A Wellston man facing five felony charges after reportedly shooting at his parents and leading law enforcement officers on a high speed pursuit before being caught and arrested has had his pre-preliminary hearing continued.
Formal felony charges were filed March 1 this year in Lincoln County District Court against Clyde Edgar Gladden III, 23. He appeared Feb. 27 before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk who set his bond at $150,000.
Judge Kirk has lowered Gladden’s bond from $150,000 to $25,000. She has scheduled his pre-preliminary hearing for 1:30 p.m. May 11.
Special Judge Emily Mueller has continued that hearing until Aug. 17.
In Count 1, Gladden is accused on Feb. 24 this year of shooting with intent to kill by shooting a firearm.
In the alternative in Count 2, he is charged on the same day with assault with a dangerous weapon by shooting at Robert Martin with a semi-automatic rifle.
Count 3 accuses Gladden of shooting with intent to kill by shooting a firearm at Elisha Martin.
Count 4, in the alternative, he is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon by shooting at Elisha Martin with a semiautomatic rifle.
The fifth felony is aggravated attempting to elude a police officer by trying to elude the Stroud Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office by speeding and disregarding a siren, endangering another person.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case, the 911 Communications Center dispatched a shooting in progress call shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 at 850123 S. 3570 Road.
The reporting person stated her son was intoxicated and shooting at her and her husband.
The suspect was identified as Clyde Edgar “Trey” Gladden, III. Prior to law enforcement arriving the reporting party, identified as Elisha Martin and her husband Robert Martin left the residence and went to a safe location to wait for officers.
The affidavit states that Stroud police began a pursuit of the suspect just prior to 4 p.m. headed south on 3570 Road, then west to SH 99, where it went north.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Capt. Larry Stover, Sr., stated he was at 760 road and 3570 Road as the pursuit began.
Stover reported the pursuit went west on 850 Road to 3570 Road. He attempted to clear civilian traffic north of that location, he stated. Stover stated his stopped his vehicle at 870 Road and 3570 Road to warn any civilian traffic.
Due to the danger to civilians, Stroud Officer Wade Martin attempted to perform a tactical vehicle intervention but was unsuccessful, causing major damage to Martin’s patrol unit.
Martin had to stop, Stover said, due damage to his vehicle.
Stroud Officer Levi Bruder attempted a TVI but was also unsuccessful.
Undersheriff Tim Donaldson and Lt. Tony Long informed the Comm Center they were set up at 3570 road and 770 Road with spike sticks. It was announced it was a good spike on the suspect’s vehicle.
Gladden got out of his vehicle with a semi-automatic long rifle. Donaldson reportedly arrived at the stop and Gladden ran in front of his own vehicle, then north into an oil field drive.
The Undersheriff pursued him in his patrol unit as Gladden was turning around with the rifle in his hands and Donaldson struck Galdden with the front of his patrol unit, causing Gladden to drop the rifle and an extra magazine, falling to the ground.