Dairy Queen reports phone harassment
A 61-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested by Sulphur Springs police officers at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday at his residence on a charge of telephone harassment.
Officer Sean Hoffman was dispatched to the Dairy Queen location on Main Street in reference to the man reportedly making constant calls to the business from his phone number. Officer Hoffman reportedly went to the man’s residence to ask him to stop calling the business, but the man reportedly stated he would continue to call.
Hoffman left the man’s residence and returned to Dairy Queen.
The man was reportedly continuing to call the business. Hoffman answered the business phone, and the man reportedly gave his identifying information while on speaker phone, which Hoffman recorded using his body camera.
Hoffman returned to the man’s residence and placed the man in custody.
The man remained in jail as of Thursday, according to arrest and jail reports. Bond was set at $1,000.
2 arrested in Como traffic stop
Two Winnsboro women, ages 44 and 61, were arrested during a traffic stop at 4:15 p.m. Thursday on State Highway 11 east at a Como convenience store.
The 44-year-old woman was the passenger in a red Nissan Sentra stopped for a traffic violation. She reportedly showed signs of nervousness during contact.
Deputies reportedly located marijuana residue inside the vehicle during a search, to which the 61-year-old driver, Marlene Abbott Johnson, reportedly consented.
Both women were detained. The driver reportedly stated the passenger had narcotics on her person.
Upon arrival at the jail, deputies reportedly located a white crystal-like substance in the back seat of the patrol unit and on the floor of the Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Office sally port.
Johnson was escorted into the jail, and a search of her person was conducted. A clear plastic baggie containing a white, crystal-like substance was reportedly located in her mouth. During the search, Johnson allegedly assaulted a jail staff member, who was sent to the hospital to be checked out.
Test results reportedly revealed the substance to be methamphetamine, and it weighed 1.44 grams.
The passenger was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was not set, and she remained in jail as of press time Friday, according to arrest and jail reports.
Johnson was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as assault of a public servant, possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and tampering with evidence. Bond was not set, and she remained in jail as of press time Friday, according to arrest and jail reports.
Cumby traffic stop leads to arrest
Michael Lee Harper, 36, of Humble was arrested by Cumby PD during a traffic stop at 1:19 a.m. Friday on the eastbound Interstate 30 service road at a Valero gas station on a charge of possession of 4-200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance.
Harper reportedly told Sgt. Embro he was pulling into the station to check his vehicle, as he had just hit a cow. He did not stop at the scene or report the incident. Embro observed damage to the front passenger mirror.
During Embro’s investigation, he reportedly became suspicious of Harper’s travel plans and story. Harper reportedly advised there was nothing illegal in the vehicle, and he was on parole. Embro reportedly asked for and was granted consent to search the vehicle.
Embro reportedly located a black sock on top of the middle portion of the front seat. The sock allegedly contained a glass pipe with a white crystal-like residue and a plastic baggie containing a similar crystal-like substance, believed to be methamphetamine.
In addition to the possession charge, Harper received a written warning and two citations. Bond was set at $25,000, and he remained in jail as of press time Friday, according to arrest and jail reports.
Jail transfers, other activity
Jed Anthony Shadix, 64, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at the TDCJ Huntsville Unit and transported to Hopkins County for a probation violation on a February 2008 charge of theft of property $1,500-$20,000. Bond was denied, according to arrest and jail reports.
A 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man was released from jail Thursday on $15,000 bond. He was arrested Wednesday on charges of deadly conduct discharging a firearm and tampering with identification numbers of personal property, according to jail reports.
Animal complaints
• White calf on State Highway 11 near the Como-Pickton school at 8:32 a.m. Wednesday;
• Report of a neighbor’s aggressive dog coming over to complainant’s house on County Road 4791 at 7:23 p.m. Wednesday;
• Five black cows on FM 71 west in Birthright at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday;
• Cow out near cemetery on FM 1567 at County Road 1177 at 9:32 p.m. Wednesday;
• White cow on FM 67 west near Clayton Homes at 7:58 a.m. Thursday;
• Cows out due to downed fence on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 110 at 7:09 p.m. Additional calls came in at 7:15 p.m. and 7:16 p.m. Thursday;
• Report of a cow floating in a pond with its head underwater on State Highway 19 north near the roadside park at 7:37 p.m. Thursday; and
• Black cow on FM 1870 in Thermo at 7:53 p.m. Thursday.