Law enforcement authorities have arrested an individual they believe was involved in shooting Sunday night near Chandler that injured a 16-year-old girl.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron Bennett said the girl was airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries and was still in the hospital late that night.
Bennett said that officers took into custody Jodie Jones, 44, of Chandler and transported him to the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler. He was arrested on charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and shooting into a dwelling, both felonies, Bennett reported.
“We don’t have information yet on why Jones shot into the house, that is still under investigation,” Bennett emphasized.
The arrest was made without incident around midnight Sunday after officers obtained a search warrant for an individual “we believed was involved in the shooting. We also recovered the shotgun we believe was used in the shooting,” Bennett said.
“Officers haven’t talked with Jones because they suspected him of being under the influence of narcotics,” Bennett said.
Bennett said that it all unfolded about 6:46 p.m. Sunday when the 911 Communications Center received a call about an individual shooting into a house. The caller stated that a juvenile, 16, had been struck in the upper part of her leg.
He said the Special Operations Team of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was already activated to assist the Oklahoma Highway Patrol with a manhunt following a hit and run on the Turner Turnpike just west of Chandler.
“We abandoned that search and responded to the shooting which was one half mile south of SH 66 on 3420 Road (Post Road) and the initial report we had was a white male in his 40s who fled the scene on foot that was wearing a tan khaki shirt and camoflauge BDU style pants,” Bennett said.
He said, “We were able to set up a perimeter to try and locate the suspect. We were assisted by OHP, Sac and Fox and Iowa Tribal units, Wellston, Agra, Luther, Meeker, Stroud and Chandler Police Departments, the State Game warden from the area along with Lincoln County Emergency Management and Stroud Fire Departments.”
Bennett said Emergency Management and Stroud Fire provided drones in the search.