A second degree burglary charge against a Stroud man who admitted he and another individual were inside a building when it up in flames last October has been dismissed.
However, in another case, he still faces a felony charge of driving while under the influence of drugs.
Formal charges of second degree burglary were filed in Lincoln County District Court March 26 against Joshua Dylan Standley, 33. He also was charged with obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor. That count also was dismissed.
At his preliminary hearing recently, the state moved to dismiss that charge.
Standley, who has several previous felony convictions, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Jan. 8, 2024, with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, a felony.
He recently waived his preliminary hearing on that charge.
A $5,000 bond has been set on that count.
Supplemental information filed in that case by Assistant District Attorney Rachel Thompson shows that Standley has been convicted of four felonies since 2014.
On Dec. 17, 2014, he was convicted in Lincoln County District Court of knowingly concealing stolen property.
On Sep. 18, 2019, he was convicted in Creek County District Court of driving while under the influence and placing bodily fluids on a government employee.
On June 14, 2019, he was convicted in Creek County District Court of manslaughter. Court records show that he pleaded guilty to the charge as a result of a plea agreement. He was sentenced to four years in the Department of the Corrections and received credit for time served.
The second degree burglary count had accused Standley on Oct. 23. 2023 of breaking and entering into a building located at 722 N. Park Avenue in Stroud owned by Marshall Horn in which property of value was contained by back upstairs door, with the intent to commit larceny.
The obstructing an officer had charged him on March 21, 2024 of obstructing Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord by raising his fists and ignoring the officer’s commands.
Gaylord said that while Standley had admitted he was in the building with another individual when it went up in flames, Standley has denied he has any knowledge of how the fire started.
The Stroud police chief stated recently the State Fire Marshal’s Office which investigated the blaze, was unable to determine the origin of the fire of how it began or the causation.
Two more misdemeanor cases have been filed against Standley. On June 14, he was charged with obstructing an officer, resisting an officer and public intoxication. He was scheduled for a court appearance earlier this week.
On July 9, he was charged again, this time with two misdemeanors, breaking and entering without permission and obstructing an officer.
He was set for an initial appearance on those counts earlier this week as well.