(OKLAHOMA CITY) The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms that Brandon James Wooten, the 40-year-old male who was shot by an OHP Trooper on Aug. 27, is now incarcerated at the Noble County jail, booked on a charge of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Possible other charges may have been added by Pawnee County and/or Noble County authorities who were involved in the incident.
Wooten, DOB 1/11/1975, was previously hospitalized in Tulsa. On Aug. 27 he led law enforcement officers on a lengthy pursuit in Pawnee and Noble counties involving a reported stolen pickup. He was northbound on County Road 210 at State Highway 15 in Noble County when shots were fired by OHP Trooper Brian Conaghan (“CON-agan”). Wooten had utilized his vehicle as a dangerous weapon.
Conaghan has served seven years as an OHP Trooper. He was the only law enforcement officer who discharged a weapon at the scene. He remains on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
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