May 6, 2021
The Hunt County Sheriff s Office has released a statement, indicating that three people were taken into custody earlier this week in connection with multiple drug and firearms related charges:
On Monday, May 3, 2021, a Search Warrant was served in the 1900 block of Private Road 2534, Quinlan, Texas. This action did result in the recovery of approximately 58 grams of methamphetamine, five firearms, multiple parts to other firearms that have been dismantled, thousands of rounds of ammunition, one stolen firearm suppressor, assorted prescriptions and unknown pills that were illegally possessed. Multiple identification cards, social security cards and other identification documents were recovered for further investigation
May 6, 2021
Hunt County Sheriff Terry Jones wants to bring awareness to the citizens of Hunt County regarding recent reports of a phone scam involving scammers identifying themselves as a Hunt County Sheriffâs Office Investigator.
Several citizens have reported receiving phone calls from a scammer identifying himself as an investigator with the Hunt County Sheriffâs Office. Once the scammer is in contact with someone, the scammer tells the person they have a warrant for their arrest, the person is told if they purchase a cash card and then to call back to give the card number over the phone in order to pay the fine and have the warrant dismissed. Unfortunately, in some cases the scammers have been successful in obtaining funds from the victim. Â
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A Kaufman County man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, charged with sexual assaulting a child and child trafficking.
Cristobal Martinez-Godinez, 26, of Terrell was arrested at his home by deputies with the Hunt County Sheriffâs Office on three indictments filed by the Hunt County grand jury.
Martinez-Godinez was being held in the Hunt County Detention Center Thursday morning on a total of $550,000 bond on one indictment with two counts of sexual assault of a child and one indictment for child trafficking-engaging in sexual conduct.
Each of the indictments appear to have been issued sealed from the grand jury when it met for its April session, pending the suspectâs arrest and arraignment on the charges.
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The Hunt County Commissioners Court intends today to address the status of the countyâs rules regarding the operation of game rooms.
The Hunt County Commissioners Court intends today to address the status of the countyâs rules regarding the operation of game rooms.
The commissioners are also expected to approve the suspension of the Hunt County Sheriffâs K-9 unit.
The regular session is set to start at 10 a.m. in the Auxiliary Courtroom, 2700 Johnson Street in Greenville. The meeting will be open to the public and will also be conducted via telephone and/or video conference and streamed at www.huntcounty.net/page/hunt.health services
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After the verdict was read in the murder case of George Floyd, Greenvilleâs Will Hobdy said that he saw it as a possible step forward, in improving race relations in America.
On Tuesday, a Minnapolis jury found former police office Derek Chauvin guilty of three charges, including two for the murder of Floyd. For activists, like Hobdy, who is president of the Greenville Branch of the NAACP, it was a moment that will not soon be forgotten.
âWhen I watched it [the reading of the verdict] on the news, it just seemed to me that justice worked,â said Greenville NAACP Branch President Will Hobdy.