3 Arrested On Controlled Substance Charges Following 2 Separate Incidents
Three people were arrested on controlled substance charges following two separate incidents and at least two others were jailed on warrants related to controlled substance charges over the past few days, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Traffic Stop Brianne Sharisse Baldwin (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Sgt. Todd Evans reported stopping a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman...
Deputies Arrested 2 Men On Felony Warrants, Escorted Third Man Into Jail For Warrant
Deputies arrested two men in Sulphur Springs on felony warrants, including one man released from jail less than a week ago, and escorted a third man into jail on a warrant, according to arrest reports. Daniel Ray Penson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson and Sgt. Scott Davis were made aware of a warrant for a 31-year-old Dike man’s arrest. They found Daniel Ray Penson sitting in his...
1 Jailed On An Indictment And 6 Others On Felony Warrants
One man was jailed on an indictment and at least five others were jailed on felony warrants over the last three days in Hopkins County, according to arrest and jail reports. Thomas Russell David Barnes (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified a 28-year-old New York man was being held at Plaquemines Parish jail in Davant, Louisiana, at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on a Hopkins County charge. HCSO...
3 Women Sentenced In District Court This Week
Three women were sentenced in the 8th Judicial District Court this week, one on an aggravated assault of a peace officer charge and two on controlled substance charges, according to the district attorney’s office. A Cumby man was also taken into custody in district court Wednesday for bond forfeiture. Megan Michelle Smith (HCSO jail photo) Megan Michelle Smith was sentenced Monday on an aggravated assault of a peace officer...
Fort Worth Woman Sentenced On A Stolen Vehicle Case
A 19-year-old Fort Worth woman has been sentenced on a stolen vehicle case, which Sulphur Springs Police believed to be one of three connected stolen vehicle crashes and multiple burglary cases, which they worked early Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Sunny Lea Sweatman (HCSO jail photo) Sunny Lea Sweatman appeared before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt in a sentencing hearing. She was accused Nov. 13, 2020 of two offenses,...
Beaumont Woman Jailed On Felony Theft Charge
A 34-year-old Beaumont woman ended up in Hopkins County jail on a felony theft charge Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Mykeya Starlet James (HCSO jail photo) Mykeya Starlet James allegedly tried to leave Walmart with more than $50 worth of merchandise around 1:40 p.m. May 9, 2021. She reportedly passed all points of sale without paying for the merchandise she had collected in the store. She was detained until police...
Quick Response To Early Morning Blaze At Atwoods Limits Damage
Quick response on the part of local firefighters to an early morning blaze at Atwoods limited damage to the building, according to fire reports. Sulphur Springs Fire Chief David James said the fire was reported at 4 a.m. Monday at the ranch and home store. When firefighters arrived fire was observed inside the building. Sulphur Springs Fire Department and Hopkins County Fire Department, working together, made a “real quick...
THC Pen Found During College Street Traffic Stop
A THC pen found during a College Street traffic stop resulted in a 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported stopping a Chevrolet Silverado around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in the 1300 block of College Street. While the pickup came to a stop, the officer saw moving inside the vehicle as if trying to conceal something before stopping. Upon contact,...
3 Man, 1 Woman Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
May 7, 2021 – Over the last few days, 3 men and 1 woman were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants. James Edward Kizer Jr. Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Francisco Castro was dispatched at 12:45 a.m. May 6, 2021, to Spence Street, where a possibly wanted person was reported. Officers contacted James Edward Kizer Jr. and, after the warrant was confirmed, took him into custody. Kizer was booked into Hopkins County...
Dallas Man Sentenced On 3 Charges Stemming From 2020 Vehicle Pursuit
A 24-year-old Dallas man Wednesday was sentenced May 5, 2021, to just shy of the maximum sentence on three offenses stemming from a June 2020 high speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Interstate 30. Demondre Deshawn Holiness (HCSO jail photo) Demondre Deshawn Holiness was tried this week in the 8th Judicial District Court for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle, and unlawful possession...
