A felony warrant was issued on Monday in Sequoyah County for Joshua Stemmer, 19, of Sallisaw. The suspects booking photo was unavailable from the county jail. Stemmer was picked up on the warrant Wednesday and booked into the Sequoyah County Jail. Stemmer was later released on a $2,500 bond.
Sequoyah County Deputy Lance Yoakum went to the home of Stemmer and asked Stemmer to come to the sheriff’s office. Stemmer told Yoakum that he and two other friends left his home around 3 a.m. Sept. 20 and walked down the railroad tracks to Hog Creek Salvage. Stemmer claimed he did not go onto Hog Creek Salvages property but his friends did. Stemmer said he stayed on the tracks for a few minutes then walked back home. Stemmer said his friends came back to his house 45 minutes later and told him they burned about six cars and vandalized several other cars. Stemmer’s arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
