Nolan Crim
(PCSD file photo)
By Patti Weaver
(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Stillwater man reportedly described as psychotic by his girlfriend has been jailed on $50,000 bail pending an Oct. 29 preliminary hearing on charges of choking her and resisting arrest.
Nolan Robert Crim, 34, who had been placed on one year’s probation in 2022 for methamphetamine possession and assault on a Perry police officer, could be incarcerated for four years if found guilty of his current charges in Payne County.
Crim was arrested about 20 minutes after Stillwater Police Officer Joey Johnsonbaugh was sent to a gas station at 4:12 pm on Aug. 26 to talk to the woman who had been choked, his affidavit alleged.
The woman was “extremely upset, and she was crying, fearful and nervous. (She) spoke rapidly, and I had to calm her down to get her to explain to me what occurred. While she was speaking with me, I observed redness around (her) neck and cheeks, along with two slight puncture marks on the left side of her neck,” the officer wrote in his affidavit.
She said she had been dating Crim for about a month; “she said that Nolan is psychotic and believes that she is an informant,” for police or government, the affidavit alleged.
She said “Nolan is always on edge and was protecting the house when he came up to her and punched her with a closed fist to the left side of her face. Nolan then open hand slapped her on the right side of her face. After that is when Nolan put his hands around (her) neck.
She said “that Nolan strangled her twice and made several statements while doing so. (She) recalled Nolan saying, ‘Have you ever seen someone be killed? Have you ever felt your neck being snapped? Do you know how easy it is to kill someone?’
She said “after that he made the comment about her neck being snapped, that is when he started to tilt her head to the side and rotate it backward in the fashion that a person would be able to break the neck. (She) said that while being strangled, she had difficulty breathing; her voice was raspy and hoarse as she spoke.
“She said that she experienced dizziness, nausea, a headache and disorientation. She complained of coughing, difficulty swallowing, and a sore throat. She was evaluated by the ambulance (staff) but refused to be transported.
“She mentioned that Nolan came back up to her and placed his mouth on the left side of her neck and bit down leaving two puncture marks on her neck. Nolan told her ‘This is your last chance. You can see my fang marks in the mirror.’ She said that Nolan forced her into the bathroom so that she could see the marks on her neck in the mirror.
“After that is when Nolan told her to go to the gas station to get him beer and money. She was able to leave the residence which stopped the attack,” the affidavit alleged.
“I was informed by Officer Boren that he and Officer Fombe made contact with Nolan at the residence. A small scuffle ensued while officers attempted to detain Nolan, and that he was resisting their commands,” Officer Johnsonbaugh alleged in his affidavit.
The woman “stated that Nolan had set rules for her while they were dating. (She) said that she was not allowed to point at him or walk behind him at any time. She was only to respond to Nolan by saying ‘Yes, sir.’ She was not allowed to see any family members while he was there and could not leave the house without him or his permission.
“She is scared of Nolan because he knows where all her family members stay, and she is fearful that he could come back and hurt them once he gets out of jail,” the affidavit alleged.
She said that she was going to stay with a relative for the night, the affidavit said.
