A jury trial has been scheduled for an ex-convict facing two felonies and a misdemeanor following his arrest by Highway Patrol troopers on the Turner Turnpike.
Charles Michael Brownlee, 39, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Nov. 1, 2022 with unlawful possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance with the intent to distribute; driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicating substance, second and subsequent offense, both felonies; and a misdemeanor of driving while license is suspended.
He has been convicted of at least 10 felonies in addition to the two others he now faces following his arrest last November.
Appearing before Special Judge Emily Mueller on May 11, Brownlee waived his preliminary hearing. Judge Mueller scheduled his arraignment for 9:30 a.m. June 27.
On that date he failed to appear for his arraignment and a bench warrant was issued. It was later returned and filed.
During his arraignment before District Judge John Canavan, Brownlee pleaded not guilty. The judge set his case for the felony disposition docket at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 16, 2024, jury trial call docket Jan. 23 and a jury trial for 9 a.m. Feb. 5.
Count 1 accuses Brownlee on Oct. 29 of possessing quantities of Methamphetamine and Heroine with the intent to distribute those substances while driving a Chevrolet Camaro car on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.
In Count 2, on Oct. 29 he reportedly was driving that Chevrolet Camaro car on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County while under the influence of Methamphetamine, Heroine or some other intoxicating substance.
Count 3 accuses him of driving while his license is suspended, a misdemeanor by operating the Chevrolet Camaro on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.
In an affidavit, State Trooper Joe Spears stated Oklahoma City dispatch advised it had received reports of a red Chevrolet Camaro traveling eastbound all over the road on the Turner Turnpike about 8:25 a.m. Spears advised he was westbound on the turnpike at mile marker 190 and when the Camaro was at the 155 mile marker numerous witnesses reported the car struck the center wall more than once and departed the road to the south side and was in the grass with air bags deployed.
Trooper David Hamilton and other officers from Lincoln County, Deputy James Robinson, Luther Police Department, Capt. Chris Fetters also arrived on the scene, the affidavit states.