Free bottled water is available to any local residents or businesses without water following last week’s winter weather, especially those who do not have water because they are still waiting for a plumber or materials to repair broken pipes at their residence or business.

In Sulphur Springs, residents or businesses can stop by Sulphur Springs Police Department, 125 South Davis St. to get some free bottled water. Those unable to get to the police station may call dispatch at 903-885-7602 to make arrangements for an officer to bring bottled water to their location in the city.

In Hopkins County, those without water may stop be Joe Bob’s on the corner of State Highway 19 north and FM 71 from about 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, to receive up to 2 free cases of bottled water per household. Just look for the emergency management officials distributing pallets of water. That location was chosen as a central location for North Hopkins Water Supply Corporation customers, the only WSC customers still under a boil water order in Hopkins County. As soon as the boil order is lifted, the pallets containing cases of bottle water will be relocated to Sulphur Springs for distribution through a local agency. In the event of rain on Thursday, officials will remain on site at Joe Bob’s to provide water; look for the tent and water pallet, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley.

Hopkins County-Sulphur Springs Emergency Management began mass distributing cases of water in the community to residents on Monday, after Texas Baptist Men arrived with two pallets of bottle water to assist local residents and businesses in areas where water service was disrupted, turned off or boil orders issued, as well as those who have broken or damaged pipes and sprinkler systems that required the water to be shut off. Texas Department of Emergency Management then provided and 18-wheeler trailer filled with 21 pallets containing cases of bottled water. Texas A&M University-Commerce delivered another 14 pallets of bottled water. Overall, 34 of the 35 pallets of water received on the first day were given out to help those without water in their home or business, according to the county emergency management coordinator. Endsley reported 20 pallets of water were being delivered Tuesday afternoon and additional supplies arrived Wednesday as well.

In addition to swerving the Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County community, HC/SSEM along with Bowie County officials have provided TDEM water distribution points for counties in the 9-county Ark-Tex Council of Governments region. For instance, 9 of the pallets of water were loaded from the Hopkins County hub and transported to Paris earlier today and Tuesday Hopkins County helped Delta County fill requests made to the state for bottled water.

“Everybody’s been fantastic. From the county to everybody, including the volunteer departments, everyone has collectively jump in and to do what we do here in Hopkins County: everybody helping their neighbors. We are appreciative to all who have contributed and helped out, and can’t say enough about Joe Bob’s and the staff out there where they’ve allowed us to set up a hub out there,” Endsley said.

The post Free Bottled Water Available To Anyone Without Water Or Still Under Boil Water Notice appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Five individuals were sentenced in the 8th Judicial District Court this week, three on controlled substance charges, and one each on firearm and assault charges, according to the court reports and the District Attorney’s Office.

Micah Wayne Reynolds was accused of two counts of assault of a family or household member with previous conviction. The 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested in March 2020 for allegedly assaulting a woman by grabbing her and causing redness and scratching to her face, then again on Nov. 21, 2020 for allegedly punching his ex-wife in the face, causing pain, and shoving her to the floor with her children witnessing the assault, according to arrest reports.

Reynolds, as part of a 12.45 agreement, pled true to the motion to proceed with adjudication on one charge and was sentenced to 7 years in the Institutional Division of TDCJ (prison). The other pending assault of family or household member was dismissed pursuant to TPC 12.45, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

John Matthew Perez was sentenced Tuesday to 5 years in prison on a Nov. 12, 2019 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.

Police reported finding the 36-year-old Sulphur Springs man on Nicholson Street, where he was accused of removing items from another man’s residence without permission on Nov. 12, 2019. He admitted to taking items and drug paraphernalia was located. He was taken to jail, where a bag containing suspected methamphetamine was found in his boot, resulting in Perez being charged with controlled substance possession, police alleged in arrest reports. Perez has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest on Nov. 12, 2019, according to jail reports.

Linton Brandon Keyton was accused of manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. The 34-year-old Mount Pleasant man pled guilty Feb. 23 in the 8th Judicial District Court to the lesser included offense of delivery of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in an amount greater than 1 gram but less than 4 grams and was sentenced to 2 years in the Institutional Division of Texas Department of Criminal Justice. However, Keyton was given credit for time at the time of the plea.

The controlled substance offense, according to the Feb. 23 court docket, occurred on or about Sept. 18, 2018. Keyton was taken into custody at Hutchins State Jail  Hopkins County jail on Nov. 20, 2020, and remained in Hopkins County jail until Feb. 23, 2021, when he was released with credit for time served previously on the charge, according to jail, court and arrest reports.

Bryer Ray Parnell plead guilt Feb. 23 to theft of firearm as part of what is referred to as a 12.45 agreement, which refers to Texas Penal Code 12.45, which requires the defendant to plead guilty to an offense and admit responsibility for one or more additional offenses, which can be taken into account by the judge during punishment.

The 18-year-old Como resident admitted guilt to the April 6 theft of firearm charge and three pending controlled substance charges were dropped. Parnell received a sentence of 10 years deferred adjudication on community supervision and a $1,500 fine on the theft of firearm charge, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Parnell was also arrested on a warrant for the charge on May 20 and was released from Hopkins County jail on a $5,000 bond on the charge the next day, according to arrest and jail reports. The Como teen was arrested May 15 on two possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charges. He allegedly had one bag containing a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine and another containing a crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine, officers noted in arrest reports.

He too was arrested Feb. 23, 2020, for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance after claiming a bag of Ecstasy pills found in a vehicle curing a traffic stop, according to arrest reports.

The controlled substance charges were dismissed on Feb. 23, according to the 12.45 agreement, the DA’s Office reported.

Kevin Dwayne Turner was alleged Dec. 23, 2019 to have been in possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance.

Troopers, in arrest reports, alleged finding during a routine Interstate 30 traffic stop on Dec. 23, 2019:

• a suspected homemade Ecstasy pill in the 29-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas man’s pocket;
• a small container with a green, leafy substance the trooper believed to be marijuana with a label that had THC written on it, under the front passenger’s seat, where Turner had been sitting; and
• a semi automatic handgun in a backpack on the back seat in the area Turner had reportedly been reaching at the time of the stop.

Turner was indicted on a controlled substance charge in September of 2020. However, as part of a 12.44(a) plea agreement, referring to Title 3, Chapter 12, Section 44(a) of Texas Penal Code, the state jail conviction was punished as a Class A misdemeanor pursuant, for which he was sentenced in district court on a Feb. 23, 2021, to 7 days in the Hopkins County jail. He had already served the 7 days in custody at the time he made the plea and was released on the charge, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

The post 3 Sentenced In District Court On Controlled Substance Charges, 1 On Firearm And 1 On Assault Charge appeared first on Ksst Radio.

A 40-year-old Carrollton man allegedly attempted to pass a forged check, at a South Broadway Street bank during the noon hour Feb. 25. He then allegedly compounded his troubles by taking off running when police arrived and called for him to stop just inside the bank.

After a short chase, Christopher Andrew Stachel was taken to the ground and arrested. He was suspected to be impaired from methamphetamine; a pipe of the kind used to smoke meth was found in his jacket pocket, Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes noted in arrest reports.

Stachel was checked at the hospital for a scrape on his head, then transported to jail. He then agreed to talk to officers and admitted to trying to pass a check for more than $6,000. Consequently, the Carrollton man was jailed for public intoxication; evading arrest, search or transport; possession of drug paraphernalia; and forgery by passing, according to arrest reports.

Stachel remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Feb. 26, on all four charges, according to jail reports.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Carrolton Man Attempted To Pass A Forged Check At Sulphur Springs Bank appeared first on Ksst Radio.

A 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed for evading arrest or detention Saturday night on Fuller Street, according to police reports.

After responding to more than once to disturbances in which the man was alleged to have been involved, then left, a Sulphur Springs Police officer spotted the suspect shortley after 10 p.m. Feb. 27 walking toward the area of the prior disturbances. Upon contact, alcohol was smelled on his breath. He reportedly admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages. He failed horizontal gaze nystagmus tests, and was arrested for public intoxication.

However, when the officer attempted to take Christopher James Timmons he pulled away from the officer and ran west on Fuller Street, where he was apprehended, Sgt. Matt Glenn alleged in arrest reports. Timmons was transported to jail, where Glenn reported Timmons refused to answer book-in questions. The officer noted the man had previously been convicted of evading arrest or detention, which enhanced the offense to a felony.

Timmons spent the night in jail and was released Sunday on a $5,000 bond on the felony evading arrest or detention charge, according to jail reports.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Man Jailed For Evading Arrest Or Detention appeared first on Ksst Radio.

