A Jennings man facing a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide has been bound over to stand trial in the death of a Stroud man.
Brent Lee Nobles, 43, was charged in Lincoln County District Court March 23. A $15,000 bench warrant was issued at that time for his arrest. Court records show the bench warrant was returned and filed April 6.
He was charged after his semitrailer truck collided with a vehicle driven by a Stroud man who died in the crash.
At the conclusion of his recent preliminary hearing, he was bound over. His arraignment has been scheduled for Dec. 19.
The first degree manslaughter charge accuses Nobles on Sept. 28, 2022, of causing the death of Randy VanFossen who died as a direct result of an act which happened while Nobles was in the commission of a misdemeanor, passing in a no passing zone, contrary to the provisions of Oklahoma statutes.
VanFossen was 68 when he died in the collision.
The alternative charge, negligent homicide–motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, states Nobles committed the delinquent act on Sep. 28, 2022, by driving a motor vehicle in reckless disregard of the safety of others, passing in a no passing and in do so doing so injured VanFossen causing his death, contrary to provisions of state statutes.
In a probable cause affidavit, Stroud Police Officer Charles Mash states he was advised around 3:45 p.m. on Sep. 28, 2022 of a vehicle collision at SH 99 and 850 Road. He said upon his arrival he observed a white Chevy pickup truck and a gold semi with a flatbed trailer sitting at a resting point on the northwest corner of that intersection.
VanFossen, driver of the pickup truck, told Mash he was pinned in the vehicle and couldn’t move. Mash told dispatch to advise the Stroud Fire Department that the driver was pinned and needed to be extricated.
The Stroud officer also made contact with the driver of the semi, Brent Nobles, and he stated that he went to pass a slowing vehicle and when he entered the other lane of traffic he noticed the vehicle brake, not use his turn signal and turn west onto 850 Road.