Cleveland Deputy shot, motorist killed by stray bullet. Suspect Kameron Jenkins found dead.
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. -Authorities have been searching for a suspect in Garvin County since 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. The suspect was involved in a shooting that injured a Cleveland County Deputy and killed a nearby road worker, according to authorities.
According to the arrest affidavit, Deputy Sean Steadman was reportedly trying to pull 25-year-old Kameron Jenkins over along Interstate 35. The situation escalated, and eventually Steadman conducted a tactical vehicle intervention maneuver and caused Jenkins to stop, according to the arrest affidavit.
The affidavit also states that Steadman stopped his vehicle, facing Jenkins when shots were fired. Steadman was reportedly shot in the chin, and Jenkins fled the scene according to the affidavit. OSBI says Jenkins is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact 911.
An arrest warrant has been released for Jenkins, including four charges: shooting with intent to kill, felony murder, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and possession of a firearm after former felony conviction.
Officers manned check points on Wednesday in Garvin County searching vehicles for Jenkins. There was also a tip that came in that Jenkins was spotted at a Loves gas station in Wynnewood. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s tactical team set up a perimeter around a home next to the gas station where they believed Jenkins went in to hide. Officers came up empty handed after a thorough search of the vacant home. Another search took place west of Wynnewood in a heavily wooded area and on farmland. Again, Jenkins was not located.
“I don’t want this gentleman running around,” Terry Copeland, Wynnewood resident. “We’ve got a lot of places you can hide and it’s a small community and we want to look out for everybody.”
Jenkins is described as a black male, approximately 6’4, and weighs between 170-200lbs with dreadlock hair. Deputies said he is wearing a white T-shirt and is armed with a pistol.
Kameron Jenkins’s criminal record:
- Maiming charge in 2015 (dismissed)
- Assault and battery in 2016 (guilty plea and conviction)
- 2019: DUI and marijuana charges in 2019 (guilty plea and conviction)
According to the Love County Sheriff’s Office, a man in a passing dump truck, now identified as Gwaun Frierson, was killed by a stray bullet during the gunfire while riding in the passenger side of a dump truck. He was travelling north on interstate 35 with Julion Diaz, who was not hurt.The man who was killed was a nearby worker who was on the I-35 widening project when he was shot, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. He worked for Pioneer Transport, which is owned by Duit Holdings.