After almost a full year of COVID-19 restrictions, Governor Greg Abbott today issued Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent starting next Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The Governor made the announcement in Lubbock on Tuesday, March 2.

“With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools to protect Texans from the virus,” said Governor Abbott. “We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100 percent. Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalizations, and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer needed. Today’s announcement does not abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past year. Instead, it is a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and the safety of others. With this executive order, we are ensuring that all businesses and families in Texas have the freedom to determine their own destiny.”

During his remarks, Abbott discussed advancements Texas has made, including the “rapid increase of vaccines.” Nearly 5.7 million vaccine shots have been administered to Texans, and the state is now administering almost one million shots each week. By March 10, an estimated 7 million COVID-19 vaccine shots are expected to have been administered in Texas and over half of seniors in Texas will have received a vaccine shot. Abbott said that by the end of March, every senior who wants a vaccine should be able to get one. The vaccine supply is increasing so that more and more Texans will soon be eligible to receive a vaccine.

The COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been as available in Hopkins County as they have in some larger more urban areas with designated vaccine hubs and super hubs. In fact, Hopkins County vaccine providers have been allocated first-doses of COVID-19 vaccines in only two of the last six weeks, and none this week. Residents have reported difficulty scheduling an appointment with Hopkins County providers when first-doses of the vaccine have been allocated. As of March 1, 12 weeks into COVID-19 vaccine allocations, Hopkins County has only been allocated 4,100, but 4,742 people in Hopkins County had been vaccinated, according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Data dashboard, a likely indication 642 residents have had to go elsewhere to receive the vaccine. Of the vaccines administered only 1,732 have received both doses of the vaccine, leaving 3,010 waiting on a second dose.

Abbott also Tuesday noted that Texas has a surplus of personal protective equipment and can perform over 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day. The state has invested in a variety of anti-body therapeutic drugs that have kept thousands of Texans out of hospitals. Texans have also adopted daily habits that reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure and infection. More than 2.5 million Texans who were lab confirmed for COVID-19 have recovered since the beginning of the pandemic , and experts note the total number of Texans who have recovered from COVID-19 is likely 4-5 times that amount. The number of active COVID-19 cases is the lowest since November—meaning more Texans are recovering from COVID-19 than contracting it, Governor Abbott reported.

Hopkins County has had 1,514 confirmed COVID-19 cases since March 21, 2020, and 1,408 additional probable cases and 101 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, leaving 160 active cases of of March 1, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services Case Counts dashboard.

Executive Order GA-34 rescinds most of the Governor’s earlier executive orders related to COVID-19. Effective next Wednesday, all businesses of any type may open to 100 percent capacity. Additionally, GA-34 order ends the statewide mask mandate in Texas. Businesses may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion. 

If COVID-19 hospitalizations in any of the 22 hospital regions in Texas get above 15 percent of the hospital bed capacity in that region for seven straight days, a county judge in that region may use COVID-19 mitigation strategies. However, county judges may not impose jail time for not following COVID-19 orders nor may any penalties be imposed for failing to wear a face mask. If restrictions are imposed at a county level, those restrictions may not include reducing capacity to less than 50 percent for any type of entity. 

Click here to view the entirety of Governor’s Executive Order GA-34.

The post Governor’s Executive Order GA-34 Lifts Mask Mandate, Allows Businesses To Open at 100 Percent Starting March 10 appeared first on Ksst Radio.

At least 6 people have been jail on possession charges this week, three as a result of traffic stops and three on warrants, according to arrest reports.

Gilmer Street Traffic Stop

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopped a black Honda about 8:20 p.m. Monday, March 1 for a traffic violation. The driver reportedly showed nervous tendencies. A search of the car allegedly revealed two small bags containing a clear substance that later field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

When neither 35-year-old Elizabeth Louise Willis nor 41-year-old Orenthal Clifton Brown claimed ownership of the contraband, both Sulphur Springs residents were arrested for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, Castro noted in arrest reports. Cpl. Chris Rosamond assisted with the traffic stop and arrests.

Brown, who is also known by Orenthia Clifton Brown, and Willis, who is also known by Elizabeth Lousie Willis and Elizabeth Matheny, remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, March 3, in lieu of $10,000 bond on the third-degree felony controlled substance possession charge, according to jail reports.

FM 2081 Traffic Stop

Sheriff’s deputies stopped a red Nissan Frontier around 9:50 p.m. Monday, March 1 on FM 2081 at the Hopkins-Rains County line for a traffic violation. The driver reported began speaking rapidly and wouldn’t make eye contact with the deputy who contacted him.

When the 29-year-old man refused to let him search the truck, another deputy responded with his canine partner. The police dog gave a positive alert on the vehicle, inside which deputies allegedly located a scale and suspected marijuana.

The Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge, according to arrest reports. The 29-year-old was released from Hopkins County jail Tuesday, March 2, on the misdemeanor charge, according to jail reports.

Rains County Arrest

Shanna Kay Segleski was arrested in Rains County on a Hopkins County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite traveled to the Hopkins-Rains line and took custody of the 42-year-old around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The Yantis woman was transported to Hopkins County jail and booked for surety off bond on a Jan. 3, 2021 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.

HCSO Sgt. Richard Greer stopped Segleski in January for driving a Nissan Rogue in excess of 100 miles per hour on I-30 east. She was notably agitated and appeared to the deputy to be under the influence of a narcotic. She was allegedly evasive when talking with the deputy, claiming she was speeding because she needed to urinate.

A search of the SUV allegedly yielded a lock box with a bag with suspected methamphetamine and a couple of baggies with what appeared to the officer based on his decades of experience in law enforcement to be marijuana or hashish and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, Greer noted in Segleski’s Jan. 3 arrest report.

Segleski remained in Hopkins County jail until her release on Jan. 23 on a $5,000 bond on the controlled substance charge. She was still in jail at lunch time Wednesday on the surety off bond warrant, according to jail reports.

Ohio Arrest

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Greene County jail in Ohio, took custody of Rodney B. Schneider around 3 a.m. March 1, 2021, and transported the 55-year-old Fairborn, Ohio man to Hopkins County jail.

Schneider was booked into Hopkins County jail at 4:04 p.m. March 1 on a surety off bond on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.

Schneider was originally arrested on the controlled substance charge on March 16, 2020, after police found suspected crystal methamphetamine and a white powder-like substance that tested positive for heroin during a search of the vehicle while investigating a report of suspicious activity in a gas station parking lot around 8:35 a.m. The Ohio man was released from custody on a $50,000 bond on March 27, 2020, according to jail reports.

He was indicted in December 2020 on the controlled substance charge, according to court records.

Schneider remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 3, 2021, for surety off bond on the March 2020 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.

Hopkins County Arrest

Timmy Dean Scott, who is also known by Jimmy Gene Scott, was booked into Hopkins County jail Tuesday, March 2, 2021, for violation of probation on a 2019 possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge and on a violation of parole warrant, according to arrest and jail reports.

The 58-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed early Thanksgiving morning 2019 on the possession of controlled substance charge, after claiming suspected marijuana, methamphetamine, pills and drug paraphernalia found in the vehicle he was traveling in during a State Highway 19 traffic stop conducted by sheriff’s deputies, according to the November 2019 arrest reports.

Scott was sentenced in May 2020 to 10 years of deferred adjudication probation on the November 28, 2019 possession of a controlled substance charge. He was also required to spend 180 days in jail and complete a drug rehabilitation program as a condition of probation, according to the District Attorney’s Office and court reports. He was remained in Hopkins County jail until his release on Nov. 23, 2020 on probation, according to jail reports.

HCSO Deputy Jason Lavender came into contact with Scott Tuesday afternoon, March 2. Dispatchers advised Scott was wanted on a motion to proceed with adjudication of guilt on the controlled substance charge, so he took the 58-year-old into custody and escorted him into jail for booking, according to arrest reports. Scott was held Wednesday on the charges, according to arrest reports.

Sulphur Springs Arrest

Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit investigators served a 20-year-old Sulphur Springs man with a warrant for his arrest around 3:40 p.m. March 2 at his residence. The man was transported to jail on a possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana warrant, according to arrest reports.

He was was released from jail Wednesday on a $1,000 bond on the Class B misdemeanor charge, marking the second time he’s been booked into Hopkins County jail on a marijuana possession charge. The 20-year-old was also jailed Nov. 9, 2020 on a possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana in a drug-free zone; he was released the next day on a $1,000 bond, according to jail reports.

KSST does not publish the photos or names of people charged with misdemeanor crimes, only those accused of felony offenses.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post 6 Jailed On Possession Charges appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Local authorities arrested four people on felony warrants in the last three days, according to arrest reports.

