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Week of August 19-25, 2025

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Hemphill County Sheriff's Office
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Misdemeanor Arrests

Octavio Pantoja, 18, Canadian; traffic offense Class C/operating a vehicle in unsafe mechanical condition, traffic offense Class C/failure to signal, fleeing police officer causing serious bodily injury, traffic offense Class C/no front plate, traffic offense Class C/window tint violation; 08/20/25; HCSO

• Guillermo Carrasco, 44, Canadian; assault causing bodily injury to family member; 08/25/25; HCSO

Felony Arrests

• Jackie Eugene Byrum, 36, Canadian; indicted on two counts injury to a child/elderly/disabled with intent to cause bodily injury; 08/22/25; HCSO

• Patrick Noel W. Lopez, 52, Canadian; indicted for aggravated robbery; 08/22/25; HCSO

• Guillermo Carrasco, 44, Canadian; assault on family/house member, impeding breath/circulation; 08/25/25; HCSO

Citations

• Casey Joe McDowell, Ava, Missouri; driving on wrong side of divided highway; 08/21/25

• Emery Elizabeth Keene, Sharon, Oklahoma; no liability insurance; 08/19/25

• Paul Franks, Shamrock; operation of a vehicle without registration insignia; 08/20/25

• Tye Sims, Wheeler; expired registration; 08/20/25

• Melissa Gallegos, Perryton; speeding; 08/21/25

• Lance Stapleton, Borger; expired registration; 08/20/25

• Octavio Pantoja, Canadian; Class C operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe mechanical condition, operating a vehicle without license late (or with one plate), failure to signal intention to turn right or left, using equipment not approved (head lamp, signal lamp, reflector, safety glass coating material, etc); 08/20/25

• James Shawn Canada, Canadian; expired driver’s license and no liability insurance; 08/21/25

Rickie Wayne Moran, Canadian; failure to signal turn (including moving right or left) and no seat belt; 08/25/25