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Trial docket loaded in January
Federico Zarate faces charges of kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, and numerous other offenses. His trial is only one of several that dots the Grady County Court docket in January.
In addition, this month's docket contains cases involving forcible oral sodomy and possession of child pornography, obstructing an officer, possession of controlled dangerous substances, and lewd and indecent acts to a child. Trials begin Jan. 25.
The case involving Zarate stems from June 12, 2008, when Grady County dispatch received a call reporting that a woman was being held at gun point against her will in a home on County Road 2920.
A friend of the accuser, Brandy Wildey, called deputies to inform them that her friend was being held by Zarate, according to the arrest affidavit.
Zarate was reported to have several weapons in the home and had threatened to kill anybody who attempted to rescue Wildey. Deputy Sean Knight called the home, and on the third try he reached Zarate.
He asked Zarate if WIldey was there and he said yes. Wildey was allowed to speak on the phone, but Knight said he believed she was lying and in fear for her safety.
Knight asked Zarate if he could come by the house to ensure that everybody was OK, and Zarate agreed. When deputies arrived, Wildey burst out the door in tears. She told deputies that Zarate held her at gun point with a silver revolver, which was later located in a crawl space.
Deputies believe Zarate attempted to hide the gun along with two loaded shotguns, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic and an unloaded .40-calibre pistol. During their search they also observed broken bottles and a state of disarray consistent with a struggle, they noted in reports.
Zarate was arrested and has been on a roller coaster ride since then. He was initially deported because he is not an American citizen. He returned to the states to plead his innocence but was almost immediately jailed again, said Ray Cantwell, a friend.
Cantwell said the charges are unfounded and Wildey is a con-woman that has ruined Zarate's life.
Wildey also was arrested at the time of the incident on an outstanding felony warrant out of Oklahoma City for uttering a forged instrument.
Kimberly Ann Bruce faces charges of child abuse and neglect, obstructing an officer, and public intoxication.
Bruce was confronted by Chickasha Police about 6:30 p.m. on May 15 in the 700 block of Michigan Avenue. According to police reports, Bruce was walking along the railroad tracks carrying her 5-month-old daughter in one arm. Officer Jamie Guinn approached Bruce and asked her what she was doing. Guinn noticed Bruce was fidgety, anxious, nervous and sweaty with a dry mouth and foam at the corners, all signs of methamphetamine use.
Reports show the arresting officer asked if Bruce was under the influence of meth, and Bruce took off running. Her baby bobbed and shook with Bruce as she ran. In fear for the baby's safety, Guinn chased down Bruce and "wrestled" the baby from her arms.
Police reports stated the baby was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital because she was bleeding from the stomach and had a scratch on her head.
Bruce was later arrested, and due to her level of intoxication she also was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital to be cleared by doctors.
Also set to appear in front of a jury this month are:
• Jasper Welch – Charged with forcible oral sodomy and possession of child pornography.
• James Mahaffey – Charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm and kidnapping.
• Eric Chance Fulelr – Charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, attempting to elude, pornography and possession of controlled dangerous substance.
• Robert Lee Grimes Jr. – Charged with four counts of lewd and indecent acts to a child.
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
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First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
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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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