Mile Marker 120 Traffic Stop

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Nick Marney stopped a white and gold Lexus ES300 at just before 11 p.m. March 1 on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 120 for defective license plate lights.

A records check showed showed why Mark Dale Schunatz likely appeared nervous toward officers: the 46-year-old Caddo Mills man was wanted in Rockwall County on a felony warrant for theft of property valued at less than $2,500, with two or more previous convictions, which enhance the charge to a felony offense, according to arrest reports.

Schunatz, who is also known by Mark Dale Schunate, remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday. Bond on the charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports. A deputy Wilson was credited with assisting.

Winnsboro Arrest

Erin Michelle Martell was arrested by Winnsboro Police. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted. HCSO Sgt. Todd Evans traveled to the County line and took custody of the 31-year-old woman at 4:17 p.m. March 2. Evans transported the Winnsboro woman to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked at 5:30 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge, according to arrest reports.

Martell remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, March 3, on the charge.

Martell was first arrested on a criminal negligence warrant on Oct. 30, 2017, and remained in jail until Nov. 22, 2017. She was booked into jail again on Sept. 25, 2019 and remained in custody until Oct. 30, 2019, according to jail reports.

Dallas County Arrest

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel were advised a 35-year-old Lancaster woman has been arrested and was being held in Dallas County jail on a Hopkins County warrant. Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Dallas and took custody of Danna Marie Rebolloso at 1:09 p.m. March 2 and transported her to Hopkins County jail.

The Dallas County resident remained Wednesday, March 3, on the engaging in organized criminal activity warrant. Bond was set at $100,000 on the charge, according to jail reports.

Mile Marker 118 Traffic Stop

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams stopped a Freightliner tractor trailer a 12:20 p.m. March 1 on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 118 after dispatchers confirmed the trailer was confirmed as stolen.

The driver, identified in arrest reports as Ladarius Donnell Gatson, was determined to be wanted in Denton County on an indictment for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The 40-year-old McKinney man was arrested on the charge and the tractor truck was impounded. Gatson remained in Hopkins County jail until March 2; bond on the charge was set at $10,000, according to jail reports. Officer Nick Floyd was credited with assisting with the case.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Four Arrested On Felony Warrants appeared first on Ksst Radio.

An ecstasy pill located during an early morning traffic stop resulted in one felony arrest, according to police reports.

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley stopped De Shaun Keith Denmark for speeding in a Jeep Liberty at 1:45 a.m. March 4 on Gilmer Street. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, a reddish pink pill later identified as Ecstasy weighing less than one gram was located, Whaley alleged in arrest reports.

Consequently, the 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 2:28 a.m. for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, the pill found during the early morning traffic stop. Denmark remained in Hopkins County jail late Thursday morning, March 4, on the felony charge; his bond was set at $2,000 on the charge, according to arrest and jail reports.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Ecstasy Pill Located During Early Morning Traffic Stop appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Two people were jailed early Saturday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports.

Randolph-Lamar Street Arrest

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Shawn Albright and Officer Francisco Castro responded at 1:40 a.m. March 6 found a 66-year-old Sulphur Springs man out in public while intoxicated to the point he posed a potential danger to himself or others.

A records check showed Joseph Hodges also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for violation of parole.

Hodges, who is also known by the aliases Ike Hodge, Isiah Jermaine Hodge, Tony Jones, Joecash and Jojo, was taken into custody and jailed early Saturday morning for public intoxication and violation of parole, according to arrest reports. He was still held at 11 a.m. March 6 in the county jail on the charges, according to jail reports.

County Road 4592 Arrest

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Nick Marney, Zack Horne and Elijah Fite just after 1:30 a.m. March 6, 2021, were made aware of a warrant for a 47-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest. The deputies contacted Cody Ray Self at a County Road 4592 address and took him into custody, according to arrest reports.

Self, who is also known by the aliases Cody Rey Self and Edward Dean Self, was jailed early Saturday for bond forfeiture on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.

He remained in Hopkins County jail just before noon Saturday, March 6. Bond on an Aug. 19, 2020 possession of controlled substance charge was set at $5,000. His new bond on was set at $10,000 Saturday, according to Hopkins County jail reports.

The post Two Jailed Early Saturday Morning On Felony Warrants appeared first on Ksst Radio.

On Saturday, a 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed for the second time in less a month on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a silver Ford Fusion just before 4 a.m. Saturday, March 6, on East Industrial Drive for multiple traffic violations. Fite noted the woman failed to make eye contact with him, displayed signs of nervousness when spoken to and seemed very distraught. She reportedly admitted to the deputy that she’d been arrested a few weeks ago.

When she refused to let the deputy search her car, he had her step out and contacted Sulphur Springs Police Officer Buddy Williams and had him bring K-9 Kilo to the location. The police dog gave a positive alert for contraband while conducting a free air sniff search around the car.

A probable cause search of the 2014 vehicle revealed a plastic sack with a crystal-like substance that later tested positive as 0.65 grams of methamphetamine in her purse. Consequently, Smith, who is also known as Jessica Vanlandingham, was arrested on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. The 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was released from Hopkins County jail Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 on a $5,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports.

The prior arrest Smith referred to occurred on Feb. 12 and was for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports. She was released from jail later Feb. 12 on a $10,000 bond on the felony charge, according to jail reports.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed For The Second Time In Less Than A Month appeared first on Ksst Radio.

A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail for the third time since 2016 on warrant for a parole violation, according to jail reports.

Sulphur Springs Police Department communication operators dispatched officers at approximately 9:50 a.m. Monday, March 8, to a disturbance at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs.

Upon arrival, SSPD Officer Tyler Francis was directed to and contacted Jake Adam Blount. A records check showed the 26-year-old to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest for violation of parole, resulting in Blount’s arrest on the charge, Francis noted in arrest reports. He was taken to Hopkins County jail, but was no longer in custody on the charge later Monday, according to jail reports.

March 8 was the third time since 2016 Blount has been booked into Hopkins County jail on a violation of parole warrant. He was first jailed May 15-July 7, 2016, for violation of parole as well as on an evading arrest or detention charge, according to jail reports. Blount also was jailed Sept. 14, 2018 to June 27, 2019 for violation of parole as well as unauthorized use of a vehicle and Harrison County burglary of a building, theft of property, bond forfeiture on a UUV charges, jail records show.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Sulphur Springs Man Jailed Third Time For Parole Violation appeared first on Ksst Radio.

At least six people have been arrested on drugs, alcohol and related charges. Two were jailed on controlled substance charges, two on a DWI charge, and one each on or drug paraphernalia and marijuana charges, according to arrest reports.

SH 19 Controlled Substance, Drug Paraphernalia Arrests

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson stopped initiated a traffic stop on a southbound Hyundai Tucson at 9:49 p.m. March 8 on State Highway 19 south at the Hopkins-Rains County line; the driver failed to travel in a single lane and had a defective license plate, according to arrest reports.

The driver reportedly took an extended amount of time to pull over. When contacted, the driver allegedly avoided eye contact with Wilkerson during their conversation, as if nervous. When asked, the driver refused to let the deputy search the SUV. Wilkerson had both driver and passenger step out and patted them down for weapons as a safety precaution and requested an on-call officer to respond with his canine partner, according to arrest reports.

HCSO Sgt. Scott Davis arrived to assist and Deputy Colt Patterson responded with K-9 Chiv. The police dog gave a positive alert to the odor of narcotics during an open air olfactory sniff around the vehicle, providing probable cause for a search, Wilkerson alleged in arrest reports.

Deputies found a bag with suspected marijuana residue, two pipes with what appeared to the officers to be burnt methamphetamine residue, a baggy with a crystal-like substance the deputies suspected to be meth, and more than one small bag, Wilkerson noted in arrest reports.

Passenger Christopher Hubert Robinson allegedly claimed one meth pipe and the suspected meth, but claimed the second pipe wasn’t his and was taken into custody on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. The crystal-like substance field-tested positive as meth and weighed 0.895 gram, including packing, Wilkerson alleged. The driver, identified in arrest reports as a 39-year-old Sunnyvale man, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, and the car was impounded, according to the March 8 arrest report.

The passenger, 36-year-old Robinson of Emory, remained in Hopkins County jail at midday Tuesday, March 9, 2021, on the controlled substance charge; bond on the felony charge was set at $5,000, according to jail reports. The 39-year-old driver also remained in jail Tuesday morning on the misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge.

According to jail reports, March 9 is the second time in two weeks the Sunnyvale man has been booked into Hopkins County jail. The Sunnyvale man spent Saturday night, Feb. 27, in Hopkins County jail on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge as well.

