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November 28, 2020 News/Obits Round Home invasion incident resulted in the death of In layman's terms, Oklahoma An online search of records Castro at the scene and Johnson law allows law enforcement to from the Oklahoma Depart- receiving a gunshot wound in chargea suspect with second de- ment of Corrections shows that Continued from page 1. Johnson previously told of the chest and right arm. gree murder if they are willingly Castro had been found guilty of alleged victim’s home. ficers who responded at the Johnson has since been trans- committing such a felony and Town He added that “he knew he hospital that he was shot while ferred to the Beckham County someone dies in such a manner larceny of an auto, aircraft or other motor vehicle in a Cali- shouldn't have gone inside the walking down the street to avoid Detention Center, though in the process, The suspect does home,” the detective wrote. being arrested, the affidavit charges have not yet been filed not have to be the person who fornia court. Records show that November 28 Johnson reportedly stated claimed. through the Beckham County has a gun or fires a gun to be he had a reception date on that Christmas in the Park, that he was inside the room In his probable cause affidavit Court Clerk’s Office. charged with such a crime. conviction of July 26, 2006, when Castro allegedly pulled the for Johnson's charges, the de- A jail log from the Elk City Aradio log from just last week that the sentence had been apps ro ies handgun and pointed it at the tective wrote that Johnson took Municipal Jail showed that also showed that the ECPD had transferred to Oklahoma and alleged victim. part in entering the alleged vic- Johnson has been charged with encountered Castro while ar- remained active. It is unclear if every Friday and Satur- Johnson reportedly stated tim’s home while knowing that murder in the second degree resting another man from an he was on supervised or unsu- that he heard the gunshots and Castro had a handgun and was when perpetrated by a person outstanding warrant. day 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. felt pain in his chest and then intending to rob the alleged vic- engaged in the commission of Currently, Johnson is being pervised monitoring. fled the home before walking to tim. Johnson was said to aid in any felony other than the un- held on a $1,000,000 bond. He A search of Oklahoma court the emergency room at GPRMC the commission of the robbery. lawful acts that are set aside in has yet to be arraigned and his records do not indicate prior for treatment for the gunshot. ‘The detective wrote that the Oklahoma statute 701.7. future court dates are not set. convictions for Johnson. December4 Visit Santa at the Li- ed working with the Elk City than that and that was what our said. ing process. brary 4:30 pam. - 5:30 Dream Chamber of Commerce in ways magazine was about. We want- ‘Those willing to vote for Mul- to utilize getting tourists travel- ed to promote all the unusual enix can do so by accessing his “[ also let people know when they are having the 2-for-1 days pam. ing the storied road to stop and things you don’t hear about — Facebook page, which is open to Continued from page 1. on the votes, so follow me to see his hometown. mom and pop businesses, the the public. All voters can vote T had a wreck and broke my “The state also realized that stories, the sights that don’t ‘once daily, which he encourages, keep up. You can help animals collarbone,” he laughed. Route 66 was a good destina- make the songs. It became a big- but again noted extra votes can and help an old man make his Participating _retail Mullenix went a few years tion. I got with a group and ger success than we thought. We be bought through the fundrais- dream come true.” without a bike, but at the age of we worked with the Histori- really couldn't keep up with it. businesses open late un- 20, he was back on two wheels. cal Society, the Department of We only did three editions be- “J liked being back on a bike, Commerce, the Department of cause we got so overwhelmed. Tony Ray Willis til7 p.m. I did. But I had to sell that one Tourism and the Department of ‘The interest in Route 66 is huge Tony Ray Willis was born and I went about ten years Transportation,” he recounted, and there is a lot of money that without another one. I would In a meeting in Oklahoma drives up and down our roads September 13th, 1950 in Ho- borrow bikes from friends here City, he helped organized the with people traveling it,” he said. bart, OK, to Bill and Billie December 10 and there, but that was a long Oklahoma Route 66 