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Woman says she feared for her life
Formal arraignment was scheduled Tuesday for Federico Zarat.,Zarat is being held in the Grady County Jail on six felony and misdemeanor counts.
Zarate, whose felony charges include kidnapping and assault and battery with a deadly weapon, was arrested last June on suspicion of holding co-worker Brandy Wildey against her will in his home and threatening to kill her, Assistant District Attorney Lesley March said.
Formal arraignment has been scheduled for July 7 at the Grady County Courthouse.
At the preliminary trial Tuesday, Wildey and Deputy David Jacobs were questioned. Jacobs was one of several deputies on the scene that night.
Wildey was questioned by both March and Zarate’s criminal defense attorney Paul Faulk from Oklahoma City.
Wildey, who worked with Zarate in 2008, had been at Zarate’s home in Tuttle to collect her personal belongings and her payroll check. A mutual friend had dropped her off for this purpose, and after Wildey asked Zarate to drive her back to Oklahoma City, he refused, records show.
RECORDS STATE THAT, after Wildey called the friend who had dropped her off, Zarate held a gun to her and smashed her cellular phone.
Wildey said Zarate held her at gunpoint in the house for almost five hours, several times hitting her in the head and knees with the weapon.
She said he was drinking tequila, and continually told her she was going to die that day.
She also said Zarate threatened to kill her sister and nephew, as well as shoot up her boyfriend’s house.
At one point, Wildey said, Zarate forced her to her knees and told her to pray as he held a gun to her head between her eyes.
WILDEY SAID AT said at the preliminary hearing Tuesday that she honestly believed Zarate would kill her and no one would find her.
Wildey’s friend, who she had earlier tried to contact, called the Grady County Sheriff. Deputy Sean Knight called Zarate’s house and spoke with Zarate, confirming he was holding Wildey against her will.
Knight also spoke on the phone with Wildey, who had a gun pointed at her side at the time, according to tesimony.
Records show Sheriff Kieran McMullen approached the residence and ordered Zarate to surrender, at which point the house alarms were set off. After this, Wildey ran from the house and said she had been held at gunpoint and was scared for her life, records state.
UPON CONTACT WITH Zarate, Knight put him under arrest on charges of domestic assault and requested to search the house for other weapons or illegal items.
Several loaded guns were found, one stolen, as well as four glass pipes that are supsected to have been used for smoking methamphetamines, reports show.
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
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First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
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AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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