Sulphur Springs police, responding shortly before noon Feb. 27 to a report of possible narcotics use by two people at a vehicle in a parking lot in the 1500 block of West Industrial Drive, reported the man got out of the a Hyundai Tucson as the officer did, then opened the hood and stood as if working on it. He allegedly shut the hood after a few seconds and walked toward officers, police alleged in arrest reports. The officer asked for his ID and explained his reason for being at the location. He had very shaky hands and detectably elevated breathing when providing the documentation, police noted in the Feb. 27 arrest reports.

When the policeman contacted the passenger on Feb. 27, he allegedly observed suspected marijuana in the floorboard and both admitted they’d recently smoked marijuana. When asked, the man reported admitted there was a glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine with residue still on it, a pipe made out of tin foil and two baggies containing suspected meth residue and a marijuana grinder. The 39-year-old man, who at the time listed his address as being at the location, was arrested Feb. 27 for possession of drug paraphernalia, according to arrest reports. The other man, a 34-year-old who also listed the location as his address, was arrested on a displaying fictitious license plate warrant, according to the Feb. 28 arrest reports.

Loop 301 DWI Arrest

A motorist caught a police officer’s attention by speeding in a gray Dodge 1500 pickup on East Loop 301 just after 2:30 p.m. March 8. Upon contact with the driver, the Sulphur Springs Police officer noted she had red, glassy eyes and slurred speech. When she stepped out of the vehicle as requested, the policeman noted in arrest reports, the Cooper woman used her door to support herself.

She failed horizontal gaze nystagmus tests but agreed to let police search the pickup. He reported finding a half-empty 40-ounce alcoholic beverage can that was cold to the touch. The 52-year-old allegedly admitted to consuming alcohol and to taking prescription medication that morning.

Based on her admissions and his findings, the officer believed the Cooper woman represented a danger to herself and others in her condition and took her into custody for driving while intoxicated. She later agreed to a blood draw, which was taken at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs, then returned to jail. She remained in the county jail at lunch time Tuesday, March 9, 2021, on the charge; bond was set at $1,000, according to jail reports.

Controlled Substance, DWI Warrants

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified Jose Angel Valdez was being held in Webb County jail on two Hopkins County warrants.

Transport Deputy Frank Tiemann traveled to Laredo, and took custody of the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man at 7:32 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2021. Tiemann transported Valdez to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked at 4:36 p.m. March 8, 20201, on the warrants for bond forfeiture on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and driving while intoxicated charges, according to arrest reports. He remained in Hopkins County jail at midday Tuesday, March 9. His new bond was set at $10,000 on the controlled substance charge and $5,000 on the other, according to jail reports.

According to jail reports, Valdez was originally arrested July 22, 2018, on the possession of a controlled substance charge, and released from jail the next day on a $5,000 bond on the charge. He then was arrested Oct. 21, 2018 on a DWI charge; he was released from jail later that day on a $1,000 bond, according to jail reports.

Marijuana Arrest

Sulphur Springs police reported stopping a Ford sedan just before 3:40 p.m. March 8 for a traffic violation on Carter Street, and smelled a marijuana odor emitting from the car upon contact with the driver and occupant.

Both occupants were reported to be nervous and when asked if there was anything in the vehicle, they admitted they’d smoked marijuana before getting into the car. The passenger also allegedly admitted to having marijuana in a backpack between his feet.

Police reported finding two jars of suspected marijuana in backpack; the 25-year-old Sulphur Springs passenger claimed the backpack and suspected marijuana and was arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana in a drug-free zone. He remained in Hopkins County jail at midday Tuesday, March 9, 2021; bond on the Class A misdemeanor charge was set at $1,000, according to jail reports.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post 2 Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge, 2 On A DWI Charge appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement last week of GA-34, which retracts most of the other Governor’s Order enacted related to COVID-19 over the last several months, goes into effect today (Wednesday, March 10). Businesses that choose to do so will be allowed to reopen with no capacity limits, and most public face mask requirements are also lifted — although business owners are allowed to request people wear masks if they choose. No one can be punished with jail time for not wearing a mask, however, according to the Governor’s Order. Local city and county COVID-19 protocols vary.

GA-34 refers school districts to Texas Education Agency, which along with UIL is recommending that schools continue to follow the recommended protocols in place through the end of the semester. Sulphur Springs ISD will continue to follow masking and other COVID-19 protocols as recommended and other school districts are evaluating options to determine what’s best for their schools.

Local city and county governments also have to determine what if any COVID-19 protocols will be enacted for their agency or offices.

Sulphur Springs city offices masking requirements are lifted today for visitors and employees. City meetings have been conducted more often than not via Zoom over the last year due to COVID-19 with City Council meetings streamed on the city’s YouTube channel. The City is expected in the foreseeable future to return to in-person meetings, but could have less available seating in order to provide social distancing, according to the city manager. Currently, the next Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments on March 15 and 16, respectively, are still currently scheduled to take place via Zoom.

At the March City Council meeting, he said he expect to in April if conditions continue to improve to present a plan to require those who are delinquent on city utility bills to begin paying them, plus 1/12th of the owed amount. The City, during the pandemic, adopted a policy of not turning off city residents’ water if they fall behind on their bills; Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell said he anticipates lifting that as early as April.

For months Sulphur Springs Police Department’s lobby has been closed, with visitors required to speak to a dispatcher by pushing a button outside the front door to arrange for the appropriate person to come out to speak to them or escort them to the appropriate location. As has been the case for all city offices, masks have been required for all visitors and employees who are not working alone in their offices. The lobby will now be open during regular business hours and the masking requirement is lifted at the police department, as normal pre-COVID-19 operations resume.

Sulphur Springs Fire Department, however, will continue to have limited access for visitors this month, but is expected to return to normal procedures in April if the COVID-19 situation continues to improve overall, according to Maxwell.

Members of the Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management will continue working together, monitoring the COVID-19 situation and following safety protocols as appropriate, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley.

In county offices and facilities, each employee will determine whether or not he or she wears a mask. Safeguards, the protective glass partitions, will remain in place separating the general public in the County Clerk, Tax and Justice of the Peace offices. Social distancing of six feet will still be encouraged.

Hopkins County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office staff will continue disinfectant programs for county facilities. Temperatures will be taken as appropriate. If an employee is not feeling well, the county will still utilize health protocol to sends them home as appropriate, according to Endsley.

There will continue to be limited visitation at Hopkins County Fire Department. Firefighters and first responders will continue to wear the personal protective gear appropriate for the situation they respond to.

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office will continue to follow certain protocols already in place for a while as a protective measure for all who work and are housed in the jail. That includes masks for jail employees and video visitation, according to the sheriff.

Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt plans to continue to operate under the local court plan and will comply with the most recent Texas Supreme Court order issued on March 5, 2021, until such time as he receives additional guidance from the Office of Court Administration.  The Order continues to provide flexibility to courts to conduct proceedings remotely and provides revised criteria in order for courts to conduct in-person proceedings, including jury trials, according to the update posted by Texas Judicial Branch on March 5.

The City of Cumby will hold a special meeting Thursday, and anticipate discussing the COVID-19 situation, including what, if any COVID protocols, will be followed. That meeting will take place in person but, due to limitation of only 10 to attend, the meeting will be available on Zoom for the community as well.

The City of Como isn’t requiring the mayor and council members to wear a mask during City Council meetings so that they can properly be heard by those attending. Those who attend the meeting are suggested to wear a mask, but it will not be mandatory. Visitor chairs likely will be arranged in a manner to observe social distancing for the safety of those attending meetings. At the city office, customers will continue to be admitted one at a time until the protective shield ordered comes in and can be installed as a precautionary measure for city employees and visitors.

The post What To Expect In Local City and County Facilities Following GA-34 appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Two women and three men were jailed Tuesday, March 9, on either a controlled substance or related charge. One was arrested as a result of a traffic stop, one a disturbance and three were from warrant arrests, according to jail reports.

Kyle Street Traffic Stop

Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Sean Hoffman conducted a traffic stop on a Toyota Corolla at 1:51 p.m. March 9 on Kyle Street at Texas Street.

The 39-year-old Sulphur Springs driver reportedly showed nervous indicators while talking to Hoffman. When asked if she had anything illegal inside the car, Kristina L. Ullman allegedly admitted to having a scale used to weigh marijuana in her purse but said it was her cousin’s scale. Hoffman found two syringes loaded with liquid and blood mixed on them, making it hard for the officer to tell what type of substance the syringe was loaded with, the officer noted in arrest reports.

While she was being booked into Hopkins County jail, a jailer found two bags containing a crystal-like substance suspected to be methamphetamine and a bag containing miscellaneous dangerous drugs, Hoffman alleged in arrest reports.

Ullman was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance in a drug-free zone, Hoffman alleged in arrest reports. She remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021, on both charges, according to jail reports.

