Ayers charged in assault, apartment burglary
A Muldrow man is facing a felony charge of burglary in the first degree and a criminal misdemeanor count of assault and battery following an incident at a local apartment complex. James W. Ayers, 33, was charged Jan. 4 in Sequoyah County District Court and is now set to appear before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters for a Feb. 8 felony disposition docket.
A Muldrow man is facing a felony charge of burglary in the first degree and a criminal misdemeanor count of assault and battery following an incident at a local apartment complex. James W. Ayers, 33, was charged Jan. 4 in Sequoyah County District Court and is now set to appear before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters for a Feb. 8 felony disposition docket.
Muldrow Police officer Kevin Mackey reported on Dec. 30 at 12:36 a.m. he was dispatched to SE 7th Street in regards to a breaking and entering.
The reporting party said Ayers, who also lives at the apartment complex, came into the reporting party’s apartment while the reporting party was inside and began destroying some of the lighting.
The reporting party claimed Ayers then tried to strike the reporting party with his fist but was unsuccessful in doing so, but knocked the reporting party to the ground when he fell. The reporting party said they tried to get Ayers to leave but he refused and that’s when police were notified, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Mackey went to Ayers’ apartment and tried to get him to come to the door but he refused to open it, even though the officer reported hearing him inside the residence moving and laughing. When Mackey went back to the reporting party’s apartment, Ayers opened the door and stood in his doorway but when Mackey asked to speak with him, he reportedly tried shutting the door in the officer’s face but the officer stuck his foot in the door, stopping him.
The officer entered Ayers’ apartment and asked why he had entered the reporting party’s apartment and allegedly assaulted the reporting party. Ayers reportedly refused to answer Mackey and kept his back to him, according to the affidavit, and then wrestled with the officer when he tried to take him into custody. Between the four officers on the scene, they were finally able to detain Ayers inside the patrol unit for transport. He was then transported to the Sequoyah County Detention Center where he was booked in on his charges.
District Attorney Jack Thorp said felony burglary in the first degree is punishable by imprisonment for seven to 20 years if found guilty of the charge.
