Driver charged in I-44 case

A motorist faces a felony and two misdemeanors after he was arrested by a state trooper on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.

Formal charges were filed May 3 in Lincoln County District Court against Steven Mitchell Jones, 31, of Skiatook.

The felony he faces is distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance including possession with intent to distribute.

The misdemeanors are possession of CDS and unlawful possession of paraphernalia.

His bond was set at $20,000. He made his initial appearance May 5 before Special Judge Emily Mueller and she ordered him back in court for a pre-preliminary hearing on June 23.

She continued that until July 28 and on that date moved it until 1:30 p.m. on Sep. 15.

In Count 1, he is accused on April 3 this year of possessing about 8 pounds of marijuana wax, containing THC, a deviate of marijuana with the intent to distribute the substance.

Count 2 charges Mitchell with possessing a quantity of marijuana in Lincoln County.

State Trooper Matthew Ludwig in a probable cause affidavit reported he observed Mitchell traveling east on I-44 in Lincoln County in a Hyundai Elantra at 90 miles per hour in a 75 mile mph zone.