Child Predator Convicted, Sentenced In Hopkins County

Bradley Curtis Kougher
Hopkins County Jail

A Hopkins County jury convicted 41-year-old Bradley Curtis Kougher Thursday of Second-Degree Indecency with a Child by Contact and First-Degree Sexual Performance by a Child. The punishment phase of the trial began right after the verdict was reached. The jury later Thursday night sentenced Kougher to life in prison plus 20 years in prison. The sentences will be served consecutively. The case was prosecuted by Hopkins County DA Will Ramsay.  Kougher was represented by Sulphur Springs Attorney Heath Hyde