A Sulphur Springs man was arrested during a verbal altercation at the intersection of FM 69 and FM 269 at 9:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6.
Hopkins County Sheriff 's Deputy Kyle Shelton was on routine patrol in the area of FM 69 and FM 269 when he observed a Dodge pickup and a Chevy S-10 pickup stopped at the intersection, according to arrest reports.
The driver of the Dodge exited his vehicle and started a verbal disturbance with the other driver. Shelton made contact with the man, who identified himself as Tony Curtis. Curtis reporteldy told the sheriff 's deputy his girlfriend was following him in the second vehicle since he did not have trailer lights. The 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man claimed he had become angry because she was not keeping up with him.
HCSO Cpl. Justin Wilkerson made contact with the second driver, who corroborated Curtis’ story.
While speaking with Curtis, Dep. Wilkerson obtained probable cause to search the Dodge pickup after detecting the odor of burnt marijuana inside. Curtis granted consent for the search, and Dep. Wilkerson located drug paraphernalia, as well as a clear plastic baggie containing a crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine, weighing 0.9 grams including packaging.
After further observation, Wilkerson noticed the Chevrolet pickup’s registration sticker was altered to read 02/24. The vehicle also had two different license plates, and the dash VIN label had been removed. Wilkerson ran the VIN from the door, and the vehicle came back as stolen out of Ector County.
Curtis took ownership of both the S-10 and the suspected methamphetamine, and advised he had purchased the S-10 from someone in Wood County. The S-10 pickup was approximately valued between $750-$2,500.
Curtis was arrested and booked into the Hopkins County jail on one count each of possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and theft of property valued between $750 and $2,500.
Sulphur Springs man arrested for making terroristic threat A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man is in jail as a result of making a terroristic threat.
At 9:42 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, Joseph Andrew Baxley of Sulphur Springs entered a Sulphur Springs sandwich shop and began ordering food and water, according to arrest reports. While ordering, Baxley began to question the clerk. He allegedly told the clerk he was going to die today. The clerk told authorities he immediately became fearful of Baxley, and was concerned whether or not Baxley was armed and about to pull out a weapon, officers wrote in arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Mark Estes arrived on scene and located Baxley. Believing that violence could occur and because the shop was occupied by multiple employees and customers who were fearful of being injured, Estes arrested Baxley for making a terroristic threat.
Baxley was transported and booked into the Hopkins County jail on the third-degree felony charge without any further incident, Estes noted in arrest reports.
Dragging tailpipe leads to Como man’s arrest during traffic stop
Hopkins County Sheriff 's Cpl. Colt Patterson was on State Highway 19 near County Road 4764,east of State Highway 19, at 8:01 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, when he noticed a blue Dodge Durango with a portion of its exhaust pipe dragging on the ground. Patterson attempted to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle turned west onto CR 4764 and continued traveling. Patterson noted in arrest reports that he observed a black bag exit the driver’s side window and land in the roadway ditch. The vehicle continued driving until it stopped a short distance later.
The driver, Stanley Paul Wood was detained for the officer’s safety and investigation purposes. Patterson recovered the black, zippable case, which contained 1.33 grams of methamphetamine in a clear, sealed baggie, along with various other items of paraphernalia.
The 41-year-old Como man was transported to the Hopkins County jail on charges of possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and tampering with or attempting to fabricate evidence with intent to impair an investigation.
Wood was also found to have active SSPD warrants for driving while license invalid, expired operator’s license and speeding more than 10% above the posted speed limit.