Mount Pleasant News

Thomas Dale Wells Tuesday morning at 10:19, officers observed Thomas Dale Wells walking in the 400 block of W. Kaufman. A warrant check revealed Wells had an outstanding warrant. Officers ordered Wells to stop, which he refused to do, ignoring their orders and proceeding on until he reached a trash …

The American Civil Liberties Union, its Texas branch, and the Texas Civil Rights Project have filed a federal lawsuit in Austin challenging a new state law that allows state and local law enforcement officers to arrest illegal immigrants and permits judges to deport them. The lawsuit alleges that the law …

The Texas Tribune has ranked Texas senators from most conservative to most liberal in a new study. They base the study’s rankings on the 31 senators’ votes during this year’s regular and four special sessions. They rank Republican Senator Bryan Hughes of Mineola as the most conservative. The most conservative …

Titus County arrested 23-year-old Markees Travion Kemp of Hughes Springs on a Cherokee County warrant for Assault on a Pregnant Person. They are holding him without bond.

Wood County sentenced a Wood County man to eight years probation for drowning puppies. They charged 66-year-old Jerry Lynn Thompson, Jr., of Hawkins, with twelve counts of cruelty to animals after he drowned nine puppies and attempted to drown three. He pleaded guilty to the charges. Thompson reportedly told police …

A third former Coffee City Police Officer faces felony charges in the aftermath of a Houston TV station’s investigation into questionable practices within the force. The Henderson County grand jury has indicted Jerrod Sieck on five counts of tampering with a government record. He allegedly made false entries and omitted …

Shelby County arrested a 28-year-old woman after she turned herself in for an alleged improper relationship with a student. Sarah Ramon, of Joaquin, was charged with indecency with a child, sexual assault of a child, and inappropriate relationship between educator and student.

  Law enforcement throughout the region are continuing to search for 36-year-old  Danielle Croft of Bonham. She’s been missing since December 7 and was last seen in south Bonham. Clothing believed to belong to Croft was found by family members, but police weren’t able to investigate further because  the articles …

Tyler, Texas – U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announces that the Eastern District of Texas has sentenced an Oklahoma man for federal wildlife violations. Dusty Caudill, 37, of Ardmore, OK, pleaded guilty to the transportation of wildlife in violation of state law, a violation of the U.S. Lacey Act, and …

An unsettled pattern is unfolding for the long Christmas weekend, with multiple rounds of rain likely starting Friday and continuing into early next week. The weather will also remain mild, with many days in the 60s for highs for about the following week.