The following reports are based on arrests conducted with reports filed by Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County law enforcement from 5:30 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Tuesday and included:
Arrests on alcohol-related charges
• A 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested in the 100 block of Park Circle Drive at 12:35 a.m. Saturday on a charge of public intoxication. Officers responded to a report of a trespasser. The man was found walking away in the roadway and reportedly stumbled into a patrol vehicle. He was released from jail later that day.
• A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at a Sharon Lane apartment complex at 1:28 a.m. Saturday on a warrant for public intoxication. He was released from jail later that day.
Arrests on drugrelated charges
• Larry Deayne Testerman Jr., 49, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 12:24 a.m. Saturday during a traffic stop on FM 71 west at the Delta County line on a charge of possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Deputies reportedly located a pill bottle containing a small clear bag a a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine, multiple bags used to package narcotics, multiple marijuana cigarettes, a “hitter pipe” commonly used to smoke narcotics and a scale. Bond was set at $5,000, and he was released from jail later that day.
Transfers, warrants and other activity
• Stephen Dewayne Tate, 50, of Dallas was arrested at the Dallas County jail on Friday and transported to Hopkins County on a probation violation warrant for a charge of failing to register annually for life as a sex offender. Bond was denied, and he remained in jail as of press time Tuesday.
• A 30-year-old Paris woman was arrested during a traffic stop on Industrial Drive west at Waco Street at 4:41 a.m. Saturday on a Lamar County warrant for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Bond was set at $20,000, and she remained in jail as of press time Tuesday.
• A 61-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at his residence at 9:11 a.m. Friday on a warrant for harassment with previous convictions. Bond was set at $2,000, and he was released from jail Saturday.
• A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at the Sulphur Springs Walmart at 4:20 p.m. Friday on a charge of criminal trespass. He reportedly entered the store knowing he was in violation of an existing criminal trespass warning.
• An 18-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on traffic warrants at a apartment complex after officers responded to a report of a disturbance at 7:27 p.m. Friday. He was released from jail Saturday.
• A 46-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested at the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs at 5:04 a.m. Saturday on a warrant for theft of service $100-$750. No bond was set, and she was released later that day.
• Kenneth John Isham, 56, of Sulphur Springs was released from jail Friday on a $10,000 bond. He was booked in June 7 on a charge of driving while intoxicated with three or more previous convictions.
• A 30-year-old Bedford man was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Saturday following a report of a disturbance. Deputies received a 911 call from a woman saying her son was drunk and beating up her husband. They reportedly arrived on scene to find the man assaulting his father in the front yard of the County Road 1443 residence. The father refused to press charges or allow his injuries to be photographed. The son was charged with assault by contact. No bond was set, and he was released from jail Sunday.
• Jessica Smith, 32, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at the intersection of Jefferson and Weaver streets at 1:51 a.m. Monday on a warrant for insufficient bond on a May 7 charge of possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Her bond, originally set at $10,000, was increased to $50,000, and she remained in jail Monday.
• Richie Wayne Porter Sr., 49, of Sulphur Springs was released from jail Sunday on a $31,000 bond. He was booked in May 27 on charges of possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and failing to identify by giving false or fictitious information.
• Elijah Don King, 24, of Brashear was arrested at the Hopkins County District Courthouse at 10:40 a.m. Monday on a bond revocation warrant for a May charge of possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Bond was denied, and he remained in jail as of press time Tuesday.
• Desiree Skye Butler, 20, of Mount Pleasant was arrested at the Titus County jail at 1:27 p.m. Monday and transported to Hopkins County on a probation violation warrant for a 2018 charge of possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Bond was denied, and she remained in jail as of press time Tuesday.
• Jonathan Jones Carlock, 37, of DeSoto was arrested at 10:10 p.m. Monday during a traffic stop on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 117 on multiple probation and parole violation warrants, as well as a charge of possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 controlled substance. He was a passenger in a vehicle and allegedly had a marijuana cigarette in plain view on his lap during contact. Officers also reportedly located three vials of liquid PCP, of which Carlock reportedly claimed ownership. Bond on the possession charge was set at $15,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Monday.
Animal complaints
• Horse grazing on someone’s property and was not tied up on Lee Street at 6:56 a.m. Friday;
• Report of cows that “are just skin and bones and look neglected” on FM 1537 at FM 69 in Mahoney at 11:53 a.m. Friday. A second call came in at 4:01 p.m. Monday reporting approximately five cows in a very small area. The caller said she thought the cows were going to die.
• Two midsized calves out on CR 3525 at FM 69 north in Dike at 7:50 p.m. Friday;
• Cow out with open gate on the Interstate 30 eastbound service road at mile marker 116 at 7:54 p.m. Friday;
• Four or five brown and white cows out on State Highway 19 south at 9:15 a.m. Saturday;
• Holstein cow in pasture on State Highway 154 south property that did not belong to the caller at 6:39 p.m. Sunday;
• Brown and white calf out on CR 4131 in Cumby at 9:25 p.m. Sunday;
• A woman reported she thought a neighbor put antifreeze in her cat’s water on FM 2560 at 10:52 p.m. Sunday;
• Fifteen mini horses out on FM 2653 approximately 0.5 miles from FM 275 in Cumby. The caller stated she had them on her property but could not contain them at 6:20 a.m. Monday;
• Report of 20 cows out on CR 1103 at CR 1102 at 1:19 a.m. Tuesday; and
• Three dead hogs in the road on SH 11 west at CR 4713 and CR 4716 at 2:26 a.m. Tuesday.