A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Stroud man facing a first degree murder charge related to the distribution of Fentanyl, a Controlled Dangerous Substance.
Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court Dec. 6, 2023 against Dillon Young, 30.
A bench warrant was issued the same day for the arrest of Young and later returned. He is being held in the Lincoln County jail without bond.
During a hearing Jan. 18 before Special Judge Emily Mueller, she scheduled a preliminary hearing for Young at 1:30 p.m. on April 18.
He appeared before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk on the day he was charged.
Young is accused on about June 16, 2023 in Lincoln County regardless of malice when he took the life of Curtis Smith by the commission or attempted commission of distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance– Fentanyl. Information contained in a probable cause affidavit shows that Smith was 23 when he died.
In that same affidavit, it states Lincoln County Deputy James Robinson was dispatched to the area of 3550 Road and 890 Road to the north regarding a report of a deceased person found in a vehicle. That was shortly before 8 a.m. on June 16, 2023.
Robinson reportedly learned earlier that morning Stroud Police Department had received a call of a possible missing person from Kellie Smith.
She had called asking if Stroud police might have arrested Curtis Smith due to him not coming home that night.
Stroud Police then received a call from a person passing by a vehicle stating it matched the description of the missing person’s vehicle.
Robinson arrived at the area to find a Hyundai Elantra with a tag out of the Miami Nation Tribe of Oklahoma and it returned to Curtis Smith and Kellie Smith or Randel Smith. Robinson then spoke with Stroud Officer Wade Martin who was on the scene.
In the affidavit, it’s noted that Martin had contacted the car first and broke out a back window to gain access to the vehicle due to his noticing an individual inside.
When Robinson arrived on the scene, he looked into the rear window of the vehicle and observed a white male in the passenger seat. The deputy reportedly noticed that the individual appeared deceased and was not breathing.
Robinson asked dispatch to contact a medical examiner to respond to the scene.
Medical Examiner Devin Turner arrived on the scene a short time later, conducting his investigation and taking possession of the body.
As Robinson was completing his search of the vehicle after the body had been removed, he found a wallet with a driver’s license with Curtis Smith’s name and date of birth and he was able to confirm the body was that of Smith.
The affidavit points out that later on June 16, and without prior knowledge of the ongoing investigation into the death of Smith, other officers with Oklahoma Court Services and Lincoln County Investigator Christopher Hyde conducted a routine home visit on a Stroud woman on active probation, Mavryn Walls.
This visit would lead to the arrest of Young. Hyde states in the affidavit during the home visit with Walls that Young, Joshua Standley, Belinda Mullins and Kyle Ward were also there. He said narcotics and paraphernalia were located inside Walls’ bedroom and on Young as well.
OCS officers reportedly contacted Stroud Police to respond to the scene to seize the items located. Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord and Officer Martin responded to the residence and the narcotics were turned over to them.
Young was found to be in possession of approximately 9.9 grams of methamphetamine, about 48.2 grams of powder form Fentanyl along with 89 small circular pills stamped with “M” and “30” which tested positive for Fentanyl.
Stroud officers also seized Young’s cell phone and he and Walls, who also had drugs on her, were placed under arrest by Stroud police.
At the completion of the compliance check, Gaylord informed Hyde that Deputy Robinson and Deputy Steven Hinkle were currently investigating the death of Curtis Smith.ww