An Oklahoma judge awaiting trial for allegedly firing into a parked vehicle and rear-ending a woman in Texas is now on trial for firing into his brother-in-law’s home six months before the road rage incident. He is being prosecuted in the same state.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that Garfield County Associate District Judge Brian Lovell, 59, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on two felonies, including shooting into a dwelling from a vehicle. . He faces more than two years in prison if convicted, according to the indictment.
The judge’s lawyer said Mr Lovell maintains his innocence and intends to defend himself “vigorously” against the charges. “Based on our own investigation, there is insufficient evidence to convince a jury beyond a standard reasonable doubt that any crime was committed,” defense attorney Stephen Jones said in a statement. Ta.
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According to a Garfield County Sheriff’s report, Lovell’s brother-in-law, Kenneth Marks, was shot at least five times at his home in Bison on February 12, 2023, damaging windows, walls and the oven. However, the person inside reported him missing. .
One bullet and five .40 caliber shell casings were recovered. Two days later, on Feb. 14, Lovell reported that a .40-caliber handgun had been stolen from his pickup truck sometime between Jan. 28 and Feb. 11, according to a sheriff’s report.
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Mr. Lovell has not had a case heard since September, when he was arrested in Austin on suspicion of ramming into the back of a woman’s car. The incident came about 90 minutes after officers responded to a report of a man firing shots at a parked vehicle while driving on a road in the area. .
Lovell and his SUV matched the description of the shooter, according to a police affidavit supporting charges of murder with a firearm and reckless driving. He will face a June hearing on the Texas charges.
Lovell told Austin police that the woman cut into traffic, but denied that the ensuing collision was intentional. According to the affidavit, the suspect told police he had two handguns in his car, but “didn’t know why he fired the guns and couldn’t remember the details of the shooting incident.” It is said that
Oklahoma investigators claim Lovell used the same .40-caliber gun in both shootings, even though the weapon was reported stolen. Neither indictment suggests why he fired the gun.
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Garfield County Magistrate Judge Paul Woodward said Lovell has agreed not to preside over any cases until his charges are resolved.
