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Poised For
Stillwater has seen an
increase in commercial
development over the
past few years and is"
poised for even more in
the coming year, said the
Angela McLaughlin, who
serves as city's director
for retail and consumer
economic development.
McLaughlin said sales
tax revenues are up and
the revenue from new
stores and restaurants
doesn't seem to be taken
from previously existing
businesses.
Stillwater Journal
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By Patti Weaver In her latest case, Martin
Journal Correspondent was arrested shortly after
A Perkins woman -- on noon on Dec. 3 in the park-
probation for driving her car ing lots of Staples and EZ
towards a then-boyfriend in Pawn on N. Perkins Road
2011 -- has been ordered to in Stillwater, according to
appear in court in January an affidavit by Stillwater
on a charge of driving her Police Officer John Paul
car toward another man Johnson.
she had dated and texting Martin said that at about
threatening messages to him 6 a.m. that day, Stillwater
in December. police had responded to
Jennifer Marie Martin, an altercation between her
31, who is also on probation and the alleged victim, the
for knowingly concealing affidavit said.
a stolen cell phone from a She said at that time he
woman last December, also had broken out her car wind-
has been charged with con- shield and assaulted her, but
cealing a credit card lost in a he left before police arrived,
Stillwater bar in July. the affidavit said.
Martin remains free on She claimed that he had
$15,000 bail and could be been texting her all day,
incarcerated for 14 years harassing and threatening
if convicted of her current her, the affidavit said. "She
charges. She could receive said she found out that he
an additional 15-year prison was at Staples and wanted
term if convicted of violating some resolution so she drove
probation in her two earlier there to confront him.
cases. "She said she wanted to
make sure he didn't leave
before police got there, but
she did not call the police
-- an unrelated female wit-
ness in the Staples parking
lot called the police," the
affidavit said.
A witness said he saw
Martin attempt to run over
the man with her car and was
driving so recklessly in the
parking lot that she almost hit
him in the process of trying
to hit the man she had dated,
the affidavit alleged.
The witness said he saw
the man reach into Martin's
driver's window, "but it
looked like an attempt to stop
Martin from continuing to try
to run over him with the car,"
the affidavit alleged.
While the officer was
talking to Martin, she said
that the man she had dated
hit her several times in the
face and upper arms, but the
officer could find no injuries,
the affidavit alleged.
Lincoln County pair charged with
She allowed the officer to the parking lots of EZ Pawn
view text messages on her and Staples, which share a
phone, the affidavit said. common entrance into the
"There was a long continu- parking area," the affidavit
ous text message conversa- alleged.
tion," between the two from He said that"he reached in
7 a.m. until the time police Martin' s car to try to remove
were called at 11:26 a.m. to the keys so she could not
Staples, the affidavit said. continue to try to run over
"Both subjects exchanged him. Once there, he said
insults, but Martin's mes- Martin hit him and started
sages were much more to drive off with him in the
antagonistic and threatening, window, so he hit back to
and even included some pos- defend himself. I saw some
sible stalking actions," the minor scratches to his fore-
affidavit alleged, arms that he claimed were
"He even at one point from the assault," the officer
made a suicidal statement in wrote in his affidavit.
an attempt to get Martin to Based on the total circum-
stop the texts, but she would stances, Martin was arrested,
not...Martin made more than the officer's affidavit said.
one comment that she was Martin is due to appear in
coming after him and that court on Jan. 7 on all of her
she was going to hurt him felony charges:
or have someone else hurt • domestic assault with her
him for her," the affidavit caronDec. 3 onthe man she
alleged, had dated;
Atone point, Martin - concealing a lost credit card
texted him that she was wait- found in a Stillwater bar on
ing outside his girlfriend's July 27:
house where she believed he • assault with her car on
was "and was baiting him to June 10, 2011, on a then-
together in Payne Connty last Perkins.
week with fraudently obtain- They are alleged to have
ing checks in another man's acted together to pass two
name without his knowl- forged checks in November
edge, forging his Sl " ature to Cimarron Valley Co-op in
and passing seven checks at Perkins.
Perkins stores. According to state Depart-
Christy Lynn Kinsley, 31, ment of Corrections records,
an ex-convict who has also Kinsley was released from
used the surname of Her- prison in February 2010,
rmann, and Jerrell Jerome after serving less than half
Davis, 29, who both have of a five-year prison term
the same address in Wellston, she was given in 2007, for
could each receive a 59-year passing bogus checks in
prison term if convicted of Payne County in 2005.
conspiracy and passing seven For that felony, Kinsley
forged checks, was ordered to pay restitu-
The pair are alleged to tion of $29,464 and serve
have acted together during five years of probation on
September and October to herreleasefromprison, court
fraudulently place an order records show.
for blank checks in another Kinsley also was sen-
man's name, obtain the tenced in 2007 to serve
checks without his knowl- concurrent five-year prison
edge, forge his signature terms for assault and bat-
on them and present seven tery in 2000 and false pawn
checks to obtain cash or declaration in 2001, both in
merchandise. Payne County.
