(Stillwater, Okla.) A Glencoe man accused of trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a loaded gun in the commission of a felony, as well as having marijuana and drug paraphernalia, has been ordered to appear in court with an attorney on Sept. 11 or his $50,000 bail will be revoked.
When Jesse Donald Baker, 23, showed up in court last week without an attorney, he was warned by Special District Judge Katherine Thomas that he must have an attorney at his next court appearance or he will be jailed.
Baker was arrested by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Johnny Finney, who was sent to a single car rollover accident on Highway 177 shortly before 7 a.m. on July 28, court records show.
When the trooper arrived at the crash scene, Baker had already been transported to the Stillwater Medical Center, an affidavit said.
Baker’s vehicle “had departed the roadway right hitting a culvert causing the vehicle to flip end over end,” the trooper wrote in an affidavit.
During his investigation, the trooper found a Smith and Wesson firearm loaded with three .357 rounds and three .38 special rounds, as well as a small red zipper vapor case in the debris path, his affidavit said.
Inside the red vapor case, the trooper found “one green baggy containing a clear crystal substance which appeared to be meth, two metallic bowls, one red straw, small green baggies and small blue baggies,” the affidavit alleged.
The trooper also found “a blue marijuana grinder, rolling papers, and a box of .38 special full metal jacket rounds,” the affidavit alleged.
When the trooper talked to Baker at the hospital, “Baker stated he was sleepy and stayed up late the evening before,” the affidavit said.
Baker said he was the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, the affidavit said.
Baker admitted that the marijuana grinder, the marijuana inside it and the rolling papers were his, the affidavit alleged.
Asked about guns, Baker said he had a 9 mm and a revolver, the latter in the vehicle he had crashed that morning, the affidavit alleged.
When the trooper asked who the red vapor case belonged to, “Baker slightly paused and denied previous knowledge of the red case,” the affidavit alleged.
After the trooper told Baker its contents, Baker asked “if he was going to jail for the meth,” the affidavit alleged.
On Baker’s release from the hospital, the trooper took him to the Payne County Jail from which he was released on bail the next day, court records show.
The trooper field-tested the substance that was positive for methamphetamine and weighed 28.9 grams, the affidavit alleged.
If convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, Baker could be incarcerated for four years to life and fined $200,000, court records show.
If convicted of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony, Baker could be sentenced to two years to 10 years in prison.
If convicted of his misdemeanor counts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession, Baker could be incarcerated for two years and fined $2,000. Baker could be given an additional 10-day jail term and $500 fine if convicted of failing to devote full attention to driving and having an accident.
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