Press release
Sheriff Botie Hillhouse Wednesday morning said a mother and her boyfriend of a shot toddler were tracked down Tuesday after they fled the county to avoid arrest.
Bryanna Timms, 34, and David Whittick, 33, were caught in Hopkins County near Sulphur Springs late Tuesday.
After Hillhouse’s team received information in reference to their possible location, they were arrested by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies. Sheriff Hillhouse would like to thank the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office for the assistance in locating and arresting these fugitives.
Warrants for their arrest were issued by 392nd District Judge McKee Tuesday morning, and they agreed they would surrender in the afternoon.
“Instead, they decided to run,” Hillhouse said. “So we tracked them down and they are in jail.”
Felony endangerment of a child and misdemeanor making a firearm accessible to a child charges have been levied.
Last week, on Feb. 5, the toddler was shot at the couple’s home. Only the mother and another child were at home at the time. All children at the home have been removed and are in foster care.