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Man charged with dragging game warden
By Patti Weaver
Journal Correspondent
STILLWATER —. A
Stillwater man — serving
the probationary part of
a manslaughter sentence
for causing the deaths of
two of his passengers by
drunk driving northwest
of Cushing in 2011 -- has
been charged with drag-
ging a game warden on
the road, refusing to exit
his vehicle, ramming the
game warden’s vehicle,
drunk driving, operating
a car while his license
was revoked, and run-
ning from an Oklahoma
Highway Patrol trooper,
all on the Saturday after
Thanksgiving.
John Tyler Slavens, 28,
who was living in Perkins
when he was charged with
two counts of first-degree
manslaughter eight years 2
ago, has been jailed on
$75,000 total bail pend-
ing a court appearance I
this week on his new
charges that were filed
last week. If convicted
of all six counts, Slavens
could be incarcerated for
as long as 18 and one-
half years, court records
show.
John Slavens’ latest
run—in with the law
came after OHP Trooper
Anthony Harper stopped
a red 2014 Chevolet
Cruze in the area of SH
51 and SH 108 south
at 9:09 pm on Nov. 28
that was being driven by
Slavens’ wife, Aubrey,
who smelled of alcohol
and admitted to having a
beer before leaving Glen-
pool, Okla., an affidavit
alleged. ,
Asked who was with
her in the vehicle, “She
replied that it was her
husband, John Slavens,”
the affidavit alleged.
Asked if he had been
drinking, “she stated in
the affirmative, but did
not know how much he
had to drink,” the troop-
er’s affidavit alleged.
After a roadside sobriety
test, Slavens’ wife was
arrested at 9:26 pm and
charged with aggravated
drunk driving, a misde-
meanor on which she was
released from jail on her
personal recognizance
pending an appearance
before ajudge this week,
court records show.
When his wife called out
to Slavens, he “responded
in an aggressive manner,”
toward the‘trooper, the
affidavit alleged. The
trooper told John Slavens
“to return to the vehicle,
but he kept approaching,”
the trooper, the affidavit
alleged.
J ohn.Slavens “appeared
to be intoxicated as well
and emotional,” the
trooper alleged in his
affidavit. After a stand-
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off with John Slavens, “he
returned to the vehicle
and sped away,” accord-
ing to allegations of the
trooper, who “advised
the OHP Communica-
tion Center in Oklahoma
City the vehicle took off
and gave the direction of
travel, along with the tag
number.”
Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conserva—
tion Game Warden Emily
Long “located a vehicle,
that had fled the scene of
an Oklahoma Highway
Patrol traffic stop, at the
Country C Convenience
Store at Highway 51 and
Prairie Road at approxi—
mately 10:05 pm,” east of
Stillwater at a gas pump,
her affidavit alleged.
“When Slavens saw me,
Slavens ran back to the
vehicle and got into the
driver seat,” Long alleged
in her affidavit. Slavens
attempted to prevent the
game warden from open—
ing the door to his car,
her affidavit alleged. “At
this time, some civilians
came to the driver door
and helped Long open
the door,” the affidavit
alleged.
When the game warden
attempted to pull, him
out of the car, “Slavens
turned the ignition on and
put the car in drive while
Long was giving Slavens
verbal commands to stop
-- while Long Was par-
tially inside of the vehi—
cle at the driver’s door.
Slavens then accelerated
and began dragging Long
for approximately five
feet and rammed Long’s
marked unit with the car.
“Long reached for the
ignition and turned the
vehicle off and threw
the keys into the pa‘k-
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ing lot. Long instructed
Slavens to get out of
the vehicle and Slavens
refused,” the affidavit
alleged. After repeated
commands while Long
was pulling on Slavens’
left arm, he finally exited
and complied, the affida-
vit alleged.
The game warden
instructed Slavens to lay
on the ground and he was
arrested, the affidavit
said.
According to‘ Payne
County court records, in
2013 when Slavens admit-
ted that his drunk driving
northwest of Cushing had
caused the deaths of two
of his passengers, he was
ordered to enroll in and
successfully complete the
Payne County Drug Court
program under a 10-year
deferred sentence.
Slavens was 19 when he
lost control of his pickup
truck on 68th Street, just
west of the intersection
with Mt. Vernon Road,
and ultimately struck a
tree — resulting in the
deaths of two of his six.
passengers, Clarence K.
Slavens, 21, of Perkins,
and Kimberly J. David-
son, 38, of Cushing, on
Oct. 27, 201 1, authorities
said.
Garry McKinnis, who
was then Payne County
undersheriff and the
first officer on scene,
described it as trau-
matic — occurring in the
driveway of a residence.
Four other passengers,
Thomas A. Lumpkin, then
18, of Perkins; Brian P.
Pineda, then 15, of Cush-
ing; Angelo J. Pineda,
then 9, of Cushing, and
Johnathon P. Griffith,
then 16, of Cushing, were
treated for their injuries
at a Cushing hospital and
released, authorities said.