Phyllis Court Disturbance

SSPD Officer Tyler Francis responded on Phyllis Court to a disturbance. Upon contact with a 39-year-old Sulphur Springs woman at the location he asked dispatchers to conduct a records check using her ID information.

Katrina Jane Crowson was taken into custody at 4:20 p.m. March 9, 2021, on warrants for bond forfeiture on forgery of a financial instrument and possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance charges.

Crowson, who jail reports show is also known by Katrina Jane Humphrey, Katrina L. Lile and Katrina Jane Lile, remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021, on both felony charges. She was originally arrested on April 4, 2020, on the forgery and controlled substance charges after police found her with counterfeit currency and heroin at a local business, according to arrest and jail records.

Wanted At Adult Probation Office

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified a wanted person was at the Adult Probation Office in Sulphur Springs.

Deputy Bobby Osornio took Clayton Ryan Hanson into custody at 4:39 p.m. at the Hinnant Street office and transported him to jail. The 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail at 5:15 p.m. March 9, 2021, on the warrant for violation of probation, which he was on for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, according to arrest reports.

Hanson remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021, on the warrant, according to jail reports.

Tuesday was the fourth time Hanson has been jailed related to the controlled substance charge. He was first arrested on Oct. 9, 2016 for possession of a controlled substance as well as a theft charge. He spent May 25-July 5, 2017 in the county jail, serving a commitment for the charge. Hanson then spent Feb. 4-July 31, 2020 in jail for violating probation on the charge, according to jail records.

FM 2560 Arrest

HCSO Deputy Chris Baumann was made aware March 9 of an outstanding warrant for Jimmy Wayne Gill’s arrest.

Baumann and Sgt. Scott Davis traveled to the 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s FM 2560 residence and took him into custody at 8:18 p.m. March 9. Gill was booked into Hopkins County jail at the warrant for violation of probation-possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, the deputies alleged in arrest reports. The offense occurred on March 5, 2021 according to arrest reports.

Gill remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021 on the charge, according to jail reports.

Arrested In Emory on Hopkins County Warrant

HCSO Sgt. Scott Davis was made aware of a warrant for Devan Dale Munoz‘s arrest March 9. Davis, aware Munoz had been staying in the Emory area, contacted Emory Police Officer Keith Lewis.

Lewis was able to located and take Munoz into custody. The Emory officer transported him to the Rains-Hopkins County line, where he released custody of Munoz to Davis at 9:22 p.m. March 9, 2021.

Davis transported Munoz to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked for bond forfeiture on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. He remained in Hopkins County jail Wednesday morning, March 10, according to jail reports.

The original offense, Davis noted in arrest reports, was alleged to have occurred on July 10, 2020. Hopkins County jail reports show Munoz was arrested July 10, 2020 on a possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, after claiming the contraband found in the pants he had on wasn’t his as the pants weren’t his either. He was released later that day on a $10,000 bond on the felony charge, and indicted on it in December 2020. Munoz is also known by Deven Dale Munoz and Devin Dale Munoz, according to jail reports.

The post Two Women, Three Men Jailed On Controlled Substance Or Related Charge appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Two women were jailed on controlled substance charges, one for possession and the other for violating probation on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.

Industrial Drive Traffic Stop

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite initiated a traffic stop on a black Ford Mustang at 3:05 a.m. March 11 in the 100 block of West Industrial Drive. Fite alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as Paula Maria Lucero, failed to give straight forward answers and seemed nervous when he spoke to her.

A search of a fabric bag insider her purse in the car revealed a glass vial containing a crystal-like substance and a bag containing a green, leafy substance he suspected was marijuana, Fite alleged in arrest reports.

The 49-year-old Stockton, California woman was taken into custody at 3:16 a.m. Thursday. Deputy Nick Marney arrived at the scene to complete an inventory of the car prior to it being impounded. Fite transported Lucero to jail.

While processing the evidence, Fite alleged in arrest reports, the crystal-like substance tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 1.65 grams, resulting in Lucero being booked into Hopkins County jail just before 5 a.m. March 11, 2021, for possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.

Lucero remained in Hopkins County jail on the felony controlled substance charge late Thursday morning, according to jail reports.

Warrant Arrest

A 49-year-old Sulphur Springs woman turned herself in at 3:40 p.m. March 10 at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant.

Deputy Drew Fisher escorted Sherry Lynn Webb into the county jail and released her to jail staff. Webb was booked warrant for violation of probation on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports.

She was held in Hopkins County jail Thursday morning, March 11, 2021 on the charge, according to jail reports.

Webb was arrested June 6, 2019 on the controlled substance charge after Sulphur Springs Police reported finding a methamphetamine pipe with a large crystal-like rock the officer believed to be methamphetamine during a search of her vehicle and purse as part of an East Loop 301 traffic stop, according to 2019 arrest reports. Webb was released from jail June 8, 2019, on a $5,000 bond on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Women Jailed On Controlled Substance, Probation Violation Charges appeared first on Ksst Radio.

A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of assaulting his fiancée and his brother early Thursday morning, according to police reports.

A Sulphur Springs Police officer responded at 2:40 a.m. March 10 to an East Industrial Drive residence, where a physical disturbance was reported. Officers noted they had responded to at least one previous call at the residence.

Upon arrival, the policeman encountered the 26-year-old who he reported was “highly intoxicated.” The Sulphur Springs man also was alleged to have assaulted his 29-year-old fiancée and his 25-year-old brother, causing them pain.

Police arrested the man on one Class A misdemeanor family violence assault charge based on statements from family members who were at the location and to prevent further violence from occurring, officers alleged in arrest reports. The man allegedly became aggressive; he taken to jail on the assault charge, according to police report.

The man remained in Hopkins County jail at lunch time Thursday, March 11 on the misdemeanor charge, according to arrest reports.

KSST does not publish the photos or names of people charged with misdemeanor crimes, only those accused of felony offenses.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Man Accused Of Assaulting His Fiancée, Brother appeared first on Ksst Radio.

More than 55 indictments were signed during the March 2021 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution.

The charges range from stalking, assault of a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment to felony drunk driving, money laundering, evading arrest in a vehicle, burglary and theft offenses. At least half of the charges were for controlled substance and marijuana offenses, according to the list released by the District Clerk’s Office this week.

Approximately 45 individuals were named in the indictments, including at least six people accused of more than one offense and, in a few cases, more than one individual was alleged to have participated in the same offense.

Kathleen Rose Ramshur was indicted during the March 5, 2020 Hopkins County Grand Jury session on stalking and tampering with or fabricating evidence with intent to impair it. She was arrested on June 2, 2020, by a Texas Ranger for allegedly stalking a former Sulphur Springs police officer, when he returned to town briefly over the summer.

The officer alleged being stalked 8 years before, with a cell phone user’s number distorted or masked when it was used to sent harassing messages. The officer, who moved from Sulphur Springs after accepting employment elsewhere, said the contact ceased after he moved to another town.  Following a brief visit by the man to Sulphur Springs over the summer, the phone messages reportedly resumed. Through investigation officials reported obtaining information implicating Kathleen Rose Ramshur as the suspect in the stalking, officials reported.

While being interviewing, Ramshur was reportedly asked to release her cell phone to the Texas Ranger, so items on the phone could be downloaded as part of the stalking investigation. The then 45-year-old Sulphur Springs woman claimed it was in the process of downloading and eventually turned the phone over to the Ranger, arrest reports alleged. When a sheriff’s detective attempted to download the contents of the phone, he learned the phone had been reset, in what appeared to officials to be an attempt to destroy evidence of the crime, according to arrest reports. When the Ranger questioned Ramshur about it, Ramshur allegedly admitted she was attempting to destroy all evidence of the stalking crime, the arrest report alleged.

Ramshur was arrested June 2, 2020, on both a stalking charge and a tampering with evidence charge for trying to “dump” the contents of her phone. She was released from Hopkins County jail June 4, 2020 on a $15,000 bond per charge, according to jail reports.

Named in three assault of a public servant indictments was Jacob Wyatt Burgess.

The 28-year-old has remained in jail since his arrest March 22, 2020 on a criminal trespassing charge after he was caught at a County Road 1441 residence for which he’d previously been issued a trespass warning. At the time of his arrest in March 22, officials were reportedly investigating a report of an alleged sex crime by Burgess.  After interviews, investigators received and served Burgess with a second-degree felony warrant alleging indecency with a child by sexual contact the next day, officials reported following Burgess’ arrest in early 2020.

