Dec. 17

Sgt. Williams, Deputy Smith, Deputy Hammond, suspicious vehicle, FM 779. Male subject broken into residence, Tyrell Battle arrested for burglary of a building

Deputy Whisenhunt, theft, Holly Lake Ranch. Squatters at mother’s residence have stolen items. List of items will be provided, offense report will be completed

Deputy Gloar, damage to property, Private Road 5942. Non-local female drove through gate on property. Vehicle information provided, offense report completed

Dec. 18

Possible drowning, CR 2503. Unresponsive son located in pool; EMS performed CPR, transported subject to hospital, pronounced deceased

Sgt. Williams, Deputy Holland, EMS assist, Yantis. Male ejected from side-by-side, pinned against fence; EMS removed subject, transported to receive treatment

Suspicious activity, FM 852. Wife, kids home alone, heard someone attempting to break into residence. Deputies searched area, did not locate anyone 

Dec. 19

Deputy Knox, assault, Hawkins. Despite cold weather, female caller standing outside nude. Staff said subject had been combative; subject transported to receive treatment

Sgt. Cox, Deputy Holland, warrant service, adult probation. Cole Weems arrested on active warrant

Sgt. Cox, Deputy Knox, suspicious circumstance, Hawkins. House had busted-out windows. Deputies searched residence, did not locate anyone inside

Deputy Swann, fraud. Caller sent large amount of money over phone to someone claiming to be FBI agent, offense report completed

Dec. 20

Deputy Haley, Deputy Nichols, damage to property, FM 2869. Someone tried to drill hole into lock box. Suspect, vehicle information provided, offense report completed

Assault, CR 3875. Caller assaulted by male subject. Shaun Crowson arrested for assault

Deputy Williams, Deputy Tustin, disturbance, Hwy. 80. After speaking with all parties, Antonio Martinez arrested for assault family violence

Dec. 21

Welfare check, CR 2460. No one located on property, doors to residence locked. Caller will check on subject

Deputy Haney, inquest, CR 2460. Male subject located deceased inside of caller’s residence 

Deputy Haney, structure fire, FM 49. No injuries on scene, fire marshal notified. 

Dec. 22

Deputy George, Deputy Holland, criminal trespass, CR 2117. Manager of store came to caller’s residence to retrieve purchased item. Caller requested subject be criminally trespassed from property. Caller informed employee has right to retrieve items due to non-payment

Deputy Way, agency assist. Male subject called to request EMS, became unresponsive; subject deceased

Deputy Gloar, damage to property. Someone destroyed mailbox, took items out; report completed, forwarded to postmaster

Threats, CR 1616. Neighbor threatened caller; contact made with neighbor, who made outlandish statements, could not make complete statements. Subject transported to receive treatment

Lt. Morrison, Deputy Vanatta, warrant service, CR 3448. Wanted subject did not come to door, deputies believed subject inside. Entry made into residence, Walter Foster located, arrested on active warrant

Dec. 23

Sgt. Williams, Deputy George, Deputy Holland, child abuse, Mineola. Neighbor’s child came to residence scared, claiming assault by stepfather. Contact made with mother, stepfather, who said have attempted to discipline child, but he refuses to accept it or complete his chores. Child informed discipline is not illegal

Sgt. Williams, Animal Control Officer Tarno, follow-up on dog bite. While deputies in area, dog in question attacked another dog. Dog owner not in area

Deputy Smith, suspicious item, CR 2320. Caller found item on front porch, appeared to be pipe bomb; deputies removed item from residence after ensuring bomb not active

Suspicious circumstance, CR 4583. Caller said people inside residence stealing items; no one located inside, did not appear any entry or missing items. 

Dec. 24

Animal bite, CR 2169. Two subjects bitten by five dogs. Transported to receive treatment, dog owners given citations

Deputy Swann, criminal trespass, CR 1227. Male subject trespassed from property

Deputy Tustin, traffic stop, FM 778. Driver had bond conditions preventing from being around passenger. Daniel Miller arrested for violation of bond conditions

Dec. 25

Sgt. Cox, Deputy Knox, missing person, Private Road 7867. Son missing, located after someone else dropped him off at their residence. Transported by EMS 

Sgt. Cox, Deputy Swann, death investigation, Holiday Village. Unresponsive neighbor located, appropriate agencies contacted 

Dec. 26

Deputy Hammond, suspicious activity, CR 4840. Four subjects attempting to break into vehicle, offense report completed

Sgt. Williams, Deputy Way, disturbance, Hawkins. Ex-husband showed up, assaulted subject, fled. Case forwarded to investigations

Deputy Smith, agency assist, CR 3486. CPS had court order to retrieve juvenile. Subject at residence said did not know where juvenile was; upon search, juvenile located. Kayleb Upchurch arrested for interfering with child custody

Deputy Way, theft, stolen vehicle. Vehicle showed up on Mineola PD license plate readers, located, Alisha Puryear arrested for theft of a vehicle

Dec. 27

Sgt. Williams, fraud, FM 515. Customer gave fake bill after taking items from store. Offense report completed

Sgt. Williams, agency assist. Hopkins County located subject with Wood County warrant, transported to county line. Sgt. Williams transported subject to jail

Deputy Way, Deputy Vanatta, disturbance, FM 2869. Son threatened to harm subject, placed battery in oven that blew up. Shannon Schattel arrested for aggravated assault

Dec. 28

Disturbance outside Sheriff’s Office. Parties visited someone in jail when other parties began giving them looks. Case forwarded to investigations

Deputy Beck, Deputy Vanatta, vehicle burglaries, CR 2952 and CR 2930. Items taken

Deputy Hammond, concerns mother poisoning father. Investigations notified, report completed

Dec. 29

Deputy Vanatta, burglary, CR 2950. Vehicle broken into, firearm stolen

Deputy Haley, Deputy Knox, disturbance, FM 49. Driver rammed motorcycle, located, Rita Deweese arrested on active warrant

Deputy Haney, assault, FM 2966. Juvenile daughter assaulted subject by striking her. Juvenile Probation and CPS contacted

Dec. 30

Deputy Tustin, suspicious person, CR 2950. Male walking down county road, had been burglaries in area recently; no one located