The trial for a Chandler man on alleged crimes against a child has ended in a hung jury and will be retried in early 2024.
A woman who was also charged in the case entered a blind plea earlier this year and is currently doing three lengthy prison sentences.
Four felony charges originally were filed in Lincoln County District Court April 4, 2022 against Angela Renee Gordon, 42, and five felony counts were filed the same day against John Joshua Bonner, 46.
In early September of 2022, they were bound over to stand trial.
Bonner’s jury trial began last week on Oct. 17 and on the third day went to the jury at 10:15 a.m. At 3:19 p.m. the jury reconvened in open court and announced they were deadlocked.
With District Judge John Canavan presiding, he gave closing instructions and set the cause for the felony disposition docket at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2024.
On the second day of her jury trial in Febuary of this year, Gordon announced she wished to enter a blind plea.
District Judge Traci Soderstrom advised Gordon of her rights and that the charges are 85 percent crimes.
Court records show that Gordon was standing trial on two counts of lewd acts to a child under 12 and one for enabling child abuse.
The judge found that Gordon fully understood the nature and purposes of the proceeding and fully competent to enter a plea.
Gordon entered blind pleas of guilty, the pleas were received by Judge Soderstrom and she found Gordon guilty as charged.
Judge Soderstrom ordered a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for 9:30 a.m. on April 11 this year.
Court records show that the pre-sentence investigation is due by April 4.
During their arraignments on Sep. 20, 2022, Gordon, of Claremore and Bonner, of Chandler, then District Judge Cindy Ashwood scheduled their jury trials for 9 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2023.
Judge Ashwood also set their cause for the felony disposition docket at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2023.
Assistant District Attorneys Rachel Thompson and Lori McConnell handled Gordon’s case for the state and Gordon was represented by Patrick Thompson.
During the disposition docket before Judge Soderstrom, Bonner failed to appear and Judge Soderstrom issued a $150,000 bench warrant for his arrest and she ordered a bond forfeiture.
The records also showed Bonner is still to stand trial on four counts of lewd acts to a child under 12.
First Assistant DA Adam Kallsnick said, “the co-defendant in the case, Bonner, fled to Florida where he was arrested and we are waiting to get him back for trial.”
Due to courthouse closure, Judge Soderstrom continued his case to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21.
Gordon was originally charged with sexual abuse of a child under 12, lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, performing a lewd act in the presence of a minor and enabling child sexual abuse.
The information states the crimes occurred between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2015.
Bonner was originally charged with first degree rape with a victim under 14 years old, rape by instrumentation, sexual abuse of a child under 12, lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 and performing a lewd act in the presence of a minor.
The victim of the alleged criminal offenses was 8 at the time, according to the information.