75¢ VIAN TENKILLER NEWS Vol. No. 32 Issue No. 48 viannews.com Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Sheriff Lane Defeats his Webbers Falls Vice Mayor to appear before Judge Opponents by a Landslide On Embezzlement Charge Burlison and Cox win other races; Thornton AMIE REMER trict Court Records. Fred Shamblin, to pur- EDITOR He is now scheduled chase them from a hard- elected to Vian Board of Education Town of Webbers Falls for a July 7 disposition ware store in Gore be- vice mayor Bobby S. before Muskogee Coun- tween September 5, 2019 Ogg, Jr., 38, of Gore, was ty Special District Judge and May 29, 2020. charged on June 23 with Robin Adair. The probable cause af- a criminal misdemeanor According to a prob- fidavit states Ogg then count of embezzlement able cause affidavit, Ogg told Shamblin to report- and a warrant was issued was allegedly accused of edly charge the items for his arrest the same taking four semi-truck to the Town of Web- day. He was released on tires, a lawnmower belt bers Falls store account his own recognizance and three mower deck and drop them off at his on June 24, according to spindles after allegedly (Ogg’s) residence. The Muskogee County Dis- telling a town employee, See JUDGE, page 3 Vian Police Nab Two in stop AMIE REMER Sheriff Larry Lane, Jr. Gina Cox Beau Burlison EDITOR ROY FAULKENBERRY With all precincts re- (3.07 percent). Two South Carolina SPECIAL TO THE NEWS porting, Lane easily out- “Huge thank you to residents were arrested Sequoyah County vot- paced former sheriff Ron the citizens of Sequoyah and charged last Tuesday ers left little doubt as to Lockhart, winning every County. I am over- following a traffic stop in who they wanted to con- precinct, absentee and whelmed with the elec- Vian. tinue to be their sheriff early voting. Lane collect- tion results. I have never Michael S. Mayes, Jr., for the next four years by ed a total of 2,953 votes seen a Sheriff’s election 38, and Reva Caudill, 33, giving Sheriff Larry Lane, (82.42 percent) to Lock- with such a huge mar- both of Seneca, were each Jr., a wide margin of vic- hart’s 520 votes (14.51 gin of victory,” Lane said. charged with possession tory over his two op- percent). Eric Cope, the “Thank you all for rec- of marijuana and unlaw- ponents in last Tuesday third man in the race for ognizing the great job ful possession of para- phernalia before bonding night’s primary election. sheriff, received 110 votes See SHERIFF, page 3 VCF, Armstrong Park Bike Trail is an OTRD Grant Recipient Recently the Oklaho- “The Recreational for the projects is provid- ma Tourism & Recreation Trails Program gives ed by federal transporta- Department (OTRD) an- communities the op- tion funds. In Oklahoma, nounced grant recipients portunity to build or en- the program is managed for the 2020 Recreational hance recreational trails by OTRD. Trails Program (RTP), for their residents to en- RTP guidelines require VIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT | SUBMITTED which included the Vian joy the outdoors,” said the funds be used for rec- Two jars containing marijuana totaled 18 grams altogether. Community Foundation, Jerry Winchester, Execu- reational trails and trails- Armstrong Bike Trails tive Director of OTRD. related projects. Specific out. tang driving improperly Phase V. The RTP provides for uses include: trail main- Vian Police Officer and attempted to initiate This year OTRD a Federal-aid assistance tenance and restoration, Daniel New reported on a traffic stop. New report- awarded more than $1.5 program to states for pro- land acquisition, con- June 30 at around 12:26 ed the vehicle stopped million to communities vision and maintenance struction of new trails, VIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT | SUBMITTED p.m. that he was patrol- just west of town limits One of two jars found by po- ling on US-SH 64 and on US-SH 64. across the state, accord- of recreational trails for trail access for persons lice that contained marijuana ing to a press release from motorized and non-mo- with disabilities, and de- is shown, along with a grinder Blackstone Street when Vian Police Chief Mark he saw a 2008 Ford Mus- OTRD. torized use. The money See GRANT, page 3 that was confiscated. See POLICE, page 3 We Asked Kids... Woman, Under the Influence, Arrested at Neighbor’s Residence AMIE REMER a smoking device with who was on her neigh- dence. EDITOR JESSICA DAVIS burnt residue. bor’s porch and allegedly According to the prob- A Vian woman, al- Kelly Armer, 47, was appeared to be under the able cause affidavit, the legedly under the influ- formally charged on June influence