(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Cushing man — on probation for breaking into a business at 4001 N. Little in 2012 — has been ordered to appear in court Friday on a charge of breaking into a house in the 4400 block of N. Little where $1,000 in cash and items were taken in April.
Colton Dwayne Molloy, 24, who had been jailed since his arrest on April 10, was released on a personal recognizance bond last week after waiving his right to a preliminary hearing on his residential burglary charge.
Two men said that when they came to the residence to drop off a company vehicle on April 10, they saw a blue GMC truck parked at the north gate to the property, Payne County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Miller wrote in an affidavit.
They said they took photos of the truck, but were unable to locate anyone by the pond or truck, the affidavit said.
They said as they pulled up to the residence, they saw the east shop door ajar and witnessed “Colton Molloy run from the shop towards the truck at the north gate,” the affidavit alleged.
“At the gate, they got a better look at Mr. Molloy and positively identified Mr. Molloy as the one that came out of the shop. Both knew him because they worked together before,” the affidavit alleged.
“Found between the residence and shop was a black gym type bag that contained approximately $1,000 worth of money and other items,” confirmed as coming out of the residence or shop, the affidavit alleged.
When the deputy located the truck and Molloy in the Cushing area, Molloy said he didn’t know anything about it, the affidavit said.
“After I told him what evidence I had, he admitted to entering the residence and stealing the items in the black bag. He advised he didn’t enter the shop, but he did open the door,” the deputy alleged in his affidavit.
Thirteen months before that residential burglary, Molloy was placed on four years’ probation for breaking into a building owned by JTL Corporation at 4001 N. Little, and also possessing two road signs stolen from the intersection of Battle Ridge Road and Eseco Road, court records show.
Payne County Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Myers had been sent shortly before 7 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2012, to the JTL Corporation on a burglary report, an affidavit said.
JTL owner James Wasson said that at 9:18 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, “a person had broken into the shop building and removed some tools,” the deputy wrote in an affidavit.
“Mr. Wasson showed the video of an individual walking from the southeast side of the property to the main door of the building. After the subject broke into the building, the surveillance system was disabled.
“The video degraded because of the night and distance of the subject, but you could tell the area of the fence the subject came from,” the affidavit said.
The burglar had cut the fence on the south side of the business, the affidavit said.
“Mr. Wasson advised a new person was living in one of the trailers to the south of the business, and it seemed like since he had moved in, they were having problems,” the affidavit said.
“The property to the south was owned by Mike and Bryan Jones and had three trailer houses on it that they rented. I contacted Bryan Jones and discovered the names of the renters to include the newest renter, Colton Molloy,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
When the deputy unsuccessfully attempted to contact Molloy at the trailer, “I noticed a street sign belonging to the Payne County District Barn located in plain view on the east side of the residence,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
“I walked back to the hole in the fence and could see a worn path from the hole in the fence to the residence of Colton Molloy. At the hole in the fence, I located one air chuck tool located on the ground on the Jones’ property side.
“I again contacted Bryan Jones and asked if he knew where Mr. Molloy worked and he advised he worked for his company S.P.I. Incorporated on South Little Street,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
When the deputy went to SPI to talk to Molloy about the burglary, Molloy said he had no clue about who might have committed it, the affidavit said.
“I asked Mr. Molloy about the cut fence that adjoined the property where he rented a trailer, and he advised he had cut the fence to allow his dogs access,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
After again asking Molloy about the theft, “he again hesitated but ultimately told me he did it,” the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
“Mr. Molloy informed me how he broke into the business and took the items. Mr. Molloy also advised me all the items were still at his residence,” which were recovered, the deputy wrote in his affidavit.
“The total of the items taken was over $2,500,” the affidavit said.
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