Grand Jury Indictments For April 2019: Part 2
The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed 102 indictments during the April session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. More than 70 individuals were named in the charges, including some individuals named in more than one indictment, according to the indictment list released recently. At least 65 of the indictments were for controlled substance, alcohol, marijuana and other related charges; those indictments include: John Michael...
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
KEARNEY, JOHNNY GLENN When Hopkins County Deputies arrived at a disturbance on County Road 3597, the wife of Johnny Glenn Kearney, 43, of Leesburg, said he had a handgun in his hand and had threatened to kill her. She said he had placed the handgun on the dash of their vehicle. Kearney told officers that he did have a gun but had thrown it in the ditch along the County Road. Deputies recovered the weapon. Kearney attempted to resist...
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
A Memphis, Tennessee woman with an extensive criminal history and a Houston, Texas man were stopped on a traffic violation at the 132 mile marker on I-30 early Thursday morning. Given consent to search the vehicle, a Hopkins County deputy located a black bag containing a clear plastic bag with a red substance believed to be methamphetamine. A second plastic bag containing suspected meth was also found. The female claimed ownership of...
Winnsboro Police Report June 25-July 1, 2018
Activity for Winnsboro Police During their report period June 25-July 1, 2018 included four arrests, one no-injury accident, 185 calls for service answered, 78 citations written, and 39 warnings issued. Asa Joslin, 34, of Leesburg, was arrested June 26th for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, two counts of dangerous drugs, two municipal warrants, and one Hopkins County Warrant. Timothy Mays, 28, of Winnsboro,...
Andrews Will Serve Day for Day in Possession Plea Agreement
Thursday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Justin Wayne Andrews was sentenced to four years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and will serve day for day. He was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in November, 2017. Andrews plead to Possession of more than 1-gram but less than 1-grams of Methamphetamine in a Drug Free Zone. Charges for tampering with physical evidence were dismissed in the...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report November 22-28, 2017
November 22nd Deputies conducted a traffic stop on FM 312 near Winnsboro; at approximately 12:26 a.m. Wendell Hays, 59, of Mineola, was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Tampering/Fabricate Physical Evidence and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Deputies were dispatched to FM 779 near Mineola, at approximately 9:04 a.m., in reference to a theft. Actors, or actors unknown, stole a grass shredder from the reporting party’s...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Returns 30 Indictments Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017
A Hopkins County Grand Jury returned 30 indictments Tuesday. Among those indicted was Quentin Ty Adis Latham for sexual assault. Larissa Jordan Benson was indicted for abandoning and endangering a child and criminal negligence and for tampering or fabricating physical evidence. Billy Frank Harville was indicted for burglary of a habitation. Craig Thomas Morgan was true billed for theft of property over $2500 and under $30,000. Deonte...
Three Arrested For Felony 1 Meth Possession
Three individuals were charges with a Felony 1 Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 200-grams but less than 400-grams and Tampering with Physical Evidence when a Hopkins County Deputy made a traffic stop on State Highway 154 at CR1174 Tuesday morning at 12:42 a.m. A juvenile and two adults showed signs of nervousness on initial contacts. Having been given permission to search the vehicle, the deputy found a...
Five Plea Agreements Made in Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday
A busy day for plea bargaining in Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday resulted in five agreements to sentencing in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Damiane Cunning, 22, of Arkansas agreed to two years in TDCJ for Tampering with Physical Evidence. In the agreement a charge of Bribery was dismissed. Cunning was a passenger in an auto stopped at the 132-mile marker on I-30 Eastbound. The driver of the auto had called 911...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report February 1-7, 2017
For KSST’s Wood County audience, we will begin posting the Wood County Sheriff’s Report each week. February 1st While on patrol on FM 14, just north of Hawkins, a deputy observed that a vehicle was failing to maintain a single lane of travel and so conducted a traffic stop. The driver appeared to be intoxicated so he was asked to exit the vehicle. The deputy then noticed marijuana residue on the subject’s clothes. While...
