The arraignments for two men charged in a shooting at an On Cue in Stroud last Oct. 9 have been continued and a date to hear motions filed by the two has been scheduled.
The State Attorney General’s Office filed charges last October in Lincoln County District Court on Jeffrey Lee Battey, 57, Ponder, Texas and Ray Arnold Allen, 52, Krum, Texas, in connection with the shooting.
At the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in July, they were bound over to stand trial.
Their arraignments had been scheduled for July 12. On that date, Lincoln County District Judge Cindy Ashwood, by agreement of both parties, continued their arraignments until 9:30 a.m. Aug. 30.
On Aug. 30, Judge Ashwood, continued their arraignments and set 9:30 a.m. on Sep. 20 as the date to hear arguments on pre-trial motions filed by both defendants.
Battey and Allen were bound over on a single count each of Assault and Battery with a deadly weapon.
Battey was charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Allen did face charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of feloniously pointing a firearm.
During Battey’s court appearance on Aug. 30, Judge Ashwood denied a motion for change of continued pretrial release conditions which had been filed earlier by his attorney on his behalf.
She will hear arguments Sep. 20 on motions filed Aug. 11 including to quash evidence adduced at preliminary hearing and memorandum of law in support; a motion for discovery and inspection and memorandum of law in support; and a motion for defense expert to examine original video and/or video recording.
The judge will also hear on Sep. 20 motions filed Aug. 15 by Allen’s attorney on his behalf including a motion to quash information and the bind over order; and a motion to dismiss, immunity and stand your grand.
State prosecutors also have filed responses to all those motions filed by Battey and Allen.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reportedly is handling the cases and the State Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting them.
(Published in The Lincoln County News September 8, 15, 2022 - LPXLP) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ) OF VICKIE LANETTE WILLIAMS, ) SECOND NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINALACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR ORDERALLOWING FINALACCOUNT, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES AND FOR FINAL DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION Case No. PB-2022-7 deceased. ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael B. Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Vickie Lanette Williams, deceased, having filed in this Court his Final Account and Petition for allowance of said Final Account, Determination of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees and Distribution of said estate, the hearing of same has been set by the Judge of said Court for the 21 day of September, 2022, at 9:30 o’clock a.m., at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Courtroom No. 1, Chandler, Oklahoma, and all persons interested in said estate is notified to then and there appear and show cause, if any they have, why the said final account should not be settled and allowed, the heirs of said deceased person determined and the estate distributed. /s/ Cynthia Ashwood JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT Joseph A. Dobry, OBA No. 16208 P.O. Box 496, 111 West 9th Street Chandler, OK 74834 (405) 258-2475 Attorney For Personal Representative