The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a fourth person in yet another Fentanyl murder case after three were arrested in Dec. 2023 in the death of a Sulphur Springs man.
On Jan. 30, 2024, a white female victim was discovered deceased in her residence with information gathered at the time of death suggesting an overdose has occurred as a result of fentanyl.
Investigators worked to uncover the source of the deadly substance and once autopsy confirmed the results, an arrest warrant was obtained for the suspect.
On Feb. 16, Hopkins County Investigators, assisted by Rockwall County and DPS Narcotics agents arrested the suspect, 26-year old Tyler Bromley. Bromley was booked into the Rockwall County Jail for the Hopkins County murder warrant.
Last year, three were arrested in connection with the death of 21-year old Brayden Wooten of Sulphur Springs.
On Dec. 23, 2023, Wooten was found deceased at his residence and the cause of death was ruled a fentanyl overdose by the American Forensics Medical Examiner located in Mesquite, Texas.
During the course of the investigation, the pills taken my Wooten were delivered by two suspects and on Dec. 28, 21-year old Bryson Lacy and 23-year old Xavier Hill were arrested.
Lacy was charged with Tampering with evidence due to him admitting to deleting text messages in connection to Wooten’s death. Hill and Lacy were both charged with the Murder of Wooten due to their involvement with the death of Wooten as a result of the fentanyl pills.
In a joint effort to arrest the supplier of the deadly laced Fentanyl pills into custody, the Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs PD Swat Team executed a search warrant in the home of Marques Hood, of Commerce.
Commerce Police Department, Texas DPS Troopers, and Texas DPS Criminal Investigation Division agents assisted in the execution of the search warrant.
During the search of 23-year old Marques Hood’s residence, approximately 1200 fentanyl laced pills were discovered, which has a street value of $12,000. In addition to the deadly pills, two guns were found in the home, namely, an AK-47 style rifle, and a Glock pistol.
He was transported to the Hunt County jail and booked in on the charges of manufacture and delivery of narcotics, and the murder of Mr. Wooten out of Hopkins County.
“This case is the cornerstone to spreading awareness of the dangers of Fentanyl and what can happen when you give narcotics to someone and it is attributed to their death, you will be arrested and prosecuted. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to keeping the citizens of Hopkins County and surrounding areas safe. Although the family of Brayden Wooten is still mourning the loss of their son, we can rest easy knowing that the people responsible for his death are now in custody,” said Sheriff Lewis Tatum.
