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Okla. man arrested in Malta Bend, charged with unlawful use of weapon

Monday, March 23, 2009
By KATHY FAIRCHILD/Staff writer
Billy Joe Terrell, 38, of Stigler, Okla., was released on a $5,000 bond Sunday, March 22, after being arrested and jailed the day before on the class D felony of unlawful use of a weapon.

Terrell was taken into custody Saturday afternoon, March 21, for unlawful use of a weapon, driving while intoxicated, failure to display valid license plates and no seat belt.

According to a probable cause statement filed by Missouri State Highway Patrol, Terrell was driving from Carroll County to Malta Bend with the intention of harming another person.

Terrell reportedly had a Taurus PT-92 9 mm handgun and had threatened to kill law enforcement officers if he was stopped, according to deputies.

When deputies stopped him on U.S. Highway 65 in Malta Bend, the report alleges, Terrell was "very intoxicated," with slurred speech and difficulty standing.

A blood alcohol test revealed a concentration of 0.163, more than twice the legal limit, according to the report.

Terrell is scheduled to appear before Judge James T. "Tut" Bellamy at 9 a.m. March 25.

If convicted, he faces up to four years in Missouri Department of Corrections, or up to one year in a county jail and/or up to a $5,000 fine.

Contact Kathy Fairchild at marshallhealth@socket.net

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you people have no ideal what happend that day

-- Posted by mindyourownbeeswax on Tue, Oct 20, 2009, at 10:17 PM

Probably get in front of Judge Rolf, get all of the charges reduced to a muffler violation, say he was insane and get social security disability payments the rest of his life???

Justice is a wonderful thing!!!

-- Posted by muddywater on Thu, Mar 26, 2009, at 11:27 PM

Im sure it wasn't his fault, probably a "disease". Enough said. Good Job Law Enforcement!!!!!!!

-- Posted by stiffler on Mon, Mar 23, 2009, at 5:40 PM

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