group and Mullenix is proud to be the Willis. He joined the home stretch,” he added. ‘was a trustee on the board. Mul- third inductee into the Route 66 with his older brother Danny. Mayors Toy Drive ‘Then, about a decade without lenix became interim president Hall of Fame. ‘The first inductee Ten years later, Mary Penner owning a motorcycle, he found when the first president stepped was Michael Wallis, a renowned was born and 12 years later his Party- Convention Cen- another. down to run for statewide office. author and Route 66 historian. little sister, Lynn Penner was “My friend was in bad health. “We worked with different “He took Pixar around for the added to the family. ter. He hada Harley and he said that towns to start tours, car shows animated movie, Cars,” Mullenix Tony worked at many odd it needed work, but he sold it to and events in their towns,” he recounted. “You know how they jobs until he made the deci- me,” he said. stated. say in movies that the characters sion to join his father in law In the meantime, Mullenix’s In fact, he aided in the estab- aren’t based on anyone. Well, in enforcement. His early years December 11 love affair with all things mo- lishment of the Route 66 mu- Cars, all those characters were nephew, Brad Willis and broth- torized prompted him to get in- seums in both Clinton and Elk based upon people that Wallis were spent in Sterling, Cyril er-in-law, Keith Thornhill. Participating retail volved with the revitalization of City. knew who lived on Route 66.” and Comanche County. In Tony is survived by his wife, businesses open late un- Route 66. “The group realized that there Should Mullenix luck into September of 1976 he went to Denise, of the home in Burns “Thad lived relatively close to were museums everywhere basi- winning the Orange County work for the Town of Burns Flat, OK; his mother, Billie til 7 pam. it my whole life,” he said. “But cally doing the same thing. Clin- Chopper custom bike, riding Flat. He stayed there, until then it was decommissioned. A Kerdus, Weatherford, OK; his ton’s museum is focused more Route 66 is, of course, his dream March of 2017 when he retired few years passed and it seemed on Oklahoma's Route 66 where ride. In his contest profile, he as Chief of Police, a position children Aleshia Buckner and like something from yesterday, Elk City’s now is focused on the wrote that he has mostly owned he had held since 1990, In ad- husband, Andrew, Tulsa, OK; December 25 but people started working to national story of the road” he “junky” bikes, but a 1970s style dition to his work as an officer, Sherron Brown and husband, bring it back to life. Tom Sny- explained. chopper has long remained his Tony worked with the OHP, Sean, Bixby, OK; Bill Willis Community Christmas der wrote his book, Route 66: A Mullenix helped find the dream. Cadet Lawman and CLEET. and wife, Jennifer,Hobart, OK; Traveler's Guide and Roadside grant that paid for part of the “You know the ones — with On July Sth, 1971, he mar- Sharla Haworth and husband, Dinner sponsored by Companion. I have always had Elk City museum, hesaid. the big handlebars. It would ried Alana Mclntyre and to Jonathan, Weatherford, OK; magazines about choppers and In the mid-1990s, he and a probably be a rough ride and I'm Life Community Foun- hot rods. Hot Rod magazine did few friends launched an inter- kind of an old man now, but I this union two children were Christy Willis and Mare St. a piece about a tour of Route 66. national magazine catering to don't care if I had to haul it to born, Aleshia Dawn and Billy John, Burs Flat, OK; grand- dation - Elk City Con- So, it was about 1986 or ‘87 and unusual findings and small town drive it along the way. That is my Justin, On April 28, 1976, he children, Mariah Wooldridge, I got really interested in it.” features along Route 66. dream and to get out and stop married Sheila Hester and to Ryan Nash, Hayden, David, vention Center. ‘Mullenix corresponded with “There are all these books that to meet some of the old timers this union one child was born, Davina, Sydney and Isaiah Snyder and later met him when are printed about Route 66, but of Route 66 before they are all Christy Michelle. Buckner; Trenton Knight and he was passing through Elk City most of them have the same gone. We have already lost a lot On June 20, 1986, Tony and wife, Tonia, Taylor Prince and while researching the Mother things over and over. They are of them and there is a history of Denise St. John were married. December 18 Road. things everyone knows. There this country that is within them husband, Nick; Justin Willis ‘This increased the children and wife, Lexi, Miranda, and