Second GISD student arrested for threats On 4-4-18 around 330pm, the Hood County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy was notified by the Granbury Middle School Administration of a threat from a student. A 14 year old male student allegedly wrote on a clipboard...
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H.C.S.O.: Middle School Student Makes Social Media Threat
Middle School student makes social media threat On 4-3-18 Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received a report of a threat posted on a social media site directed at the GISD Acton Middle School. The facts of the case led us to a 13 year old female from Cresson. On...
H.C.S.O.: Traffic Stop Yields 2 Felony Drug Arrests
Traffic stop yields 2 felony drug arrests On 3-30-18 around 130pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Valley Ridge Dr. and Oak Trail Dr. During the stop the driver, Joseph Lee William Dunlap (26 yoa) was found to be in possession of...
H.C.S.O.: Do You Recognize This Vehicle Or Person?
The Hood County Sheriff’s Office in seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person and/or vehicle. On the night of March 29, 2018, the person in the attached picture opened a vehicle door and entered the vehicle apparently looking for items to steal. His...
H.C.S.O.: Woman Charged With Arson
Woman charged with Arson On 3-16-18 Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Christy Nicole Schronk (30 yoa) at the 2700 block of Indian Gap on an Arson warrant (state jail felony-bond $5,000). The charge is in connection with an incident that occurred on March...
H.C.S.O.: Roommate Assaulted During Disturbance
Roommate assaulted during disturbance On 3-20-18 around 4pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 4600 block of Tin Top Hwy. ref. a disturbance. Deputies discovered Kirk Barry McMillan (62 yoa) allegedly pushed his 75 year old roommate against a...
BREAKING: Firefighters Responding To Chemical Plant Fire In Cresson
*This article will be updated with information as it becomes available* March 21, 2018: Search efforts have resumed on Tuesday, March 20th once fires were confirmed burned out. 27 year old Dylan Mitchell is still unaccounted for and presumed deceased at this time....
H.C.S.O.: Reckless Driver Call Nets Several Felonies
Reckless driver call nets several felonies On 3-11-18 around 630pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received a call of a reckless driver on Hwy. 377 near Shady Grove. Deputies conducted a traffic stop at Hwy. 377 East and Fall Creek Hwy. During the stop Georg...
H.C.S.O.: A Series Of Bad Decisions Sends Couple To Jail
A series of bad decisions sends couple to jail On 3-10-18 around 630pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 3800 block of Oak Meadow St. ref. a disturbance. Deputies discovered Lauren Elizabeth Brannan (31 yoa) had caught her husband, William Robert...
2 Male Teens Arrested For Terroristic Threats
2 juveniles make threats on social media On 3-1-18, Hood County Sheriff’s Office received information of a threat posted on social media towards Granbury High School students. On 3-2-18 Hood County Sheriff’s Office Investigators arrested two 15 year old males for...
Mother Arrested During Traffic Stop For Endangering Child, Possession Of Controlled Substance
On 2-28-18 around 530pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop at the 5400 block of Tin Top Hwy. During the stop Courtney Renae Coughlon (40 yoa), who had her 11 year old daughter with her, was found to be in possession of under a gram of...
Hood County Jail ‘Weekender’ Inmate Caught With Pills
Inmate filed on for possessing pills On 2-5-18 around 6am, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Jeremy Wayne Hooper (29yoa) at the 6200 block of Watermark Ct. on a warrant for Possession of a Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility (felony 3-bond...