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September 14, 2012

Teenage thieves receive higher bond

BY LAUREN CARTER The Express-Star

CHICKASHA — Clarence Morrow and Andrew Moore, two teenagers arrested Sept. 4 for burglarizing a home, were expected in court yesterday for a new bond hearing. Morrow's bond was originally set at $2,500 and Moore's was set at $4,000.

Moore failed to show for his hearing, resulting in a warrant being issued for his arrest.

The thieves attempted to steal guns, a TV and expensive vases. They fled the scene until they crashed into a ditch, about five miles away and were surrounded by neighbors who witnessed the entire incident.

After the original bonds were set, many citizens including Grady County Sheriff Art Kell, were disappointed with the amount.

Kell had previously stated that an investigator from his department planned to question Morrow and Moore the morning after their arrest, but they had already bonded out.

Morrow's new bond is set at $25,000.

"The bond went from $2,500 to $25,000 in less than a month,"Sheriff Art Kell said. "I'm very happy the judge saw what the citizens wanted."

Judge Richard Van Dyck scolded Moore's bondsman for his no-show, according to Kell.

Kell explained the citizens that are being stolen from are honest people.

"They are good, hard working people. They are voters, tax payers, church goers," Kell said. "They want a life like any American wants."

With Morrow's bond being raised $22,500 more today, the thief's in Grady County should realize their county is going to get a lot tougher, Kell said.

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