OWASSO, Okla. — Owasso Police officers were called to a local Kum and Go around 3:45 a.m.
on Saturday morning. Lt. Nick Boatman with Owasso Police said employees called about a suspicious vehicle that had been there all night.
Owasso Police arrest OKC man who allegedly led them on high-speed chase "They just wanted the guy to leave. They did not want to trespass him, they did not want any type of confrontation," said Boatman. "They just wanted him to leave, so the officers went out and tried to communicate that to the driver who just ignored them.
" Lt. Boatman said the officers left shortly after as the employees did not wish to press charges, but were called back around 4:15 a.m.
"At this point, the Kum and Go employees are thinking 'morning traffic is coming, we need those pumps...
for morning traffic.' So, they wanted the guy trespassed and told him to leave, get out of here and wanted to prosecute him if he did not leave," said Boatman. Lt.
Boatman said the second time officers made contact with the suspect, identified as Barton Stovall, and ordered him to leave. He did not do so and continued to ignore the officers. "They told that guy finally, after all of that time and him failing to leave the premises, after being trespassed, they told him he was under arrest," Boatman said.
Lt. Boatman said at that point, Stovall was not free to leave and that's when officers set up the stop sticks under his tires. "Since he still refused to communicate or come out of the vehicle, t.
