By News Director Jared Atha
An Elk City man was charged March 26 after allegedly helping a prisoner escape from the Lexington Correctional Center in early March.
29-year-old Dillon Hill was charged in Cleveland County District Court after he allegedly drove Lexington inmate Matthew Perry from the facility.
Perry was taken into custody without incident on the evening of March 12 in Sayre by the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, Sayre Police Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and agents of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General.
According to a court affidavit, an Oklahoma Department of Corrections agent reported that Perry, who was an active member of the Irish Mob Gang, was indicted March 2 along with other gang members, and Hill assisted in his escape March 7. A Cleveland County District Judge issued a bench warrant with a $50,000 bond March 12 to the DOC after reviewing probable cause.
By News Director Jared Atha
A Beckham County deputy pursued a stolen vehicle early Monday morning after it was located by G.P.S north of Erick.
Now the suspect is believed to have stolen a second vehicle from the Sweetwater area.
According to the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, the pursuit ended when the stolen pickup crashed at Sweetwater.
Authorities say that’s when the man fled on foot. Authorities with the Beckham County and Roger Mills County Sheriff’s Departments began searching the area. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol are assisting in the search as well.
Later in the morning, reports of a missing 2013 red Ford F-150 were made to the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, and it is suspected that the suspect may be responsible for its disappearance.
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By News Director Jared Atha
An Elk City couple are accused of stealing railroad items in Erick, and have both received felony grand larceny charges in Beckham County.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a concerned Erick citizen who said she witnessed two individuals, later identified as being 49-year-old Jeffery Dewayne Pogue and 34-year-old Callie Jae Long, allegedly loading their vehicle with items from a building that was being used by Farm Rail for storage. By the time a detective with the sheriff’s office arrived, he had found that the couple had been pulled over by the Erick Police Department. When talking with Pogue, he would tell the detective that he did indeed take items and said he thought it was okay to do so.