of narcotics. deputy arrived to find ence of drugs, has been 15 and is now scheduled While en route dis- Armer standing on the charged with felony bat- for a July 8 felony disposi- patch advised Stafford the neighbor’s porch wear- tery/assault and battery tion docket. woman’s family members ing a shirt but no pants or on police officer, public On June 8 Sequoyah were on their way to the shoes. Stafford reported intoxication and unlaw- County Sheriff’s Deputy Sheriff’s Office to file a when he approached her ful possession of drug Thomas Stafford report- report on threats of vio- she immediately became paraphernalia after show- ed he was dispatched to lence against them before agitated and speaking of ing up on her neighbor’s 451244 East 1000 Road the woman had wandered things not taking place. in reference to a woman down to a neighbor’s resi- porch and handing her See WOMAN, page 3 Fleet Faces Burglary, Embezzlement Charges AMIE REMER scheduled for Fleet as of the property owner that the neighbor who told EDITOR press time. no one had permission to him he could still hear A Webbers Falls man Sequoyah County be on the property. people and it sounded Karma Patton Rowty Redburn was charged on June 19 Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Smithson arrived to like they might be stuck. Age 6, Vian Age 14, Vian in Sequoyah County Dis- Smithson reported on find the gate to the prop- Smithson said he decided trict Court with felony June 9 he was dispatched erty taken off the hinge to wait at the end of the Where is your favorite Where is your favorite second-degree burglary to E. 1020 Road regard- and propped up to appear driveway in plain view, place to eat? It’s Taco Bell! place to eat? I love Den- and embezzlement. A ing trespassing after a it was closed. He also re- which was appropriately What is your favorite ny’s! bench warrant was issued neighbor contacted the ported seeing tire tracks 50 yards from the victim’s foods? Hard tacos are my What is your favorite for Gene D. Fleet, 51, the Sheriff’s Office stating through tall grass to the driveway, to prevent a favorite. foods? Chipotle! same day and returned he’d seen and could hear driveway, which showed pursuit. What do you not like What do you not like on June 23, according to people next door to him. a vehicle had been down “While waiting I could to eat? I just love tacos! to eat? I do not like Chi- court records. No formal The reporting party said at some point. hear a vehicle coming Tacos are life! nese food! court dates have been he’d also verified it with The deputy spoke with See FLEET, page 3 Page 2 VIAN Tenkiller NEWS Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Obituaries | Area News Ethel McGowan Ruth Lollis England County Residents March 7, 1929 – June 26, 2020 Dec. 29, 1946 – June 30, 2020 Sallisaw – Funeral ser- Sallisaw – Services for Urged to Complete vices for Ethel McGowan, Ruth Lollis England, 73, 91, of Sallisaw, were held of Sallisaw were held on at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June Mon., July 6, 2020 at 10 2020 Census 30, 2020, at Immanuel a.m. at Agent Mallory Baptist Church in Salli- Martin Chapel in Sal- saw. ROY FAULKENBERRY citizens are counted in lisaw. Burial followed at SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Burial was at Sallisaw Peters Cemetery in Sal- the census. City Cemetery under Have you been count- The Census Bureau is lisaw under the direction ed? Chances are you may the direction of Agent & of Agent Mallory Martin prohibited by law from Mallory-Martin Funeral not be counted for the sharing your information Funeral Home. 2020 Census. Home. Mrs. England was born with law enforcement. Mrs. McGowan was At present, Sequoyah The Census Bureau says on Dec. 29, 1946 in Salli- County ranks 55 out of born on March 7, 1929, saw to Alfred Lollis and that questions that will in Gore to Buddy Burris 77 counties in the state NOT be asked are your Ethel Broyles Lollis and in terms of responses to and Etter (Bell) Burris. passed this life on Tues., Social Security number, She died on Friday, June 26, 2020, in Sallisaw. the census, according money or donations, any- June 30, 2020 in Sallisaw. She married William Rufus to Kirk Martin, direc- She was a homemaker. England in 1971 in Tulsa. She was a former machine thing on behalf of a po- She married Raymond Earl McGowan Jr. on Sept. tor of performance and litical party, your bank or operator at Tuscarora. accountability with the 6, 1955, in Stilwell. He preceded her in death on Sept. Survivors include one daughter, Penny Atchley of credit card account num- 23, 2003. Oklahoma Department bers.