Participating retail Mullenix said he then start- is more to the story of Route 66 that we are lucky to have,” he count by 3, adding Sherron, Linda Willis; Natalie, Dyl- Sharla and Marc. businesses open late un- There were so many fun lan, and Braylan Haworth; under its control, supervision the Elk City Elementary School. til 7 pam. Claim andprotection. For these listed claims, as well things done over the years Elizabeth and Analyse Wil- from sporting activities, to lis, Braxton Waddell; Ryleigh ‘The lawsuit goes onto claim as alleged incurred loss of in- camping, fishing trips to vaca- and Addyson St. John, Mason Continued from page 1. that, despite the child’s injury, aware of should have been come and other financial dam- all the above employees “failed ages, Cook is suing the school tion trips. We went to Cancun; Miller, Taylyn St. John; great Due to the COVID-19 aware of the risk to the students, to call 911 and failed to render Las Vegas; Washington D. grandchildren, Sabastian, Jax- for $75,000. including Cook's child, of run- emergency aid to the minor stu- Tampa, Florida; Branson, Mis- son and Elijah Wooldridge, Online court records show pandemic, many events ning in the school hallway, and dent.” souri; Lafayette, Louisiana; Benjamin Buckner; Rayleigh the first court date will be held should have taken appropriate ‘The lawsuit goes on to further on February 21, 2021. Los Angeles, California as and Hagen Knight; will be have been cancelled, action to correct or stop behav- claim that the Elk City Elemen- well as many other places. blessed with 3 more; sisters, iors that could injure the child or ‘The Elk City News attempted tary School and the above listed Tony enjoyed many things Mary Thornhill, Weatherford, post-poned or modi- other students or to protect the employees failed to implement to contact Elk City Superinten- in his life but the Lord and his child or other students under dent Rick Garrison, but he could OK; Lynn Wood and husband fied. Please check with their control, supervision and polices and/or procedures and/ or rules of conduct that should not be reached for comment at church were his main priority. Scott, Lubbock, TX as well as protection. this time. This was closely followed by a host of nieces, nephew, other the event coordinator Cook’s lawsuit alleges that Elk been followed to call 911 and to It is to be noted that Elk his wife, children, his mom, relatives and friends. City Elementary School failed render emergency aid to Cook’s City Public Schools is regu- grandchildren and great grand- Funeral Services were held to make sure of any to establish, adopt, implement minor child. larly monitored and reviewed children as well as the rest of Tuesday November 10, 2020, and/or follow rules, policies, Because of what Cook’s law- the family. He also enjoyed suit is calling negligence, she by the Oklahoma Department changes. procedures, code of conduct or of Education, as well as other having coffee at the coffee at 10:30 A.M. at the Don protocols to protect students claims that her child has sus- tained permanent physical in- regulatory boards such as the shop with Danny Ferkins ev- Lemke Gymnasium in Burns jury, mental and physical pain Oklahoma State Department ery moming. Tony often said Flat. Burial will be at North “ElkCituNews and suffering and will continue of Health, and has no safety that if he won the lottery, he Burns Cemetery under the di- to endure pain and suffering, concerns known to this publica- still wanted to build a home in rection of Chris Whinery and loss of enjoyment of life, has tion. Given the Covid-19 pan- Burns Flat. the staff of Affordable Crema- incurred medical bills and will demic, this reporter is in regular He is preceded in death by tion Service - West. Condo- (USPS # 173-020) continue to incur future medi- contact with the OSDH and has his father; 2 brothers, Danny lences can be made online at 580-225-3000 cal bills, which she claims is the received only positive indicators Lee Willis and Buddy Penner; www.classicfunerals.com direct and proximate result of upon the school’s performance. Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC 109 W. Broadway, El Ik City, OK 73644-4736 Periodicals Postage Paid at Elk City, OK 73644 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 109 W. Broadway, Elk City, OK 73644 SUBSCRIPTIONS Josh Umholtz Deliverd by mail: Publisher $75iyearly Amy Loynd $50/six months Business Manager No refunds on subscriptions. Neva Pyatt Advertising Director editor @ecdailynews.com D’Ann Brasuell sports @ecdailynews.com Production Manager [email protected] Maressa Margerum classifieds @ecdailynews.com Customer Service Rep