While still in custody on Dec. 2, 2020, Burgess allegedly began fighting with three corrections officers, who were attempting to remove him from his cell in order for it to cleaned. He allegedly struck all three jailers with his hands and feet more than once, causing bodily injury to the jail officers. He was indicted March 5, 2021 on the three assault on a public servant. charges.

Leeroy Cecilio Luna was indicted March 5, 2021 on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.

The 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Jan. 9, 2021, on he aggravated assault charge and a public intoxication charge after allegedly making a threat with a knife at a North Davis Street location, according to police reports. He was determined to be intoxicated in a public place. Then, officers were told by several witnesses that Luna had made a threat with a knife to another person present. Officers searched the location but did not find a weapon. Luna was taken to jail, where jail staff recovered from Luna’s pants pocket a weapon matching the description of the knife used during the alleged threat. Luna was released from Hopkins County jail on Jan. 10 on a $35,000 bond on the second-degree felony charge, according to arrest and jail reports.

Indicted on three theft of a firearm charges and one unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon was 24-year-old Justin Alexander Carty of Commerce. Cordryc Quinnshau Shropshire of Sulphur Springs was also indicted on a related theft of a firearm charge.

Carty was identified via a Crime Stoppers tip Dec. 30, 2020, to be a potential person of interest in multiple theft/burglary cases. They contacted Carty at a Helm Lane apartment, where one pistol was found in a case in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator. Carty allegedly admitted to breaking into cars on Jill Lane as well as the Dec. 27 incident and was found to be a convicted felon, sheriff’s officers alleged in December 2020.

Investigators contacted 27-year-old Shropshire who allegedly admitted to trading two stolen firearms for marijuana. Two additional guns reportedly taken during the Dec. 27 burglary were located on a bedroom closet shelf, sheriff’s officers alleged in a December 2020 news release. Shropshire claimed he’d had a third firearm found in the apartment for more than a year. A records check showed the gun had been reported stolen in 2011.

Both were arrested Dec. 30, 2020 on the charges they were indicted on during the March 5 Grand Jury session. Carty has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest; bond was set at $5,000 on the theft of firearm charges and $10,000 on the unlawful possession of firearm by a felon charge, according to jail reports. Shropshire was released from Hopkins County jail on New Year’s Eve on a $5,000 bond on the theft of firearm charge, jail reports show.

Michael Leslie Copeland was indicted during the March 5, 2021 court session on a burglary of a habitation charge.

Deputies arrested the 40-year-old Cooper man, who appeared to be sleeping in his vehicle at the roadside Dec. 23, 2020, following what is believed to be a crime spree involving mail theft and a home burglary. Copeland, at the time, claimed he was resting in the road after leaving a County Road 1190 residence, where he used to live. He claimed he had yet to change his mailing address so he was just checking the mail box for mail, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

Seeing several open containers in the vehicle, the deputy searched the silver vehicle. Three debit cards that did not belong to Copeland and multiple articles of mail from multiple addresses on CR 1190 were located, the deputy wrote in arrest reports. As a result, Copeland was taken into custody for mail theft and fraudulent use or possession of credit/debit card information.

Another deputy, apprised of the situation located an open door on a vehicle at the address where he claimed to have previously lived. The vehicle appeared to have been rummaged through, the front door of the residence appeared to have been forced open, a window unit appeared to be missing and the inside of the residence appeared to have been destroyed, deputies alleged in arrest reports. A ladder was propped next to a window on the rear of the residence and a window unit was located in the trunk of the vehicle, according to arrest reports. Thus, Copeland was also charged with burglary of a habitation in connection with the deputies’ findings on CR 1190. He had remained in the county jail since his arrest on the charges.

Clinton Scott Williams was indicted during for burglary of a habitation and possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.

The 38-year-old was arrested early Jan. 9, 2021, after being caught at County Road 3364 residence window. The homeowner had a live feed from security cameras of someone shining a light through the windows. Deputies spotted Williams fleeing on foot from a back window. After a brief foot pursuit, he was taken into custody; he allegedly had 1.5 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket at the time of his arrest, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

He remained in jail from Jan. 8 through Feb. 26, when he was released on a $30,000 bond on the burglary charge and a $10,000 bond on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.

Mary Elizabeth Walker was indicted in March 2021 for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence.

The 26-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested on Jan. 4, 2021 on the child endangerment charge warrant; the offense, according to arrest reports was alleged to have occurred on Nov. 28, 2020. She remained in Hopkins County jail on that charge until Feb. 10, 2021. She has at least four prior controlled substance arrests on her record, the last on Feb. 4 for less than 1 gram and a warrant for 1-4 grams on Dec. 2, 2020. She was released from jail on the latter on a $10,000 bond on Dec. 4, according to jail reports.

Pedro Esquivel-Carriezes was indicted was indicted for unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Cumby Police stopped the 33-year-old Grand Prairie man on Interstate 30 on Jan. 23, 2021; Esquivel-Carriezes was driving a car that’d been reported to Grand Prairie Police as stolen.

He was released from jail the next day on a $5,000 bond on the UUV charge, according to jail reports.

Jesse J. Anderson, 33, of Arkansas was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge.

He was arrested Sept. 26, 2020 on the charge. A state trooper tried to stop him for traveling on Interstate 30 at speed from 75 to more than 100 miles per hours. A bag was thrown out the driver’s side window and continued on I-30, increasing speed, passing a big rig on the shoulder and weaving between vehicles. A Cumby Police spiked the car’s tires at mile marker 100. It continued to the 107 mile marker before stopping. Suspected codeine and a bag of suspected marihuana was found in the car. All four occupants denied ownership and were arrested on that charge. Anderson also was charged with evading arrest in the vehicle. He was released from jail on Sept. 28, 2020 on a $50,000 bond on one controlled substance charge, $15,000 bond on the evading arrest charge and $1,000 on the possession of marijuana charge.

Ronald Floyd Jr. and Erik Maray Williams were indicted on one count each of money laundering.

Both were reportedly arrested on Jan. 8, 2021, following an I-30 traffic stop. A trooper alleged smelling marijuana. The occupants gave conflicting stories about their travels and destination. Williams then claimed to have a medical marijuana card and admitted to possessing marijuana; a useable quantify of marijuana and large amount of cash secured with rubber bands in Williams’ luggage. The 38-year-old Williams of Cincinnati claimed the cash was about $20,000. Floyd admitted to having a jar of marijuana; the trooper found a useable amount of marijuana and large amounts of currency 36-year-old Floyd of Cincinnati claimed amounted to about $43,000. All occupants from their vehicle were arrested and interviewed. A DPS canine reportedly alerted on the money, an indication to the state officials the money had been within close proximity to narcotics, the trooper alleged in arrest reports. Both were taken into custody for possession of marijuana and money laundering, the trooper alleged in arrest reports.

Gilbert Ray Collier Jr. was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge.

Cumby police initially contacted Collier after the man claimed his vehicle had been grazed and pushed off the I-30 by another vehicle, but admitted when police arrive that the other car hadn’t actually struck his vehicle and asked for a wrecker. After the wrecker pulled the vehicle out of the mud, they began negotiating payment. The 33-year-old San Antonio man paid $74 of the $150 owed for the service, went back to his vehicle and refused to get out. When the officer reached for the key to shut off the ignition, Collier allegedly grabbed the officer’s hand, put the car in drive and sped off while holding the policeman’s arm. Fortunately, the officer disengaged and received only a minor scratch on his hand, according to arrest and police reports.

Collier got on I-30 and continued from the 112 to the 120 mile marker, where the vehicle’s tires were spiked, then another mile before stopping. When deputies approached the car, the man again refused their instructions to get out, so they removed him from the car. He was taken into custody and the car was impounded, adding to the bill fees he already owed for wrecker service in Hopkins County. He was arrested for evading arrest or detention with the vehicle and theft for not fully paying or making arrangement to pay for the tow out of the mud early Jan. 4, 2021, Cumby police and deputies alleged in arrest reports.

He remained in Hopkins County jail Thursday, March 11, 2021, in lieu of $10,000 bond on the evading charge and a $5,000 bond on the theft charge, according to jail reports.

Chun Zachary Lambert was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and theft of a firearm.

Lambert was arrested Jan. 13, 2021 and had remained in jail ever since. Bond was set at $20,000 on the unlawful possession charge and $10,000 on the theft charge. The 43-year-old The Colony resident was initially jailed on two aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and one charge each of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, failure to identify and violation of parole charge and possession of a controlled substance charges, as well as two warrants for theft of property, following a Jan. 13 County Road 4711 disturbance involving a firearm. A search of his truck resulted in location of nearly 6 grams of suspected methamphetamine. He also allegedly ran his truck through a fence and had someone else’s wallet with 13 items of identifying information inside of it. He was served two weeks later with a warrant for the firearm theft, deputies alleged in arrest and jail reports.