placed on probation for five Staples where a witness saw ° knowingly concealing
years, DOCrecords show. her attempt to run him over, a cell phone on Dec. 19,
Kinsley also has a felony the affidavit alleged. 2011, stolen at a Stillwater
conviction for perjury in The man she had dat- restaurant, for which she was
Creek County in 2006, for ed told police that "Martin placed on four years' proba-
which she was placed on sent him threatening text tion in April conditioned
probation for five years, messages and tried to run on her serving a weekend
DOC records show. him over when they were in in jail.
used of
By Patti Weaver County District Court last The plant manager "was
Journal Correspondent week, had been arrested on able to locate through his
A Tryon man accused of Dec. 17 and released after records where a Harry Wil-
concealing a 1940s model posting $2,500 bail. liam Payne sold two tractors
Case tractor -- allegedly Cushing Police Detec- to the business on two dif-
stolen from a Perkins man's tive Adam Harp was con- ferent dates," the affidavit
pasture and sold to Yaffe tacted by Lincoln County said.
Metals in Cushing -- has Sheriff's Investigator Larry Payne came to the busi-
been ordered to appear in Stover on Nov. 7 about a ness and sold an older
court on Jan. 7. possibly stolen tractor sold model tractor on Nov. 5
Harry William Payne, to Yaffe Metals, according that was later confirmed to
33, who was arraigned on to an affidavit, be the victim's tractor, the
the felony charge in Payne , The Lincoln County affidavit alleged.
Red Hat Pistols Meet
The Perkins Red Hat Pistols met on Dec. 11 for a meal and dirty Santa ornament exchange, plant manager if anyone had
Everyone had a great time stealing each other's gifts. Attending were front row ( I to r): brought in a unique tractor receive as much as a five-
Judy Smith, Lesa Bane, Janice Coate, and LaNell Harris. Back row: Vikki Torian, Jonette in the past few days, he said year prison term if con-
Hatfield, Pat Bickell, Mary Ellen Copeland, Amber Burton and Beverly Evans. Not shown yes, according to Harp's victed of knowingly con-
is Lauree James. Photo provided affidavit, cealing stolen property.
investigator said that the The Perkins man was able
victim had reported that his to identify the tractor as his
1940s model Case tractor -- based upon the wheels
was stolen from his pasture and rims he described, the
in Lincoln County, the Cush- affidavit alleged.
ing police detective wrote in "Payne was paid $493.20
an affidavit, for the tractor," the affidavit
Investigator Stover said said.
that the owner told him "the On Nov. 13, the Cushing
rear tractor wheels were detective went to Payne's
unique because he cut two last known address in
rims and hand made a wider Tryon, but was unable to
rim for wider tires," accord- make contact with anyone
ing to the affidavit, at the mobile home, the
"Investigator Stover said affidavit said.
that based upon his investi- "I have attempted two
gation, he believed that the times to locate Payne, but
tractor was sold to Yaffe have not been successful in
Metals in Cushing," in Payne locating him," the Cushing
County, the affidavit said. police detective wrote in his
When the Cushing police affidavit dated Nov. 15.
detective asked Yaffe's Payne was arrested a
month later and could
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• Jan I - New Year's Day
• Jan 2i 7 p.m. -Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) meeting,
Perkins Lions Den
• Jan 3, noon - Perkins
Community Chamber of
Commerce meeting, Vassar
Community Center
• Jan 7, 5:30 pm - Perkins
Uons Club meeting, Perkins
Lions Den
• Jan 7, 6-8:30 p.m.
- Monday Music Night,
Perkins Senior Citizens
Center, 114 E. Kirk
• Jan 9, 7 p.m. -Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) meeting,
Perkins Lions Den
• Jan 14, 6-8:30 p.m.
- Monday Music Night,
Perkins Senior Cilizens
Center, 114 E. Kirk
-Jan 16, 7 p.m.-Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) meeting,
Perkins Lions Den
• Jan 17, 11 a.m.
- Oklahoma Territorial
Plaza Trust meeting,
Vassar Community Center
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All-Star by Class East
squad released last week
by the Oklahoma Coaches
Association.
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All.Star come outside, attempting to boyfriend who had to jump
gfo
, Dassin rged checks in Perkins instigate another assault or out of the way to avoid
Perkins-Tryon senior
confrontation," the affidavit being hit, for which she was
Devin Peyton attNned I By Patti Weaver They are alleged to have Kinsley also has a felony alleged, placed on four years' proba-
another post'season Journal Correspondent acted together to pass five conviction for uttering forged When he finally told her tion in April with conditions
football honor as hewas I A Lincoln County man forged checks in October instruments in Creek County that he was not there but including anangerresolution
named to the Class 3A ' and woman were charged to Williams Grocery in in 2007, for which she was at Staples, Martin drove to course;
