Alba officer jailed, suspended without pay
An Alba police sergeant has been suspended without pay after he was jailed in Hopkins County on six charges July 18.
David Reed Tipps had bonds set totaling $650,000 following an incident involving his wife, Jessica Beth Tipps, who was also later jailed.
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Alba officer jailed, suspended without pay
An Alba police sergeant has been suspended without pay after he was jailed in Hopkins County on six charges July 18.
David Reed Tipps had bonds set totaling $650,000 following an incident involving his wife, Jessica Beth Tipps, who was also later jailed.
Both remained in custody as of Tuesday.
David Tipps, a former Mineola police officer, was arrested at his Hopkins County home and charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault of a date/family/household member with a weapon. The kidnapping charge drew a $150,000 bond and the others $100,000 each.
According to a Hopkins County news release, Tipps used his vehicle to ram a vehicle that had picked up his wife and then he forcibly removed her from the vehicle while pointing a gun at the couple in the vehicle near Miller Grove.
Jessica Tipps was jailed for possession of a controlled substance penalty group 1/1B less than one gram later that day and was being held on a $5,000 bond. The arrest followed the discovery of methamphetamine during the execution of a search warrant at their home.
Procedures to terminate Tipps have been initiated by the city.