A year after Slavens
finished the Payne County
Drug Court program,
he was charged with
drunk driving in Still-
water on Aug. 7, 2015;
when he pleaded guilty
to that misdemeanor DUI
‘ charge three months later,
Slavens’ deferred sen-
tence for two counts of
first-degree manslaughter
was changed to a five—
year prison term followed
by 10 years of probation
by Payne County Asso-
ciate District Judge ‘Ste—
phen Kistler, who ordered
that he be given sub-
stance abuse treatment in
prison — from which he
was released on May 16,
2019, court records show.
Mary Ann Clodfelter
1948-2020
Mary Ann Clodfelter, age
72, went to be home with our
Lord and Savior on November
29, 2020. A Cel-
ebration of Life
will be held at a
later date.
ber 22, 1948 in '-
Stillwater, Okla—
homa. She was
the only child born to Pete and
Mary “Lucille” (Moor) Ether-
idge. She grew up around
the Perkins area, attending
both the Ripley and Perkins
schools. Graduating from Per-
kins-Tryon Public Schools in
1968. She received her beauty
license from a local beauty
college upon graduating from
high school. Mary Ann mar-
ried the man of her dreams and
the love of her life on June 22,
1968 at Eden Chapel Church.
David and Mary Ann lived in
their first home in Stillwater
until their oldest daughter,
Nancy Ann was born, and
later the family moved to
Geronimo, Oklahoma and
several other small towns
from Oklahoma to Texas,
adding Wendy Marie to the
family in Hobart, Oklahoma.
Mary Ann spent the majority
of her life being an amazing
wife to her husband, David,
and wonderful mother to her
two daughters. She loved
doing hair and was always
taking care of her mother and
aunt’s hairdos. In addition to
being a homemaker, Mary
Ann spent several years in
the workforce as a daycare
worker, substitute teacher,
J C P e n n e y ’ s
associate, and a
paraprofessional
at Stillwater
Middle School
forseveral years.
Mary Ann was
' active in her
church caring
for others with encourage—
ment cards and working in
the flower beds. She had a
heart to give. She had a great
love for her grandchildren and
they had many adventures
together. Mary Ann took joy
in working in her flower beds,
red birds, snowmen, and all
things Pioneer Woman.
Mary Ann is survived by»
her mother, Lucille Etheridge,
two daughters Nancy Miller,
and Wendy Blanco and her
husband, Ivan Blanco of
'Olathe, Kansas and their four
children, Hannah, Carneron,
Alex, and Aaron, her aunt,
Delcia Etheridge and many
extended family members.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, David Lee
Clodfelter, her father Pete Ray
Etheridge, and most recently
her son—in-law Scott Randall
Miller.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be sent to St. Jude’s Chil-
dren’s Hospital.
Condolences may be sent to
the family via the online guest
book at www.dightonmarler.
com
Dennis Paul Martin
1948-2020
oh Friday, December 4,
2020 Dennis Paul Martin,
. loving husband, father, grand-
father, brother, I
and friend went
home to rest in
the loving arms
of his Lord and E,
Savior Jesus :
Christ at the age ‘
of 72.
Interment and
graveside ser—
vices will be held at Fairlawn
Cemetery on December 14,
2020 at' 1 pm. under the
direction of Strode Funeral
Home with Pastor Seth
Mathis officiating. ‘
Dennis was born on Febru-
ary 9, 1948 in Sayre, Okla—
homa to Eugene and Loretta
Martin.
He married Phyllis Terrill
on May 29, 1968 in Stillwa-
ter, Oklahoma. They would
have celebrated 53 years in
May.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, father and moth-
er—in-law Earl and Freda Ter—
rill, brotherS—in-law Calvin
Terrill, Lawerence Osborn,
Chuck Lowery, Lee Ricord,
and brother and sister—in—law
Don and Sue Castoe.
He is survived by three
sons — Dennis Martin, Jr.
and wife April of Perkins;
Damian T. Martin and wife
Cecelia of Stillwater; and
Cheavis Martin of Glencoe.
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He is survived by two sisters
Carolyn Ricord and Patty
Lowery both of Stillwater,
and one brother
David Martin of
Stillwater. Y He is
also survived by
seven grandchil-
dren — Reygan '
Martin, Brianna
Matson and hus—
band Thomas,
Morgan Sadler
and husband J aycen, Damian
E. Martin and wife Stori,
Bailee Troxell, Kailee Trox-
ell, Vand Hagen Martin. As
well as nine great grandchil—
dren and three great grand—
children on the way. V
Dennis was a lifelong Car—
penter in the Stillwater area
and working with wood was
one of his all time favorites.
He retired as the Build-
ing Superintendent from the
Payne County Courthouse
in 1993. Past Commissioner
Bernice Mitchell praised
his construction talents and
thought he was a genius. He
saved the county so much
money during his tenure due
to his knowledge of electrical,
plumbing and various con—
struction projects. He will be
missed by all that knew and
loved him.
Condolences may be sent
to the family and an online
obituary may be viewed by
visiting www.5trodefh.com.
