Houston Man Caught With 1 Kilogram Of Cocaine
A 32-year-old Houston man was caught with 1 kilogram of cocaine, police alleged Wednesday night. A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested Wednesday night on an unrelated controlled substance charge. I-30 Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams stopped a Dodge Charger at 8:32 p.m. December 9, 2020 on Interstate 30 at mile marker 130 for a traffic violation. The driver was found to be in possession of 2.2...
Nearly Half Of November Indictments Were For Drug, Alcohol Offenses
Approximately 100 indictments were signed during the November 2020 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately half of the November 2020 indictments were for drug, alcohol and related offenses. (Click here for the other half of the November 2020 indictments.) In some instances, individuals were accused of more than one offense. Adam Joshua Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Adam Joshua Hodges was named in nine...
16 Indicted On 21 Charges During October Grand Jury Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury signed at least 21 indictments naming 16 people during the October session, according to court records. Charges alleged in the indictments pushed forward from the October Grand Jury session included child pornography, aggravated assault, controlled substance, evading arrest, drunk driving, sexual assault and indecency with a child offenses, according to information released by the District Clerk’s...
Officers Arrest 5 On Controlled Substance, Marijuana Charges
November 2, 2020 – Local officers made five arrests on controlled substance and marijuana charges following four weekend traffic incidents. Main Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Officer Victor Reyna stopped a Chevrolet Silverado at 9:38 p.m. Nov. 1 on Main Street for a traffic violation. Elizabeth Cadena Upon contact with the driver, identified as 18-year-old Elizabeth Cadena of Sulphur Springs, Reyna alleged smelling...
Deputies Found 2 Baggies Of Methamphetamine While Serving A Felony Warrant
2 Others Arrested On Felony Warrants Deputies allegedly found 2 baggies of methamphetamine while serving a felony warrant. Two others were also arrested on unrelated felony warrants as well, according to arrest reports. Methamphetamine Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputies M. Poindexter and Bobby Osornio went to a South Moore Street residence Tuesday night, Oct. 27, 2020 in an attempt to locate...
2 Women Arrested For Controlled Substance Possession
Two women were arrested for controlled substance possession following a parking lot traffic stop Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Melissa Raye Hamilton (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender and Sgt. Richard Greer conducted a traffic stop in an East Industrial Drive motel parking lot around 1:45 p.m. Oct. 25. The driver of a Mitsubishi Endeavor was known to the officers to have a...
3 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges
At least 3 people have been arrested on controlled substance and marijuana charges this week, according to arrest reports. County Road 2415 Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford and Deputy Zack Horne received information Garrett Chase Spigner had an active warrant. The officers went to a County Road 2415 residence associated with the man on Oct. 21, 2020. Horne reported seeing him walking...
FM 71 Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
A FM 71 traffic stop resulted in a 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge Friday night. Richie Wayne Porter (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson attempted to stop a Ford F-150 at 7:38 p.m. Oct. 16 after discovering the registration on the westbound truck expired in September of 2016. Wilkerson alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as Richie...
36 Indictments Signed During September Grand Jury Session
Oct 6, 2020 – At least 36 indictments were signed during the September Grand Jury session in Hopkins County, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. At least 24 people were named in the charges, which ranged from burglary, theft, controlled substance and marijuana offenses to sexual abuse, evading arrest and assault offense. At least eight people were named in two or more indictments, according to records released by the...
25-Year-Old Jailed For Second Time In 4 Days
State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Yielded 2 Arrests, Gun, Marijuana Cigarette, Methamphetamine A State Highway 19 traffic stop yielded 2 arrests, a gun, marijuana cigarette and suspected methamphetamine Saturday. Suspected methamphetamine was also found during a Putman Street traffic stop Sunday evening, which resulted in a 25-year-old being jailed for the second time in 4 days, according to arrest reports. Putman Street Traffic Stop...