Randy Dale Hargrave was also indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on an unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge.

The 45-year-old Cooper man was allegedly caught Jan. 8 by a deputy trying to discard a pill bottle out the passenger window of a truck during a traffic stop. The bottle allegedly contained nearly 7 grams of suspected methamphetamines. A firearm was also found in the truck; a records check of Hargrave’s criminal history showed he has prior felony convictions, so he was arrested not only on a controlled substance possession charge and a tampering with evidence charge for trying to discard the bottle, but also the firearm charge, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

Hargrave was released from Hopkins County jail Jan. 11, 2021 on a $30,000 bond on the controlled substance charge and $10,000 bond each on the tampering with evidence and firearm charge, according to jail reports.

Allen Dayne Lawson was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session for criminal mischief resulting in $30,000 to $150,000 worth of damage.

Lawson, while in jail for public intoxication following a Dec. 13 altercation with a truck driver at a Cumby rest stop, allegedly destroyed the protective padding on the door and tore a circular section from the wall of the “violent cell” he was placed in Dec. 14 for trying to physically harm himself. When he continued to display violent behavior, Lawson was placed into a restraint chair to prevent him from causing any further harm to himself and was charged with criminal mischief for the cell damage, deputies alleged in arrest reports.

The 62-year-old Quitman resident was released from Hopkins County jail later Dec. 14, 2020, on a $10,000 bond for a criminal mischief charge, according to jail reports.

Heather Marie Anderson was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on a credit or debit card abuse charge.

The 28-year-old was arrested Nov. 21, 2020, at a local motel, where deputies had received a tip the wanted woman could be found. the offense was alleged to have occurred on Sept. 28, 2020, on FM 1567 east, according to arrest reports.

Anderson was released from the county jail Sunday, Nov. 22, on a $10,000 bond on the credit or debit card abuse charge, according to jail reports.

Jose Juan Arellano-Soria was indicted for driving while intoxicated with a child passenger under 15 years of age.

The 29-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested early Jan. 17, for the charge. Troopers reportedly stopped him for driving 81 miles per hour in a 70 mph speed zone on SH 11 east, and the highway patrol noted he displayed signs of intoxication when contacted. He allegedly admitted to drinking 3-4 beers and showed signs of intoxication during standard field sobriety testing and was taken into custody for DWI. The man’s wife and three children, ages 3, 7 and 11 were reported in the pickup with him at the time of the traffic stop. The truck and kids were released to Arellano-Soria’s wife. He reportedly tested 0.127 and 0.13 on breath tests and was arrested on the felony DWI charge a well as not having a driver’s license, according to arrest reports. He was release from jail Jan. 20, 2021 on a $5,000 bond on the DWI charge, according to jail reports.

Melvin Jerome Askew Jr. and Johnny Vance Danner were both indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on one driving while intoxicated, third or more offense, charge each.

Askew was arrested on Dec. 12, 2020, and Dec. 26, 2020 on DWI charges. He was detained by an officer helping direct traffic for the annual Blue Santa distribution. Police reported Askew had heavy, slurred speech that sounded as if his tongue was swollen, as well as glassy, bloodshot eyes and continued to apologize. He showed clues of intoxication on horizontal gaze nystagmus tests but didn’t have vertical nystagmus, and refused to perform any other sobriety tests. Askew then agreed to submit to a blood sample, which was taken at the hospital, but not a breath test, police alleged in arrest reports. He was released from jail on Dec. 13 on a $10,000 bond. Askew was jailed again the day after Christmas on a DWI charge as well; he was released on a $2,000 bond on Dec. 27, according to jail reports. He had previously been arrested on May 15, 2005 and was released from jail the next day on a $1,000 bond for DWI; and was arrested Sept. 2 and released Sept. 3, 2016 on a $2,000 bond for DWI, according to jail reports.

Danner was arrested by Cumby police on June 6, 2020 on the felony DWI charge, following a single-vehicle traffic crash on I-30 west. When asked, the 60-year-old Arlington man alleged he’d had “a lot” to drink. He was unsteady on his feet and refused to perform sobriety tests. Although he was allowed to lean against his vehicle for balance, he reportedly fell to his knees and had to be assisted by two officers to a patrol vehicle. Danner had a prior third or more DWI conviction on his record, hence the felony charge, according to June 2020 arrest reports. He was released from Hopkins County jail the next day on a $10,000 bond, according to jail reports.

Indicted during the March 5 Grand Jury Session on a possession of 4 pounds or more but less than 5 pounds of marijuana charge was Brandon Jabbar Green. The 38-year-old Grand Prairie man was arrested by DPS on the charge on Nov. 1, 2020. He was released from Hopkins County jail later that day on a $2,000 bond on charge, according to jail reports.

Tommy Lee Davis was indicted on a possession of more than 1 gram but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance with intent to distribute charge, while Janie Natasha Johnson was indicted during the March 5 Grand Jury session on a manufacture or delivery of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge.

Davis was arrested Dec. 9, 2020, after police found over 6 grams of suspected crack cocaine and packaging in the 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s pocket, and other drug paraphernalia found in his possession during a late night traffic stop, police alleged in arrest reports. Davis was released from Hopkins County jail on a $50,000 bond, according to jail reports.

Johnson, who is also known by Janie Natasha Crist, Natasha Janie Johnson and Janie Natasha Craig, was arrested by Commerce Police on Dec. 2, 2020, at a Commerce Inn on a Hopkins County warrant, then transferred to Hopkins County jail on the charge. The 39-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was released from Hopkins County jail on Dec. 4 on a $20,000 bond. Johnson was then jailed from Dec. 11-15 for violation of probation on a manufacture or delivery of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.

Elizabeth Cadena was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session for possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled substance in a drug-free zone. The 19-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested Nov. 1, 2020 by police, who reported finding a baggy of a suspected marijuana, a bag with one white pill and one blue pill later identified as Xanax in her truck during a routine traffic stop.

Brady Michael Miller was indicted during the March 2021 Grand Jury session on a possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance. The 20-year-old was arrested early Aug. 20, 2020 by deputies who reported finding a green-like substance inside of clear pill capsules believed to be mushrooms, edible brownies, suspected marijuana and two fake driver’s licenses during an I-30 traffic stop. Miller admitted the pills were mushrooms, having marijuana and fake driver’s licenses, resulting in his arrest for possession of two controlled substances, marijuana and fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, officers alleged in arrest reports. He was released from jail Aug. 22, 2020 on $35,000 per controlled substance charge, and $5,000 bond each on the two other charge, according to jail reports.

The other half of the indictments signed during the March 2021 Grand Jury session were for possession of Penalty Group 1 controlled substance; included among the 22 accused in the indictments of having a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance were:

• David Lane Basham – less than 1 gram;
• Carolyn Denise Brumley – 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Walter Lynn Crawford – less than 1 gram;
• Samantha Mitchell Elkins 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Mary Angela Denton – less than 1 gram;
• Leah Brooke Fisher – less than 1 gram;
• Kelly Wayne Gathright – less than 1 gram;
• Lori Ann Hall – less than 1 gram;
• Justin Powell Freeman – 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Carolyn Suzanne Hinson – less than 1 gram;
• Earnest Miller Johnson – less than 1 gram;
• Melissa Ann Kerby – 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Bailey Magnuson – less than 1 gram;
• Kevin Wayne Morey – 4 grams but less than 200 grams;
• Shannon Aaron Payne – less than 1 gram;
• Stacy Lynn Rasch – less than 1 gram;
• Doris Rosamarie Russell – less than 1 gram;
• Cecily Elizabeth Saffel – 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Stephanie Deann Smith – less than 1 gram;
• Justinian M. Smith, 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams;
• Jeramy Lynard Thomas – 400 grams or more; and
• Russell James Whited – less than 1 gram.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

KSSTRadio.com publishes Sulphur Springs Police Department reports and news. The Police Department is located at 125 Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 885-7602.

If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.

The Sulphur Springs Police Department continues to serve its citizens with pride in its overall mission and will strive to provide the best possible police force in the 21^st century.

The post Over 55 Indictments Signed During March 2021 Grand Jury Session appeared first on Ksst Radio.

A vehicle pursuit in Sulphur Springs concluded with a wanted man being arrested on controlled substance, evading arrest and two warrants. A traffic stop also resulted in another Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a Delta County evading arrest charge, according to arrest reports.

Vehicle Pursuit

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson attempted to stop a westbound silver Hyundai Elantra just before 5 p.m. Friday, March 12, after seeing the wanted man driving fail to stop at more than one designated stopping point on Gilmer Street. Instead of stopping, however, the driver reportedly traveled through parking lots on the north side of Tapp Funeral Home and exited onto Oak Avenue at a high rate of speed, Wilkerson alleged in arrest reports.

