By: Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Cushing man accused of punching a Cushing police officer in the face has been jailed on $20,000 bail pending a Sept. 14 court appearance at which he can seek a preliminary hearing on a felony charge punishable by as much as a five-year prison term on conviction.
Kyle Eugene Stone, 33, was arrested at 12:33 a.m. on Aug. 7 at his apartment complex on Southgate Drive in Cushing, court records show.
Cushing Police Officer Cody Carpenter had been dispatched at 12:04 a.m. on Aug. 7 to an apartment where a crying woman said that Stone “was destroyed items and had assaulted her,” an affidavit alleged.
Stone “stumbled out of the apartment and stood on the walkway. I told Stone to go over to the next apartment so I could speak with,” the woman, the Cushing officer alleged in his affidavit.
“Stone screamed, ‘No, f… you’ at me. I instructed Stone to put his hands behind his back so I could detain him in handcuffs. I reached for his left wrist. At this time, Stone pulled away from me and struck me in the chin area with his left closed fist.
“Officer Wright tackled Stone to the ground after I had been struck…I gave the commands for Stone to give me his hands as they were tucked underneath him…During the altercation, Stone was screaming and making statements, but I could not understand what he was saying,” the Cushing officer alleged in his affidavit.
“I delivered a few strikes to Stone’s right side in an attempt to gain compliance. I told Stone if he did not give me his hands, he would be tased. I told Stone approximately two or three times that if he did not give up his hands, he would be tased. Stone continued to resist commands,” and at 12:12 a.m. was tased on his back right side, the Cushing officer alleged in his affidavit.
“Officer Wright was able to gain control of his left hand and place it in handcuffs,” after which Stone was told he would be tased again if he did not give up his right hand, which he did, the affidavit alleged.
“At this time, Sgt. Piatt arrived on scene to assist with placing Stone in handcuffs,” the affidavit alleged.
A woman told police, “Stone threw a boot at her head and was destroying items around her apartment,” which had furniture overturned and a broken television in the entryway, the officer alleged in his affidavit.
The woman “stated she did not wish to press charges against Stone for domestic assault,” but was given information about Wings of Hope since she said she wanted to obtain a protective order against Stone, the affidavit alleged.
In addition to facing a felony charge of assault and battery on a police officer, Stone also has a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting a pair of jeans, socket set and boots from Atwood’s in Cushing on July 23, 2019, court records show.
If convicted of theft from a retailer, Stone could be jailed for as long as 30 days and fined as much as $500, court records show.
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