Lloyd Eric Wells, 32, of Vian was charged Monday in Sequoyah County District Court in Sallisaw with felony cultivation of controlled substance and misdemeanor assault and battery and malicious injury to property charges in connection with an Aug. 2 incident near Vian. A warrant for Wells' arrest was also filed Monday.
Sequoyah County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Davis reported that he was dispatched to Marvel Trout Camp located near Vian in reference to a fight at 6 p.m. Aug. 2.
Davis reported that he met with a man, who told him that he had been at the river with friends when a man he didn't know, later identified as Wells, came up to his vehicle and tried to get him to stop. He stopped and rolled down his vehicle window halfway when Wells began yelling and cursing at him, grabbed the window and pulled it out, breaking it. The victim reported that he then drove to Gore, where he called police.
The man told Davis that he and a Gore Police officer returned to the river to wait on a deputy to arrive when he received a call from a friend, who told him that Wells had beaten up her 16-year-old brother.
Davis went to Wells' home five miles east of Gore, but Wells was not home. Davis reported he was leaving when he noticed a potted green leafy plant sitting on the porch. Davis said he recognized the plant as being marijuana, and it was later seized.
Davis learned more about the altercation with the 16-year-old at Sequoyah Memorial Hospital, where the boy was taken for treatment. The victim's sister said she was with family and friends when Wells came up to her and began yelling and cursing at her. When her brother told her to get in the car, Wells allegedly grabbed the teen and began hitting him the face.
The teen was allegedly knocked unconscious during the fight. Davis reported that he observed lacerations above the teen's eyes and under his bottom lip.
