Braden Andrew Vaughn
(PCSD file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 27-year-old Cushing man has been placed on five years’ probation for stealing a golf cart from the Remington Ranch apartment complex in Stillwater, a felony charge to which he pleaded guilty last week.
Braden Andrew Vaughn was ordered to attend mental health treatment, have a substance abuse evaluation, follow any recommendations, undergo random drug tests, perform 80 hours of community service and pay $1,560 in assessments along with court costs.
Vaughn had been arrested at the Cimarron Plaza shopping center by Stillwater Police Officer James Droescher at 2:49 pm on March 15, court records show.
The Stillwater officer had been sent to the Cimarron Plaza on a report that a “caller had located a golf cart belonging to the Remington Ranch apartment complex and that they had the driver on scene,” his affidavit said.
The officer wrote in his affidavit, “While placing Braden into handcuffs, he made the statement that he was the one who had taken the cart, without being questioned.
“Braden told me that he had been at the Grand Lake Mental Health facility seeking treatment for his addiction. Braden said that he had become tired of waiting and checked himself out in the morning.
“Braden told me that after he checked out, he had been drinking. Braden stated that he had taken the golf cart from in front of the apartment complex office located at 1815 N. Boomer and driven it from that location.”
The vice president of the business “informed me that she wished to have Braden prosecuted for the larceny of the golf cart,” that was recovered and valued at $3,500, the officer wrote in his affidavit.
Because Payne County Associate District Judge Michael Kulling gave Vaughn a deferred sentence as recommended by the prosecution last week, Vaughn will not have a criminal record if he successfully completes the terms of his probation.
