Hood County Sheriff's Department Press Release: Suspicious person call nets drug arrest This morning around 4:30a.m. Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a driver slumped over the steering wheel of her pickup near a stop sign on Skylark Dr. and...
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Arrest Made in the Hit and Run of Blythe Baggett, Teen who was Killed While Skateboarding
Update on Hit and Run that occurred Thursday April 13, 2017 on Acton Highway where 19 year old Craig Blythe Baggett of Granbury was struck and killed while riding his skateboard. Clinton Dwayne Sandel, 34 from Arlington was arrested on Thursday morning for fail to...
Update: Injury to a Child Charges Dropped
Update: Charges against 37 year old father, Randal Shane Cain have changed. Upon further investigation, the State Felony for Injury to a Child was dropped, on the grounds that parents are allowed to use corporal punishment. The charge for a Class A Misdemeanor for...
Jeep Collides With Cresson Train Early This A.M.
Early this morning, a Jeep Cherokee traveling south on 377 tried to make it across the RailRoad Tracks but was struck by the train. The vehicle became entangled with the train and caught fire. The driver, a white male climbed out of the vehicle. No Injuries reported....
Autopsy Results In On Hood County Inmate
On March 13th Hood County Inmate, 25 year old Angel Isaiah Hernandez, was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced deceased at LGMC. The final autopsy report has been submitted by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office. The death was ruled a...
Teenage Skateboarder Killed in Hit and Run On Acton Highway
Thursday, April 13th, at around 10:00 PM, a passing motorist found the body of 19-year-old Blythe Craig Baggett (pictured above) laying in a ditch on Acton Highway and contacted the authorities. Baggett had been riding his skateboard on the roadway when he was struck...
Motorcycle Driver Runs From Deputies
Motorcycle driver runs from Deputies On Wednesday April 12th, around 5:30am Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies observed a man on a Motorcycle speeding on Hwy. 377 East and Hwy. 4. The suspect, who was later identified as 41 year old John Byron Oliver fled on Hwy....
A Visit To The Jail Turns Into A Lengthy Stay For Woman
Jail visitor becomes inmate On Saturday, April 8th around 2pm Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the Hood County Sheriff’s Office Jail ref. a visitor that had a felony warrant. Deputies made contact with 36 year old Christy Marie Davis, who was in...
Unattended 10 Year Old Crashes Truck Into Bank
Monday, April 4th- Chase Bank located off of Highway 377 sustained substantial damage after Salome Iglesias and Monica Enciso entered the bank and left their children, aged 12yrs, 10yrs, 6yrs and 1yr, unattended in their Ford F-150 truck, which was running. The...
Johnson County Police Chase Briefly Enters Hood County
This afternoon, Johnson County Deputies began a vehicle pursuit with 19 year old Rickey Hart. Johnson County Sheriff Adam King informed us that the chase briefly crossed the Hood County line, along with Johnson, Parker & Tarrant Counties. No Hood County Deputies were...
Heroin Found During Traffic Stop
Traffic stop yields heroin arrest On Monday, April 4th around 7:30pm, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies conducted a traffic stop at the 4300 block of Hwy. 377 East. During the stop, 31 year old Dwannell Florod Bunting was found to be in possession of 3 grams of...
Man Arrested For Felony Assault Against Girlfriend
Boyfriend chokes girlfriend in disturbance On Sunday, April 3rd around 7am, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 1500 block of Pecos Trail Ct. in response to a reported disturbance. Deputies discovered 50 year old Ronald Kevin Uroz allegedly choked...