(Stillwater, Okla.) — A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Perkins teenager who failed to appear in court on Nov. 14 for his sentencing on charges of attacking a Perkins police officer and two emergency medical technicians for the city of Perkins.
When Clayton Theo Jones, now 19, pleaded guilty seven months ago, he was released from the Payne County Jail with an order to report to the state Department of Corrections so that a Youthful Offender Accountability Plan could be prepared for him.
Jones failed to do so, according to a report by Probation and Parole Officer Mike McKiddy, who has recommended to District Judge Phillip Corley that Jones be sent to the state’s Regimented Inmate Discipline (RID) prison boot camp program.
During an investigation in the 400 block of Eaton Drive in Perkins last January, Jones appeared intoxicated, according to an affidavit by Perkins Police Officer Kyle Howard.
“Clayton was not responding. I called for medics to come on scene. Clayton became conscious very shortly after I requested medics. Clayton refused to talk with me,” the officer wrote in an affidavit.
“When he did, his words were so slurred he couldn’t say his name properly and had to repeat it a few times. Clayton also wasn’t sure of the year of his birthdate,” the affidavit said.
“Perkins Police Chief Bob Ernst came on scene at this time. A large, fresh gash was noticed on top of Clayton’s head. Clayton said he did not know where the blood came from.
“Perkins Fire and First Responders came on scene to check the well-being of Clayton before the ambulance arrived,” including John Konrad and Rob Hill, the affidavit said.
“During the medical checks, Clayton became enraged and shoved the medical personnel (John and Rob) and tried standing up from the couch he was sitting on,” the affidavit said.
“It appeared to me that he was going to continue his attack on the medical personnel, so I intervened. I placed my hands on Clayton’s chest and pushed Clayton back down on the couch to stop his attacks and told him to stop,” the officer wrote in his affidavit.
“He yelled inaudible things to me and pushed me. He then pushed me again, striking my head and knocking off my glasses,” the officer wrote in his affidavit.
“I then grasped his right arm with my left hand and placed him on the ground stomach first. I told him to stop fighting and attempted to put handcuffs behind Clayton’s back,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
“Due to Clayton being belligerent, an unknown firefighter assisted me by grabbing his left arm and placing it behind his back. Clayton was placed under arrest at this time for assault and battery upon medical personnel and assault and battery upon a police officer.
“I still had his right arm and I was able to successfully handcuff Clayton. The ambulance and medical staff came on scene at this time.
“Clayton had to be put on a stretcher and strapped down for the medics to check him, even with handcuffs behind his back. Clayton would not listen to medical personnel,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
“Due to Clayton’s belligerent behavior, the ambulance staff didn’t feel comfortable transporting Clayton to Stillwater Medical Center.
“I walked back to Clayton and made sure his handcuffs were double-locked. Clayton was then escorted to the rear passenger seat of my patrol unit,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
“While trying to place Clayton in a seatbelt, he kept biting the seatbelt strap. I told him to stop and he tried to bite me. A spit mask was placed on him at this time.
“As I was about to sit in the driver seat, Clayton laid on his side and started kicking the window and door of my patrol unit. I got a pair of leg restraints and opened the rear passenger door,” the officer wrote in the affidavit.
“I told Clayton to stop kicking. I reached in to grab him and he took both of his feet and kicked me in the chest, knocking me back a couple of feet.
“After successfully restraining his legs with Officer Hammack’s assistance, I transported him to SMC to be evaluated. Officer Hammack and Deputy Wallace followed me to SMC for officer safety reasons,” Howard wrote in the affidavit.
“While at SMC, Clayton was not listening to medical staff,” and made fun of a doctor’s ethnicity while the doctor was trying to provide care for him,” the affidavit said.
“While at the hospital, Clayton said to me that he took eight to nine Valium, smoked marijuana and drank a lot of beer,” the officer wrote in his affidavit.
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