Blotter Briefs for June 20, 2020

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The following reports are based on arrests conducted with reports filed by Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County law enforcement from 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Friday and included:

Arrests on alcohol-related charges

• A 42-year-old Greenville man was arrested Wednesday on a charge of public intoxication. He was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday and was released Friday.

• A 17-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at the intersection of Kirtley and Bellview streets at 1:28 a.m. Friday on a charge of minor in consumption of alcohol. Officers were investigating a report of a disturbance nearby and observed several people fleeing the scene. They later observed the teen in the area, with the odor off alcohol emitting from his breath. He was released later that day.

Transfers, warrants and other activity

• A 17-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested at Walmart at 6:01 p.m. Monday on a charge of theft of property $100-$750. She and a male juvenile were contacted by store personnel after allegedly being involved in a theft. The woman allegedly passed all points of sale without paying for the items, escorted back into the store and given a criminal trespass warning. She was released on a $1,000 bond Tuesday.

• Jeremy Brannon Conley, 38, of Montalba, Texas was arrested in the 700 block of Fuller Street at 3:19 p.m. Monday on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Special Crimes Unit investigators were reportedly aware of a silver Chevy Tahoe reported stolen out of Palestine. They were reportedly traveling on Carter Street and observed the listed vehicle traveling the opposite direction, then turning onto Fuller Street. Investigators conducted a traffic stop and took Conley into custody. Bond was set at $5,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Friday.

• Rudolpho Gonzales, 46, of Dallas was released from jail Tuesday on an $11,000 bond. He was booked in Sept. 24, 2019 on charges of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and reckless driving, as well as a Dallas County warrant.

• A 25-year-old Cooper man was arrested at the Delta/Hopkins County line on warrants for speeding 10% or more above the posted speed limit and no driver’s license when unlicensed. He was released from jail Thursday.

• Cameron Bain, 26, of Pickton was released from jail Wednesday on a $15,000 bond. He was booked in March 6 on three warrants for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.

• Larry Scott Gruss, 64, of Sulphur Springs was released from jail Wednesday on a $45,000 bond. He was booked in June 4 on charges of possession of less than 1 gram, 1-4 grams and 4-200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.

• Amanda Lanell Shanks, 31, of Sulphur Springs was released from jail Wednesday on a $180,000 bond. She was booked in May 12 on multiple charges and warrants, including possession of less than 1 gram, 1-4 grams and 4-200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, unlawful delivery or manufacture of a simulated controlled substance with intent to deliver, tampering with evidence and possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

• Eva Maria Vargas, 34, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at her residence at 9:40 a.m. on a warrant for assault on a family member with intent to impair breathing or circulation. Bond was set at $10,000, and she remained in jail as of press time Friday.

• John Taylor Woods, 24, of Yantis was arrested at a Commerce gravel lot at 5:05 p.m. Thursday on a warrant for assault of a pregnant person. His bond was set at $10,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Friday.

• Bryan Lee Winstead, 32, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at the Wood County jail at 5:58 p.m. Thursday and transported to Hopkins County on surety off bond warrants for possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and criminal mischief $100-$750. Bond was set at $15,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Friday.

• Christopher Levell Cooksey, 28, of Texarkana was arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 122 at 12:17 a.m. Friday on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Deputies were alerted to a stolen vehicle out of Texarkana, Ark. During contact, Cooksey reportedly claimed he was taking the vehicle back to the owner. Texarkana PD confirmed the vehicle had been taken by force Thursday. At the jail, Cooksey reportedly admitted to being the person who gained possession of the vehicle from the registered owner. Bond was set at $5,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Friday.

• A 31- year-old man was arrested in the 500 block of South Moore Street at 2:01 a.m. Friday on warrants for no driver’s license and possession or delivery of drug paraphernalia. He was released later that day.

Animal complaints

• Black cow out on Interstate 30 west at Cumby city limits sign on Hunt County side at 7:17 a.m. Tuesday;

• White cow out on County Road 3502 at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday;

• Angry bull on the porch of a residence with the caller’s wife inside the house terrified on I-30 east in Brinker at 10:49 a.m. Tuesday;

• Cows out on west side of CR 1181 at State Highway 19 south at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday;

• A Como woman called in wanting to know “what’s right and wrong with an animal” at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday;

• Approximately six cows out on FM 3105 approximately 2 miles from FM 269 at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday. They were reported out again at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday;

• Dead deer in the road on SH 11 west in Cumby at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday;

• Dog running on I-30 at CR 4716 at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday;

• Eleven horses out on FM 2653 south approximately 0.25 miles north of FM 275 in Cumby at 6:31 a.m. Thursday. They were reported out again at 10:27 a.m. Thursday;

• A Como woman reported a neighbor tried to harm her dog at 9:06 a.m. Thursday; and

• Herd of cows out on CR 4763 at 11:32 p.m. Thursday.