sgt. Crouse of suspicious activity taking place at an East Beckham Street residence. During an investigation of the property, Sgt. Crouse noticed from the street that marijuana plants were being grown outside the residence in plain...
CVS Pharmacy Thief Confesses To Crime
May 4, 2016 – Jessica Michelle Durbin, 30, of Mount Vernon, Texas was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Tuesday afternoon. Durbin, who was involved in a previous theft at CVS Pharmacy, located at 1101 Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs, was located by Special Crimes Unit investigators, read her Miranda rights and questioned. During the investigation, Durbin confessed to the theft and that stolen medications were...
Woman Arrested for a 2nd Degree Felony Drug Possession
Shatobia Keoshia Clayton, 29, of Sulphur Springs was arrested Monday night on a 2nd degree felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Clayton was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation. Upon contact with Clayton, Special Crimes Unit Officer Sergeant Mark Estes could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Sgt. Estes advised Clayton and the passengers of the reason for the stop...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Down April Indictments
Sixty-five indictments, 14 sealed, were handed down Monday afternoon by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. A wide range of indictments were included in the afternoon’s work. Many of the arrest reports can be found at ksstradio.com. Just enter their names in the search feature. Jesus Avila was indicted for sexual abuse of a child continuous. Avila, 39, of Saltillo was arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of...
Third Arrest In Child Endangerment (Methamphetamine) Investigation
A third arrest in connection with a Child Protective Services investigation was made Wednesday afternoon. Elizabeth Louise Willis, 30, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at a Cooper residence by Special Crimes Unit Sergeants Mark Estes and Tony Crouse. According to arrest reports, the investigation has found that several children, including a 1-year-old child, have tested positive for methamphetamine. The children were residing with at...
CPS Child Endangerment Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Cooper Residents
Raelynn Danielle Arney, 20, and Taliaferro Samory Prince, 33, were both arrested Monday afternoon on felony charges for Endangering a Child. The warrants issued for Arney and Prince came as the result of an approximately two-month long investigation by Hopkins County Special Crimes Unit Sergeant Mark Estes and Child Protective Services agents. According to arrest reports, the investigation found that a 1-year-old child tested positive...
Grand Jury Returns 55 Indictments in March
March 22, 2016 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury returned 55 indictments Monday, March 21st. Six were sealed indictments and will not be published until arrests are made. However, a number of charges for aggravated assault, sexual abuse of a child and possession of child pornography, along with a vast number of possession of a controlled substance were published. Wes Gerald and Curtis Anthony August-Adams were indicted for...
Bryant Sentenced to 15 Years; Oboyle to 5
Thursday morning, March 10, 2016, in Eighth Judicial District Court, Caleb James Bryant, 21, entered a guilty plea to engaging in organized crime and to retaliation. In the plea agreement, Brant also took responsibility for his activity in possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On Monday, November 17, 2015, an undercover buy-bust created the necessity for the...
Timmons Sentenced to Three Years in TDCJ
Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2016, Brandon Ray Timmons, 21, was sentenced to three (3) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following his plea for unlicensed possession of a firearm by a felon. He had been indicted on that charge in September, 2015. Timmons along with three others had been arrested December 30, 2015 in a drug bust for the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit Wednesday night. At that time the weapon was...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments For January
Forty indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday, January 4, 2016. The Grand Jury indictments included a number of individuals who have yet to be arrested and therefore their names are not released at this time. The sealed indictments will be executed by local law enforcement. Those indicted, whose names are released, include: For online solicitation of a minor for sex: Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney. Jahangir...
