Cushing man charged with stealing AT&T copper cable & possessing meth

  STILLWATER — A 51-year-old Cushing man has been jailed on $12,500 total bail pending a July 6 court appearance on charges of stealing $1,305 worth of copper cable from the AT&T yard at 101 N. Seay Avenue in Cushing, as well as possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on June 16.

   If convicted of his Payne charges, Frederick Roy Amon could be incarcerated for four years, court records show.

   In Lincoln County only, Amon has also been charged with William Wesley Miller, 48, of Pawnee, with possessing copper stolen on March 15 from Southwestern Bell at 350404 E. 780 Rd. in rural Cushing. Amon has not yet appeared in court on his Lincoln County case in which his co-defendant remains free on $3,000 bond pending a Sept. 30 preliminary hearing.

   Cushing Police Detective Jerrod Livergood wrote in an affidavit, “On 6-16-26, I received an anonymous tip that a white male named ‘Roy’ has been stealing copper from the AT&T yard at 101 N. Seay Avenue during the overnight hours by using a hacksaw to cut off pieces of the large copper roll.

   “The individual described the suspect as an older white male with a beard and ‘muscled up.’ Master Patrol Officer Christopher Haywood contacted me shortly after and advised he believed this matched the description of Frederick Roy Amon. I later learned that everyone knows him as ‘Roy.’

   “I found that Amon had a current felony warrant out of Lincoln County for copper theft. Deputy Chief Myers contacted Lincoln County and confirmed that they would place a hold on Amon if he is located.”

   At about 1 pm, the detective confirmed with an employee at the AT&T yard that 124 feet of wire was missing from a large spool of copper wire, the affidavit said. “We walked the entire fenceline and determined that the suspect likely climbed over the fence to gain access because there were currently no holes cut in the fence. There was a top rail that was recently pulled apart on the north fenceline in the alley that could be an access point in the yard,” the affidavit said.

   “At about 1:28 pm, Amon was arrested at 310 E. Broadway (in Cushing) in reference to the Lincoln County warrant and additional unrelated drug charges that were located in his wagon at the time of his arrest. While his property was legally searched after a free air sniff by the police K-9, a notebook was located with the following handwritten notes that are applicable to connecting him to theft of copper from AT&T,” including the words, ‘Hacksaw + Blades’ and ‘AT+T-15-20 rounds bell cable,’ the affidavit alleged.

   When Cushing Police Officer David Smith interviewed Amon in jail, he “admitted he was indigent and searching for ways to generate money for food. Aaron stated that he climbed over the north fence of the AT&T yard near the alleyway, entered the property and stole copper wiring. Amon stated he intended to sell the stolen scrap metal to a local salvage yard for profit, but claimed the copper was stolen from his possession before he could sell it,” the affidavit alleged.

   In a separate affidavit Detective Livergood wrote, “On 6-16-26 at about 1:28 pm, Deputy Chief Nicholas Meyers and I made contact with an individual I believed to be Frederick Roy Amon on the sidewalk,” at 310 E. Broadway in Cushing.

   “While waiting on confirmation for the (Lincoln County) warrant, Officer David Smith arrived and walked up to us. Officer Smith asked if that was his wagon and advised there was a glass pipe in plain view in one of the pockets. I walked to the cart and looked down to see the bulb end of a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue in plain view without touching the wagon or pocket.

   “I asked Amon when the last time he used, and he advised it was about two days ago. Officer Smith then activated his K-9 partner to conduct a free air sniff of the wagon. Officer Smith advised that the dog indicated that there was a possible presence of narcotics on the wagon based on the dog’s reaction.

   “I observed Officer Smith remove the pipe and some clear baggies from a glove that was in the side pocket. Officer Smith conducted a field test, and it indicated a presumptive positive test for methamphetamine. Officer Smith also located a notebook in the wagon. While searching the notebook for narcotics, he found one of the pages had a lot of transactions and prices,” Detective Livergood alleged in his affidavit.

   “Amon admitted the written narcotic pricing structures represented another illicit avenue he was considering to generate income. He further stated that the names listed with dollar amounts represented individuals to whom he currently owed money,” Officer Smith alleged in the affidavit.