By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Cushing woman accused of stealing a friend’s pain pills from her car, while it was parked at a veterinary clinic in Yale, has been mailed a letter from the Payne County District Attorney’s Office ordering her to appear in court on Aug. 28 on a charge of larceny of 25 Oxycodone 10 mg pills, court records show.
If convicted of the felony, Bonnie Jean Haltom, 42, who has also been known by the surname of Humble, could be given as much as a 10-year prison term and a $10,000 fine.
According to an affidavit by Payne County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Jones, the alleged victim said that shortly after she arrived at White Veterinary Services to check on her cat at 8 am on May 15, Haltom showed up and asked if she could ride with her to Pawnee.
While the alleged victim was in the doctor’s office in Pawnee, Haltom stayed in the car, the affidavit alleged.
She said, “she and Haltom went to the pharmacy in Yale to pick up her prescription and placed it behind the driver’s seat,” the affidavit alleged.
At about 1 pm, “they went back to the vet clinic, and they both went into the room to check on her cat,” the affidavit alleged.
She said, “Haltom stated she had to use the restroom and left for approximately five minutes before returning to the room,” the affidavit alleged.
She said after they both left the vet clinic at about 2 pm, she went to a relative’s house in Yale and Haltom went home to get ready for work, the affidavit alleged.
She said, “she went to get her prescription bag out of her vehicle and noticed the bag was not folded nice and neat like it was when she received it from the pharmacy,” the affidavit alleged.
She reported “she checked the pill count and was supposed to have 112 pills but only had 87 pills. (She) stated that she checked the pill bottle for last month as well, which she left in her purse when she went into the doctor’s office in Pawnee. (She) advised she was supposed to have 13 pills left but only had four pills in the bottle,” the affidavit alleged.
She said, “she contacted White Veterinary Services to see if they had cameras and they advised they did. (She) advised they reviewed the cameras and stated they saw Haltom open the driver’s side door. (She) reported she called Haltom on Facebook messenger and told her to bring the pills back, and Haltom denied taking the pills,” the affidavit alleged.
She said, “she told Haltom about the cameras, and she stated no they don’t, and (she) advised she hung up on Haltom and called the Yale Police Department,” the affidavit alleged.
According to the veterinary clinic’s video reviewed by the sheriff’s deputy, “Haltom walks out of the room, out the front door, and walks over to (the alleged victim’s) vehicle. Haltom opens the driver’s side door, appears to be digging around and comes out with a dark color bag. Haltom closes the door and walks back inside the clinic,” the affidavit alleged.
