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Renee Wick
Jacob Brigance, 27
Judy Jones
Happy Anniversary
Charles & Wanda Long, 56th
Jerry & Donna Long, 56th
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Racing 66
As a publicity stunt in 1928,
promoters of Route 66 held a
coast to coast foot race that
included all 2448 miles of the
Mother Road and then some. The
race kept right on going far
beyond Chicago all the way to
New York City.
BY JOHN BROCK
HERALD MANAGING EDITOR
For the second Joint Civic
Luncheon of 2015, the united gather-
ing of civic and social clubs a tri-
umvirate of state legislators each
offered their own summaries of the
accomplishments made this session
down at the OKC slatehouse.
Senate President Brian Bingman,
District 30 State Representative Mark
McCullough and freshman lawmaker
James Leewright of District 29,
Republicans one and all.
Bingman of Senate District 12 and
most senior of the three started first.
He alluded to having after 11 years
in the senate just one more year
before term limitations end the run.
He joked that this allowed him to be a
bit more free with his remarks.
The Pro Tempore of the state sen-
ate remarked that with the oil and gas
industry tax shortfalls of roughly
$600 million that the latest state "bud-
get was the most challenging we (I)
have been through.”
Bingman pointedly noted however
that this year’s budget spending was
reduced $70 million over last, but still
required removing $125 million from
the state’s rainy day fund.
The senator in the interest of trans-
parency and good governance stated
that he was committed to review all of
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LOCAL LAWMAKERS DETAIL the work accomplished at the first session at the state capitol. Republicans
Mark McCullough at left. James Leewright and Brian Bingman take questions from the audience. Among the
hot-topic items on the Republican gameplan for the next legislative session are: a review of state sponsored
tax credits: criminal justice reforms, health care and education
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BY CHRIS HICKS
STAFF WRITER
Sapulpa Police arrested a Tulsa woman and a Sapulpa
man on robbery complaints after an attempted robbery
was called in at the Maverick Mini Mart in the 9(X) block
of South Main, on Thursday June 4 around midnight.
Police records show Jenifer Michelle Shields and
Starling Knight. Sr. were arrested and are facing possible
felony charges including first degree robbery and know-
ingly concealing stolen property.
Sapulpa Police Department reports indicate a 911
emergency call was made reporting an attempted robbery
at the Maverick Mini Mart in 9(X) block ot South Main at
11:30 p.m on Thursday. June 4.
The suspects were reported to have left the store in a
blue pick-up truck bearing a Creek Nation license plate.
Shortly after the incoming crime call, Sapulpa
Patrolman Randal Arnold stopped a vehicle matching the
description at Main and Tatt.
Patrolman Mark Hulett made contact with the driver,
who identified herself as Shields Starling was in the pas
senger seat of the truck.
Hulett watched Arnold’s body cam footage of viewing
the convenience store's surveillance video ol the alleged
incident.
The footage showed a female that very much resem-
bled Shields walking into the store and placing her hand
into the pocket of her jacket (what could be interpreted as
mimicing possession of a weapon) while waving and
pointing at things with her other hand
The video footage contained no sound Officers locat-
ed sunglasses that visually matched a pair wom by the
female subject as shown by the store’s video surveillance
footage within the vehicle.
The reporting party stated that Shields came into the
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store and demanded money and cigarettes The wit-
ness/victim said that Shield’s claimed she had a gun.
Officers also discovered a pink wallet wrapped in
clothing behind the driver's seat containing identification
that did not match Shields or Knight.
SPD Captain Steve Thompson informed officers
Arnold and Hulett that the wallet was reported-in to
Sapulpa police as stolen the day prior to the alleged
attempted robbery.
Shields made no comment and refused to answer offi-
cer’s inquiries on the matter
Knight was taken into police custody and he waived his
right to be silent.
Knight is alleged to have told officer Hulett that
Shields had acted normal walking into the store, but she
came out acting strangely. Knight staed to lawmen that
she jumped in the truck and drove off quickly. He claimed
she had not told him anything about what had occured
inside the convenience store.
Hulett asked Knight if he knew about the wallet hidden
in the clothes from the back of the truck. Knight stated
that while he saw the clothes he did not know anything
about a wallet.
A criminal check showed no previous convictions in
Oklahoma for Knight.
Shields however does have a past record ot running
afoul of the law. She was convicted of second degree rob-
bery and possession of stolen property in 2014 in Creek
County. Shields received a suspended sentence for both
convictions in Creek County court.
As of press time Thursday Knight had made bond from
the confines of the Creek County Justice Center, while
Shields remains in custody of the women’s wing at the
county jailhouse.
BY STEVEN JAMES
STAFF WRITER
Police and U.S. Marshals are
on the hunt for an inmate with
possible ties to Sapulpa who
escaped from a minimum-secu-
rity prison in McAlester on
Monday.
Ronald Thomas Jr., 37. ran
from the
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A HAPPY MONDAY PICKUP for Steve Robinson. 70. downtown. He packed Mpfhe 350 Chevy Longblock
Crate Engine that he won at the Route 66 Blowout raffle sponsored by
$3,500 was won with the purchase of two chance tickets (St 0 all in)
Robinson of Tulsa was showing a 1961 Pontiac Catalina Convertible that he
1985.1 wasn't a winner with the car. but I did win something, he happily said while the hot rod motor was
loaded into his Ford Monday.
Jackie
Brannon
Correctional
Center and
jumped in a
white pickup,
said Teri
Watkins,
spokesperson
for the
Oklahoma
Department
o f
Corrections.
Thomas, who has an exten-
sive record of property crimes,
is believed to have been spotted
at a residence in the 800 block
of South Watchom around 7 .05
p.m. Tuesday, according to a
Sapulpa police radio log.
A marshal called police and
said Thomas lived at that resi-
dence and left in a black
Chevrolet pickup believed to be
a 2001-2003 model, the radio
log indicates.
Sapulpa Police Maj. Pete
Sellers said local police have
been assisting in the manhunt
with extra patrols, but Thomas
has not been seen in the area
since the original sighting
Tuesday.
Watkins said late Wednesday
she could not confirm that the
man sighted in Sapulpa was in
fact Thomas.
Online Department of
Corrections records indicate
Thomas was serving a 20-year
sentence for unauthorized use
of a motor vehicle on a
Washington County conviction.
Thomas also has multiple
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