When the car continued, ignoring the emergency lights on Wilkerson’s patrol vehicle, the deputy turned on the patrol unit’s siren and continued past the stop sign on Oak Avenue at College Street. Wilkerson reported pursuing the car as it turned onto College Street, then Jackson Street. The pursuit continued onto Jefferson Street at a high rate of speed, then Alabama Street and Jennings Street, back onto Jefferson Street and back to College Street. The motorist turned onto Mitchell, then back toward Jefferson Street, Wilkerson wrote in arrest reports.

The fleeing car on Jefferson Street until reaching apartments in the 600 block of Jefferson Street, where it entered a parking lot and continue to the back of the parking lot before stopping. Wilkerson approached and the 19-year-old driver surrendered and was taken into custody. Additional units from Texas Department of Public Safety, Sulphur Springs Police Department and HCSO arrived on scene at that point, according to arrest reports.

HCSO Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Chris Baumann assisted in completing a vehicle search. A pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke marijuana, a small amount of what the teen, identified in arrest reports at Aaron Kristopher Huddleston, stated was marijuana and a vape pen containing as mall amount of yellow wax-like liquid he said was THC oil, Wilkerson alleged in arrest reports.

After Wilkerson and Deputy Kevin Lester complete their search of the car, it was released to a towing service for impound. Wilkerson transported Huddleston to jail, where the vape pen cartridge containing the suspected THC oil weighed 5.911 grams, the deputy noted in arrest reports.

Huddleston was booked into Hopkins County jail at 7:20 p.m. March 12, 2021, for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and possession of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance, as well as warrants for bail jumping and failure to appear and bond forfeiture on a burglary of a habitation charge, according to arrest reports.

The 19-year-old Sulphur Springs man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, March 15, in lieu of $165,000 bond: $30,000 bond each on the evading arrest and controlled substance charges, a $5,000 bond on the bail jumping/FTA charge and a $100,000 bond on the burglary warrant, according to jail reports.

FM 275 Traffic Stop

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson stopped black Dodge 2500 pickup at 10:50 p.m. Saturday, March 13, on FM 275 south at County Road 1143 for a defective right head light.

Upon contact with the driver and passenger, Wilkerson alleged he detected an odor of burnt marijuana emitting from the truck. Wilkerson had both get out of the truck and asked HCSO communications operators to conduct a records check using the pair’s ID information while he conducted a probable cause search of the pickup. A small amount of drug paraphernalia was reportedly located. Dispatchers advised the passenger was wanted in Delta County on an evading arrest or detention with a vehicle charge.

Thus, Deputy Chris Baumann, who arrived to assist Wilkerson, took 33-year-old Curtis Oneal Adams of Sulphur Springs into custody and transported him to jail on the Delta County warrant. The driver was released in the vehicle without incident, the deputies alleged in arrest reports.

Adams was held in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, March 15, 2021, for Delta County, according to jail reports.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

The post Vehicle Pursuit In Sulphur Springs Ends With Controlled Substance, Warrant Arrest appeared first on Ksst Radio.

Two FM 1567 traffic stops conducted by deputies overnight Friday resulted in controlled substance arrests, according to sheriff’s reports. Sulphur Springs police also arrested one person on a controlled substance charge Sunday night, arrest reports noted.

Late Night Stop

The first of the FM 1567 traffic stops occurred shortly before 10:20 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, on FM 1567 west at County Road 1137. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping a Dodge pickup or speeding . Upon contact with the driver, Chaney recognized him as Kelly Wayne Gathright, a 49-year-old Mabank man he’d take into custody during a previous encounter for a narcotics offense. Thus, the deputy had Gathright step out of the Ram 1500 to speak with him and obtained the man’s permission to search the white truck, the HCSO officer noted in arrest reports.

Chaney found a small amount of a crystal-like substance he suspected to be methamphetamine in a cellophane wrapper inside of a clipboard container, the deputy alleged in arrest reports. Gathright denied ownership of the the substance and was taken into custody.

Deputy Chris Baumann then arrived to assist at the scene. Chaney noticed the upholstery on the driver’s seat of the truck to be loose. When Chaney lifted the upholstery skin, he found a burned glass pipe of the kind commonly used to smoke methamphetamine with residue underneath it. Next to the pipe, Chaney located a bag with suspected methamphetamine and a box with a digital scale, the deputy alleged in arrest reports. The contraband found during the FM 1567 traffic stop was secured as evidence and Gathright was arrested at 10:51 a.m. March 12 for possession of a controlled substance. Chaney took Gathright to jail while Baumann completed an inventory of the truck, which was then impounded.

The substance field tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 3.6 grams, thus, Gathright was booked into Hopkins County jail at 12:31 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, according to jail reports.

The 48-year-old Mabank man remained in Hopkins County jail Monday morning, March 15, in lieu of a $30,000 bond on the possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to jail reports.

According to jail and prior arrest records, Chaney did stop Gathright on Dec. 19, 2020, for driving the pickup over the white lane marker into the roadside grass. Methamphetamine was found in his sweatshirt pocket and digital scales and two burned glass pipes were found in the truck, Chaney alleged in the 2020 arrest report. He was booked into the county jail early Dec. 20; he was released from the county jail on the Dec. 23, 2020, on a $30,000 bond on the charge, according to jail reports. Gathright was indicted on the December controlled substance charge during the March 5, 2021 Grand Jury session, according to court reports.

Early Morning Stop

The second of the FM 1567 traffic stops occurred just before 1 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, on FM 1567 west at County Road 1118. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann reported stopping a blue Chevrolet pickup for swerving from the fog line across the center line and back again. Upon contact with the occupants, Baumann noted both the driver and passenger to appear noticeably nervous. The driver shook and wouldn’t make eye contacts while the passenger was standoffish when spoken, according to arrest reports.

When asked if there was anything illegal in the Silverado, the 57-year-old passenger denied there was. After being refused permission to search the truck, Baumann called for a police canine at the location. The police K-9 gave a positive alert on the truck during a free air sniff search, resulting in a probable cause search, the deputy noted in arrest reports.

Baumann and Sgt. Scott Davis reported finding a bag containing a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine, a glass pipe used for smoking meth with two large unsmoked shards of suspected meth in its bowl and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. When asked about the contraband, 57-year-old Scott Arthur Gorton of Sulphur Springs claimed it all as his.

As a result, Gorton was taken into custody at 2:12 a.m. March 13 on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. The substance was seized as evidence; it field-tested positive for meth. The total weight of the bag was 0.362 gram and the total weighed of the unsmoked shards of suspected meth was 0.048 gram.

Gorton was released from Hopkins County jail on a $10,000 bond on the felony controlled substance charge later Saturday, March 13, according to jail reports.

Jail records also showed Gorton has a prior controlled substance charge, for possession of 1-4 gram, on April 24, 2013. He served from Aug. 20 to Oct. 27, 2016, in Hopkins County jail as part of a three-year prison sentence for violation of probation on the controlled substance charge, according to jail reports. Gorton was last jailed in Hopkins County from Feb. 19 to Feb. 25, 2020, for violation of parole and on a traffic warrant.

Sunday Night Arrest

Sulphur Springs Police Officer Silas Whaley just before 8 p.m. Sunday, March 14, contacted a 31-year-old Sulphur Springs man seen walking with traffic near his South Broadway Street residence.

A search of Nicholas Anthony Reynolds’ pockets turned up a bag with a crystal-like substance the officer believed to be methamphetamine in a wallet in his pocket, Whaley alleged in arrest reports.

Whaley took Reynolds into custody and to jail on a possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Reynolds remained in Hopkins County jail Monday. Bond was set at $5,000 on the felony controlled substance charge, according to Hopkins County jail reports.

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Non-emergency calls can be made to (903) 438-4040.

The post FM 1567 Traffic Stops Result In Controlled Substance Arrests appeared first on Ksst Radio.

This Saturday, March 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the state will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Sulphur Springs at the First United Methodist Church Gymnasium, Sulphur Springs Police Department Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Ricketson announced Tuesday afternoon.

“At this time, we are still vaccinating under category 1B to include teachers and first responders. To register for the vaccine you can email lha@hchdems.com or call 903-440-5902. You will later be contacted by phone for your appointment time,” Ricketson said.

Eligible people in Category 1B are individuals age 65 and older and persons that our 16 and over with a health condition that increases risk of severe COVID‑19 illness.

“You must register to be vaccinated,” Ricketson emphasized.

The post COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic To Be Held Saturday In Sulphur Springs; Registration Required appeared first on Ksst Radio.