Breckenridge Texan

Sheriff’s Office Summary

Calls for Service: 95
Civil Papers Successfully Served: 3
Inmates Currently Housed: 31

January 6

• Two deputies made a traffic stop and arrested the 40-year-old female driver for a warrant. The warrant was for not paying a past traffic citation.
• Two deputies initiated a traffic stop on West Walker Street. A drug investigation ensued, which led to a 50-year-old female driver being arrested for the Third Degree Felony of Possession of a Controlled Substance for suspected methamphetamine.

January 7

• Two deputies made a traffic stop on FM 207. The driver, a 30-year-old male, was arrested on an immigration violation detainer (warrant).

January 8

• A deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on Miller Avenue. A drug investigation ensued. The 44-year-old female driver was arrested for the Second Degree Felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance for suspected methamphetamine and for Possession of a Controlled Substance for suspected Valium without a prescription.

January 9

• The Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on McAmis Avenue. A drug investigation ensued. A 28-year-old male driver was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance for suspected methamphetamine.

January 11

• A deputy made a traffic stop on West Walker Street. The 29-year-old male driver was arrested on a warrant out of Scurry County for Failure To Appear.

January 13

• A deputy arrested a 38-year-old female for a warrant related to violating her conditions of bond for the past crime of arson. This occurred on U.S. Highway 183 North.

January 17

• Deputies discovered that a registered sex offender was falsely reporting his residence. A felony warrant for him was obtained. The 39-year-old male was arrested for failing to adhere to his duty to register as a sex offender with a previous conviction.
• Sheriff Holt spoke to a Breckenridge Junior High School class about how to respond to an active shooter event. The kids had great questions and comments. The Sheriff’s Office is available to speak and train any school, class, church, business, or other organization anytime on this topic.

January 20

• The Sheriff’s Office made contact with a suspicious vehicle on CR 262. A drug investigation ensued. A 23-year-old male driver was arrested for a Possession of Drug Paraphernalia warrant.
• The Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on South Cutting Avenue. A drug investigation ensued. The 24-year-old male driver was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Methamphetamine Pipe.

January 21

• The Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious vehicle report on CR 262. A 19-year-old female was contacted in a vehicle, and a drug investigation ensued. The female was arrested for an arrest warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury.

January 23

• The Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on a 37-year-old male at an apartment on W. Elliott Street. The warrant was for False Report to a Police Officer.
• A deputy served a warrant of arrest on a 19-year-old male who was already confined in the Stephens County Jail. The warrant was a Motion To Revoke for the past charge of Theft of a Firearm.
• A deputy served an arrest warrant on a 34-year-old male who was already confined in the Stephens County Jail on other charges. The arrest warrant served on this date was for False Report to a Police Officer.

January 24

• The Sheriff’s Office contacted a 40-year-old male at the Stephens County Courthouse, where he was arrested for six warrants related to traffic violations and possession of drug paraphernalia.

January 25

• Two deputies contacted a 35-year-old male on North Breckenridge Avenue, who had just evaded from another peace officer. The male had felony warrants for Burglary of Habitation and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He was arrested.
• Two deputies made a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 180 West, and a drug investigation ensued. The 52-year-old driver of the motorcycle was arrested for the felony offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance for suspected methamphetamine.
• Sheriff Holt and Coffee State Farm held their bicycle registration event called Before Theft Strikes, Register Your Bikes. Fifteen bikes and scooters were registered. Your bike, scooter, hover board, or the like can be registered anytime at the Sheriff’s Office. Just bring it by or we can come to you.

Calls for service include but are not limited to: 911 calls, non-emergency calls, registering sex offenders, traffic accidents/hazards, transporting prisoners and juveniles in and out of the county, mental hospital transports, court security, and some types of proactive calls.

Information provided by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office