Robert Mauck
(DOC file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A reputed member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood prison gang has been given three concurrent 20-year prison terms for threatening to shoot Stillwater Police Detective Lt. Cody Manuel, being a felon in possession of a 9 mm pistol, and trafficking methamphetamine.
Robert Drake Mauck, 30, of Stillwater, had pleaded guilty to an eight-count charge including five misdemeanors for which he was also given five concurrent one-year jail terms.
Mauck, an ex-convict, who did not have an agreement with the prosecution regarding his penalty that could have been as much as life in prison, was sentenced by Payne County Associate District Judge Michael Kulling last week.
Stillwater Police Detective Brett Moore wrote in an affidavit filed in March of 2022, “The Stillwater Police Department Special Projects Unit has been actively investigating sources of methamphetamine supply in the Payne County area over the last eight months that have been coordinated and deconflicted with other state and federal investigations.
“One of the recent focuses of Stillwater PD, Payne County Sheriff’s Office and federal partners including the DEA and FBI include the presence of Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) members and their associates who are operating in and around Payne County.
“This prison gang has been involved in a variety of kidnappings, assaults, homicides, arsons, and other criminal activity to include larceny and drug trafficking. FBI agents and Federal Task Force Officers including your affiant (Moore) have determined that Mauck, alias ‘Duplex,’ is a ranking member of the UAB.
“Mauck has a history of narcotics violations, violence, and possession of firearms. In January of 2021 Mauck shot at his brother Austen after a physical altercation between the two. Due to Mauck’s gang affiliation and violent past, the Stillwater Multi-jurisdictional Special Operation Team was requested to execute the search warrant authorized by the Stillwater Chief of Police,” at Mauck’s house in the 400 block of S. Burdick.
While the team was gathering to brief for the plan of execution on the warrant on March 23, 2022, a sniper/spotter team, which had already been deployed to the residence, told Officer Moore that Mauck left the house carrying a backpack and got into the driver’s seat of a Tahoe parked in front of his house, the affidavit said.
Aware that Mauck had a suspended driver’s license, Stillwater Police Detective Adam Elliott pulled behind Mauck and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but Mauck immediately accelerated, ran a stop sign and turned back into his residence, the affidavit said.
“Mauck exited the vehicle and began running toward the residence; however, Lt. Manuel detoured him from the door at which time he ran to the south side of the residence and west toward the backyard. Lt. Manuel continued the chase with his gun drawn. Lt. Manuel advised he observed Mauck reaching into his waistline. Mauck produced a Taurus 9 mm semi-automatic pistol.
“Lt. Manuel fired one round missing Mauck and striking the residence behind him. Mauck then threw the pistol into the backyard of the residence and began yelling for the two females inside to retrieve his gun from the yard. Mauck then refused to comply and had to be forcibly taken into custody by Lt. Manuel, Sgt. Savory and Detective Elliott. The gun thrown by Mauck was immediately recovered and secured by Detective Elliott, the affidavit said.
When Mauck’s residence and vehicle were searched, 169 grams of methamphetamine, which is about eight times the amount required for a drug trafficking charge, was seized, the affidavit said. Alprazolam pills or Xanax and marijuana were also found in Mauck’s vehicle in a backpack that Mauck was observed carrying, the affidavit said.
“A box of federal 9 mm ammunition was also located in the glovebox of the vehicle,” and $245 believed to be proceeds from selling narcotics was found in Mauck’s wallet, the affidavit said.
According to the state Department of Corrections, Mauck had been released from prison in May of 2020 after serving about two years of a six-year sentence for drug possession with intent to distribute in 2017 in Garfield County; Mauck also served less than two years of two concurrent five-year sentences for unauthorized use of a vehicle in 2016 and drug possession in 2015, both in Payne County, DOC records show.
