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Stillwater man to stand
trial on terrorism charge
By Patti Weaver
Joumal Correspondent
A Stillwater man who was
ordered to stand trial on a
charge of calling the Sheriff's
Office with a terrorism hoax
was released from jail last
week -- after a judge reduced
his bail from $100,000 to
$10,000 at his July 1 prelimi-
nary heating.
Layne Lester Kent, 52, who
has ahistory of alcohol-related
arrests, was ordered by Special
District Judge Phillip Corley
to refrain from using alcohol
as a condition of his lowered
bail.
"You are not to consume
alcohol. You are not to call the
Payne County Sheriff s Office
for any business unless there
is a reason for them to be out
there," the judge admonished
Kent Thursday.
"It appears to the court
that when you start drinking,
problems occur. You need
to refi'aln from alcohol," the
judge told Kent after ordering
him to stand trial on a terror-
ism hoax charge.
Kent had been jailed since
his April 24 arrest at his
residence by Payne County
Sheriff's Deputy Paul Fox,
court records show.
Sheriff's Dispatcher Joe
Henniger, who previously
worked as a detention officer,
testified at the preliminary
hearing last week that he rec-
ognized Kent's voice when the
dispatcher answered the phone
at 2:45 a.m. on April 24.
"I heard Mr. Kent say,
'There's a low-flying plane
inbound for the Sheriff's
Office.' I said'excuse me.' He
hung up the phone. I notified
Deputy Fox. He went to Mr.
Kent's house," the dispatcher
testified.
On cross-examination
from Kent's court-appointed
attorney Debra Vincent, the
dispatcher admitted that he
did not notify the FBI, Home-
land Security, or the OSBI. He
said that no effort was made to
evacuate the building.
The dispatcher testified
that he thought that Kent was
under the influence of alcohol
when he made the call, but the
dispatcher said that he was
afraid that there could be a
low-flying plane bound for
the SherifFs Office.
The defense lawyer sought
the dismissal of the felony
charge by pointing out to the
judge, "I understand Mr. Kent
presents a problem, but terror-
ism is not one." She noted,
"He didn't say he had the
plane under his control," as
the charge alleged.
After prosecutor Tom Lee
argued to the court, "The issue
is not whether he could carry
it out," the judge said, 'H'he
witness did say he had some
fear he could carry it out," and
ordered Kent to stand trial.
Deputy Fox wrote in an
affidavit that after the phone
call to the Sheriff's Office,
"I responded to Mr. Kent's
residence and observed Mr.
Kent to be very agitated and
intoxicated, and we talked
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through the door for several
minutes.
"I could hear him banging
items in his residence and due
to his agitation, I left his front
porch and returned to my
patrol car.
"Mr. Kent then came out-
side with a camera and began
taking pictures and invited me
inside his residence.
"Mr. Kent was still very
agitated and had a strong odor
associated with alcoholic
beverages about his breath
and person.
"Mr. Kent began looking
for items in his residence,
and at one time, he said he
lost his balance and grabbed
hold of me.
"I forceably removed Mr.
Kent from me and placed him
onto his couch where I then
placed him under arrest for
terrorist threats," the deputy
wrote in his affidavit.
If convicted of a terrorism
hoax, Kent could be given as
much as a life prison term,
court records show.
His latest alleged crime came
two weeks after he was freed
from jail on $20,000 bail on a
misdemeanor charge of using
a telephone to make a threat
of physical injury to StiUwater
police on March 29.
Last fall, he was charged
with misuse of the 911 emer-
gency telephone service by
calling the Stillwater police
dispatcher on the emer-
gency line several times for
nonemergency use on Oct.
19 and Oct. 20, 2009, court
records allege.
A year ago, he was charged
with petty larceny for alleg-
edly taking several items that
belonged to the Stillwater
Medical Center on March 24,
2009, COtLrt records show.
MTC Nursing Graduates
Meridian Technology Center recently held a graduation ceremony for students completing
the Practical Nursing Program. Licensed practical nurses (LPN's) provide a unique combina=
tlon of care to patients throughout their lifespan. Their care is based on the knowledge and
application of principles and skills in the prevention of illness, and the promotion, mainte-
nance, and restoration of health. Those graduating on the front row from left to right are: Kim
Denton, Stillwater; Carroll Nichols, Stillwater; Marie White, Guthrie; April Condit, Stillwater;
Beverly Conner, Stillwater; Kerri Fielder, Stillwater; Erin Bass, Tulsa; and Meliah Wilson,
Perry. Back row left to right: Cheryl Morse, Cushing; Kathy Cain, Glencoe; Brittany Morton
Stillwater; Kerry Mick, Perry; Lisa Abbott, Stillwater; Elizabeth lves, Oklahoma City; Clirit
Phillips, Stillwater; Ashley Mitchell, Stillwater; Santana Beier, Perry; and Sherry Rorabaugh,
Perry. These students are now eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination
for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
Two years ago, he was
charged with falsely report-
ing a crime to Payne County
Sheriff's Deputy Fox on
April 20, 2008, court records
allege.
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TOPS OK013 met on
Thursday, July 1st with
15 TOPS and 2 KOPS in
attendance. The Biggest
TOPS Loser was Wilma
Wehr, the best KOPS
loser was Gayle Hill!
The net loss for the group
was 1 pound. Gayle Hill
shared the "monkey"
each day with a positive join us and find out more
thought - - before you
crawl out of bed.
The program speaker
at our next meeting, July
8th will be the lady who
leads the Senior Citizens
through exercises at the
Perkins Senior Center.
You are welcome to
items that she has pur-
chased for the August Fun HCE
Day theme decorations. Continued from Page A1
Betty Murie presented Lion's Club dinner at 6:
the program based on 30. We have been invited
having a "Positive Atti- by Pine Vale HCE to attend
tude". To help alleviate an"Apron Story Luncheon"
some of your stress and
get back into to a happier
mood - "give yourself a
timeout". Take a walk,
call a friend, move away
from the thing that is
causing you stress - when
you come back to it - it
will be easier to handle
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our prescription bottles for
the school. Our State HCE
meeting is coming up on
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on July 10, 2010 at 1:30. 75thanniversaryofOHCE.
Bring your favorite apron
and share your apron sto-
ries.
Callers need to call mem-
bers and let them know
about the party and then
to RSVP to Carla Westfall.
We discussed postpon-
ing our Sister Club party
until the fall. We need to
check on the fair kitchen
meeting time and members
discussed what they are
planning on entering in
the fair. Lorayne Hughes
Cimarron Valley HCE
will be responsible for
decorations for Summer
Council meeting so we need
to be thinking about what
we will use on the tables.
Our next month's meeting
will be a work day at the
church at 10 a.m. Bring
sewing machines, scis
sors, sewing notions, etc.'
to make our bonnets, dolls;
stocking and tooth pillows.
Our hostesses will be Edna
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