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One of the valued Hounds... View more photos
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| Shooter Rodney
Luckenbill Goes Un-Prosecuted |
| by JD Nutt, IG Web-Editor |
| Report last updated on May
22nd, 2008 |
| Logan County Oklahoma -
Pet owners abandon their dogs constantly at Liberty Lake. Some end up
roaming wild in packs and will scavenge for food, even if it means trying
to bring down a calf. |
| Rodney Anderson
and Kevin Bowan enjoy their hunting hounds. They take the unleashed animals out for
routine exercise on a regular basis. On this occasion they took five well
bred hunting dogs of high value to Liberty Lake for a run. |
| Upon their
release from the dog boxes, it was then the
slaughter began. Rodney
Luckenbill had his shotgun and decided to shoot the hunting dogs. |
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| Most likely Luckenbill anticipated another pack of dogs were after his cattle that
graze adjacent to the public land. Rather than letting animal control or
local authorities deal
with the dogs, Luckenbill admits to dealing with the situation himself. Luckenbill
has stated publicly he killed the hounds on public land. Luckenbill
violated Oklahoma State Statues. |
| Anderson
and Bowan were on horseback and immediately went to the sound of the rounds being discharged. On
their arrival, they saw their animals had been slaughtered. Luckenbill
stood defiantly over the dead carcasses. The dog owners approached Luckenbill that
day with much restraint. After a verbal confrontation, Luckenbill pointed
his loaded weapon and threatened to shoot Bowan. |
| Local authorities arrived
and Officer Hamilton of the Guthrie Police Department was informed by all
parties involved of events that had taken place. Officer Hamilton was
informed by Bowan that Luckenbill had pointed a loaded weapon at him
and threatened to shoot him. Anticipating an immediate arrest, the hound owners were
shunned. At the time of this writing, no charges have
been filed against Luckenbill. |
| The Facts... |
| 1.
Hunting Hounds don't chase cattle. |
| 2.
Rodney Anderson and Kevin Bowan took their valuable sport animals
to Liberty Lake for exercise on public property in Logan County
Oklahoma on
April 22nd, 2008 at approximately 5pm. |
| 3.
Rodney Luckenbill shot multiple rounds and killed the animals on
public property. |
| 4. The
Oklahoma Humane Society (Cynthia Armstrong) has
reviewed the case and dictates felony animal cruelty charges
should be filed against Luckenbill. |
| 5.
Rodney
Luckenbill admittedly transported a loaded firearm in his personal
vehicle in the public domain. |
| 6.
Rodney Luckenbill possessed a
loaded firearm during the commission of a felony. |
| 7.
Rodney
Luckenbill discharged a weapon in the public domain. |
| 8. Rodney Luckenbill
pointed a
loaded firearm at another person. |
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| The District Attorney's Office of Logan
County has been made aware of the violations of the Oklahoma State
Statues. Statements and photographs were
provided to authorities to allow their review of the incident. |
| Liberty Lake is situated in Logan
County. It is located between Broadway and Coltrane Road, approximately
eight miles south of the City of Guthrie, Oklahoma and ten miles north of
Edmond, Oklahoma. It consists of 167 acres with five miles of
shoreline. |
| Liberty Lake is in the public domain. Amenities include a boat ramp; boat
dock; campsites; camper parking with electricity; picnic areas with grills
and trash bins; restrooms and drinking water. |
| Robert "Rob" L. Hudson is the current District
Attorney for Logan and Payne county. If you wish to telephone the DA's
office to make an inquire as to why no prosecution is being made, ask to speak to a DA's investigator... Hudson most likely will not
be available. |
| 05.22.2008 - Update - The District Attorney's Office of Logan
County has formally announced to Rodney Anderson
and Kevin Bowan that they have declined to prosecute Rodney
Luckenbill. Specific reasoning provided by District Attorney Robert Hudson
was his statement of "uncertainty of gaining a conviction at a jury
trial". |
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Report Link(s):
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| http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=8269738 |
| http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=8369200 |
| http://www.topix.net/forum/source/kwtv/TGC7GQ1K8SQA7I6EC |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_County,_Oklahoma |
| http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Guthrie,+OK |
| http://www.shopoklahoma.org/oklakes/liberty.htm |
| http://www.ok.gov/dac/District_Attorneys/District_9/ |
