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:
Alcohol-related arrests
• A 37-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on the charge of public intoxication early Monday morning after a Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputy allegedly found him to be walking down State Highway 11 in Como.
• A Department of Public Safety trooper reported a 17-year-old male, driving a 2015 Chrysler 200, backed into another vehicle when the trooper allegedly attempted to pull the teen over for a traffic stop. The trooper alleged in his report that the teen “stated to me that he had been drinking and smoking marijuana at a party.” He was arrested on the charge of driving while intoxicated, first offense.
• Sulphur Springs police arrested a 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man for alleged driving while intoxicated late Tuesday. The man had been pulled over for allegedly not having a license plate.
Drug-related arrests
• Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old Cumby man late Friday evening following a traffic stop for an alleged obscured license plate. The man allegedly admitted to having drugs in the 1997 Ford F-150 he was driving, and during a search, deputies alleged finding “a small baggie containing marijuana, a pipe with marijuana residue inside and anon container of alcoholic beverage.” The man was arrested on the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
• A 33-year-old Cooper man was arrested at Jackson and Church streets in Sulphur Springs just before 3 a.m. Saturday. Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputies reported responding to a report of a possible drug transaction.
The arrest report stated that suspected methamphetamine was purchased on Helm Lane and delivered to another individual that was in the Chevrolet Impala the man was allegedly driving. Deputies alleged they found the suspected meth inside the vehicle following a traffic stop.
The narcotic is reported to have weighed 1.469 grams, including packaging, and field-tested positive for meth. The man was arrested on the charge of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, more than 1 gram but less than 4 grams.
• During a traffic stop at 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 for allegedly not having license plate lights and failing to signal the required distance before turning, a 32-year-old Greenville man was reported to have a Hunt County warrant for manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, more than 4 but less than 200 grams. Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputies reported the odor of marijuana coming from the 2001 Nissan Maxima. During a probably cause search, deputies alleged seeing “a small, yellow baggie counting a clear crystal-like substance located a compartment above the rear-view mirror,” which later is reported to have field-tested positive for methamphetamine and weighing 2.1 grams. The man was arrested also on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, less than 1 gram but more than 4 grams.
• Four people were arrested late Saturday on State Highway 19 by Department of Public Safety troopers following a traffic stop. Marijuana is alleged to have been found inside the vehicle, according to the report. A 22-year-old Cumby woman, 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man, 21-yearold Sulphur Springs man and 19-year-old Sandusky, Ohio man were arrested on the charge of possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces.
• Notice of an allegedly expired vehicle registration since February led a Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputy to pull over a Dodge Ram 1500 on Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs early Tuesday morning. The 22-year-old Sulphur Springs male driver was arrested on the charge of possession of a controlled substance, more than 1 gram but less than 2 grams. Deputies allegedly located the suspected narcotic inside a flashlight that was set in the driver’s door panel pocket, according to the arrest report. The report did not specifically identify the narcotic.
Miscellaneous arrests
• After responding to a report of an assault at a County Road 1174 Sulphur Springs residence Friday evening, Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputies alleged they saw a 74-year-old man in a wheelchair and sitting in the yard of the home. He then allegedly threw “a pair of silver scissors onto the ground in front of his wheelchair.”
According to the arrest report, witnesses stated the man had attempted intentionally to stab his niece, who had allegedly blocked the scissors from “coming into contact with the intended individual.” As a result, the report stated, she was cut on her left wrist. The man was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
• A Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputy reported he was aware of a 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man who allegedly agreed to “purchase sexual activities for $100,” he wrote in an arrest report. The deputy alleged the two made an agreement to meet, at which location the man was arrested at 2 a.m. Saturday on a charge of prostitution.
• A 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested late Saturday, Sept. 12 on a charge of assault family violence causing bodily injury. Hopkins County Sheriff ’s deputies reported the suspected victim “sustained minor injuries to the upper lip, red marks around the neck, and a bleeding, broken fingernail.” curred in August. He was arrested just after midnight Monday during a traffic stop on SH 19 south.
• A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at his home late Monday on a Hopkins County Sheriff ’s Office warrant for theft of property, more than $750 but less than $2,500. Bond was set at $2,000.
• A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Monday on a Hopkins County warrant for theft of property, more than $100 but less than $750. Bond was set at $1,000.
• A 30-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested around 5:30 a.m. Monday on a Sulphur Springs police warrant for theft of property, more than $100 but less than $750.
• A 45-year-old Quinlan man was arrested at the Hopkins County jail just after 1 p.m. Monday on a Hopkins County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, more than 1 gram but less than 4 grams. The offense allegedly occurred in May. Bond was denied.