On July 27, Officers contacted Marcus Wayne Hampton (51) in the 2500 block of Lamar Avenue. He was known to have outstanding warrants. Hampton was detained, checked for warrants and placed into custody for a Parole Violation warrant stemming from a charge of Assault of a Family Member with previous convictions. He was booked without incident.
On July 28, Dearius Grigsby Hawthorne (31) was stopped for a traffic violation in the 500 block of East Houston St. A consensual search of his vehicle located narcotics. Hawthorne was detained and a larger quantity of narcotics was located on Hawthorne’s person. He was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, booked and transferred to Lamar County Jail.
On July 28, Officers received a report of an intoxicated driver in the 4200 block of N. Main St. Officers responded to the location and observed the suspect vehicle failing to drive in a single lane of traffic by crossing a white line. They stopped the vehicle and made contact with Jonathan Bruce Martin (41) who was found to be highly intoxicated. A search warrant was obtained for a blood draw, which was performed by PRMC personnel. A criminal history check revealed that Martin had two previous convictions for driving while intoxicated. He was charged with DWI 3rd or More, a felony, and transported to the Police Department where he was booked without incident.
On July 28, Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of East Sherman St. The arrived and made contact with Shaqual Demond McGrew (31) who they found to be intoxicated. McGrew refused to perform any sobriety testing and so was placed under arrest for DWI. A blood draw warrant was obtained and performed. McGrew was found to have one previous arrest for DWI. He was booked without incident and transferred to Lamar County Jail.
On July 28, Officers responded to a Motor Vehicle Accident in the 3500 block of NE Loop 286 and made contact with Isabell Jordan Rodgers (25) Rodgers had lost control of her vehicle and had run through a fence on the property of Paris Lumber. Rodgers was found to be extremely intoxicated and admitted to having been drinking and taking prescription medications. Rodgers was arrested for DWI. It was found that she had one previous conviction for Driving While Intoxicated. She consented to a blood draw and was transferred to Lamar County Jail.
On July 28, an officer received a report of an aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. A victim living in the 2900 block of Mahaffey advised that a known suspect intentionally drove their vehicle in to the victim’s residence. Officers observed damage to the victim’s residence. Officers spoke with a witness who had been in the vehicle with the suspect immediately prior to the incident. The suspect, Shania Markell Alexander (20), was later located and was arrested for outstanding warrants. The investigation on this incident is pending.
Officers made 50 traffic stops, 10 adult arrest, and answered 318 calls for service for this reporting period.
