Paris Police met with a victim of a forgery at 10:36 a.m. on Jan. 30, It was reported that the victim wrote a check, mailed it but apparently, the check never made it to where it had been sent. The check had been altered and cashed. The incident is under investigation.
Paris Police responded to an abandoned vehicle in the 2100 block of Cedar St at 12:59 p.m. on Jan. 30. It was reported that a friend had left two vehicles at the residence and was now in Lamar County Jail. One vehicle was found to have been reported stolen from Greenville, Texas. The incident is under investigation.
Mark Elton Jones, 46, of Paris, was arrested at 3:28 p.m. on Jan. 30, on a warrant charging him with felony assault. The warrant stemmed from an incident that occurred in Nov. 2019 where Jones had choked a female during an altercation. Jones was later placed in the Lamar County Jail.
At 4:52 p.m. on Jan. 30, Paris Police responded to a possible intoxicated driver in the area of NE Loop 286 and Lamar Ave. Officers located the vehicle and observed the driver commit a moving traffic violation. Upon stopping the vehicle in the 2800 block of NE Loop 286, the driver identified as 37-year old Crystal Leigh Lair, of Lamar County, was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Lair was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance of more than 1 gram but less than 4 grams. She was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
During a traffic stop in the 200 block of W Center St at 6:29 p.m. on Jan. 30, the driver of the vehicle, identified as 30-year old Quenchell Lacynthia Smith, of Paris, was found to be in possession of 4 pills that were later determined to have tested positive for MDMA (Ecstasy). Smith was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. She was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police arrested Phillip Aaron Pullins, 44, of Paris, at 8:02 p.m. on Jan. 30 and charged him with possession of a controlled substance. Pullins had been detained due to him attempting to sell some stolen property and was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Pullins was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
Paris Police responded to an auto-pedestrian accident in the 1100 block of E Tudor St at 11:58 p.m. on Jan. 30. It was reported that a 30-year old female was struck by a vehicle while walking eastbound on the roadway. The suspect vehicle then fled the scene. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. She was treated and released. The investigation continues.
Matthew Trey Baeza, 26, of Paris, was arrested at his residence at 1:27 a.m. on Jan. 31, on a Lamar County warrant charging him with possession of child pornography. Baeza was later transferred to the Lamar County Jail.
At 2:22 a.m. on Jan. 31, officers met with a victim of an assault that occurred in the 300 block of Stone Ave. The 39-year old victim advised that he had been staying with a friend for the past couple of days and on this date, the friend had apparently become angry about something. During the altercation, the friend swung a baseball bat at the victim and hit the victim on his hand. The victim walked to the hospital for treatment. The incident is under investigation.
Paris Police responded to 86 calls for service and arrested eight persons on January 30, 2020.
