George and 25 Other Indictments Handed Down Monday
Jun22

George and 25 Other Indictments Handed Down Monday

Thirty-two (32) indictments were handed down against 26 individuals by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Monday afternoon. The Grand Jury no billed/did not indict three (3) Sulphur Springs Police Officers and three (3) Hopkins County Sheriff’s jailors were no billed/not indicted for the death of Chance Ross (see story here). Gary Curtis George was indicted for an April 10th charge of online solicitation of a minor for sex. George was a...

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Burglar Receives 15 Year Sentence
Jun15

Burglar Receives 15 Year Sentence

Alejandro Mejia-Luna was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Departmentof Corrections after he plead guilty to seven counts of burglary of a habitation. Mejia-Luna  plead guilty before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt. Mejia-Luna was arrested March 22 of this year when Deputy Richard Brantley apprehended him after observing Luna coming out of a Church Street residence. Officers uncovered a number of items stolen not only...

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“Updated” More Charges Filed, More to Come?
Mar15

“Updated” More Charges Filed, More to Come?

The rap sheet of Alejandro Mejia-Luna just keeps getting longer thanks to Deputy Richard Brantley.  Deputy Brantley apprehended Mejia-Luna Friday night as he observed him coming out of a Church St residence.  That led investigators to Mejia-Luna’s home and the uncovering of numerous items from multiple burglaries.  So far, eleven charges have been filed against Mejia-Luna, including Burglary of a Habitation, Theft of a Firearm...

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Grand Jury Indictments for March 2015
Mar06

Grand Jury Indictments for March 2015

A Hopkins County Grand Jury presented 44 indictments against 37 individuals to the Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday March 4. A variety of charges from possession and promotion of child pornography, online solicitation of a minor, aggravated robbery, to possession of a controlled substance and others are included in the indictments. Michael Henry Shahan was indicted on three counts of possessing visual material that visually...

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Shoplifting Investigation Reveals Slew of Other Charges
Feb17

Shoplifting Investigation Reveals Slew of Other Charges

February 17, 2024 – Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a local retailer on Broadway Friday afternoon as a suspect was being questioned by asset protection officers at the store. The suspect, Mitchelle Remon Williamson, was being detained for theft of $169.75 worth of merchandise as he had passed the last point of sale without paying for that merchandise. Williamson, age 40, was subsequently searched by SSPD and a firearm...

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Tense Situation Requires SWAT Team Resolution
Oct23

Tense Situation Requires SWAT Team Resolution

October 23, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a residence on FM 1567 about a disturbance with an intoxicated individual causing problems for other parties at the address, including a minor child. The scene was cleared with the minor child being removed from the residence along with everyone else except the person making the disturbance, Mathew Joseph Calder. Two individuals returned later in the...

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Seattle Investor Arrested on Warrant
Aug11

Seattle Investor Arrested on Warrant

August 11, 2023 – Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, age 29 years-old, was arrested on a warrant this week in Sulphur Springs. Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, 2023 Sulphur Springs Police performed a traffic stop on Bailey-Rich’s Pontiac around 1AM. The stop took place on the east loop near Interstate 30. A records check showed an outstanding warrant for: 1 46.04(E) UNL POSS FIREARM BY FELON A search of court records shows the felony...

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Grand Jury Indictments for August 2023
Aug08

Grand Jury Indictments for August 2023

Links are provided if details of the arrests are available. ARDON,MANUEL ANTONIO – MONEY LAUNDERING >=52,500<$30K BAILEY,ERIC ANDERSON – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115 GREAVES, FAITH EMILY – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115 BOYKIN, TIFFANY DAWN – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G HARDMON,CHRISTOPHER RAY – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G BRITTON,BRADLEY KEITH – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G...

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Dallas Couple Arrested After I-30 Traffic Stop
Aug04

Dallas Couple Arrested After I-30 Traffic Stop

August 4, 2023 – A Dallas couple were arrested after a traffic stop on I-30 this week. AMARRHE RASHSON THOMPSON aka marrhe_peezy and NIEJEL DEVON LAKES were transported to Hopkins County Jail. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies noticed a Nissan Kicks traveling eastboard with an obscured licence plate. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle came to rest near the 122 mile marker. Deputies nocted a strong odor of...

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No Driving Licence Stop Lands Two in Jail
Jun01

No Driving Licence Stop Lands Two in Jail

June 1, 2023 – ALEXANDER GARZA, age 43, was arrested in the parking lot of a Sulphur Springs grocery store this week after a traffic stop. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy observed Garza driving a blue Chevy Suburban. The Deputy knew Garza did not possess a valid driving licence. The traffic stop occurred within 1,000′ of Austin Academic Center, a drug free zone. Contact was made with Garza, and he appeared to be...

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