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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15

Oklahoma Copper Theft Suspect Crashes Through Window, Leaving Driver's License Behind at 24

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Oct 15

Oklahoma Copper Theft Suspect Crashes Through Window, Leaving Driver's License Behind at 24

Q: How did a daring Hollywood-style escape get completely ruined by a single forgotten item, and what severe penalties await the suspect?

The escape was undone because Rayven Lee Wooten allegedly left behind the one item investigators needed most: his backpack with his driver’s license inside. Deputies say that after he dove headfirst through a closed window and briefly got away on foot, the abandoned backpack allowed them to identify and track him down despite the dramatic getaway. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, the 24-year-old was found inside a vacant Oklahoma City home on Oct. 1, allegedly stripping copper wire from a dishwasher and other appliances. Body camera video shows a deputy ordering him to remove his hands from his pockets, turn around and get on his knees. Instead, Wooten ran into the kitchen area and crashed through the living-room window to escape. The sheriff’s office later joked that he “missed his calling as a Hollywood stuntman,” but the legal fallout is serious. Wooten was charged with burglary, resisting arrest and obstructing an officer. Those charges can carry significant consequences in Oklahoma. Burglary is the most serious count and, depending on how it is filed, can be a felony punishable by prison time. Resisting arrest and obstructing an officer add further criminal exposure and can bring jail time, fines and a lasting record. If convicted, he could also face the longer-term effects that often come with felony cases, including difficulty with employment, housing and certain civil rights.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15

Rayven Lee Wooten, 24, was charged with burglary, resisting arrest and obstructing an officer after deputies said he fled an Oct. 1 burglary call by diving headfirst through a closed window.
Bodycam video from the vacant Sunset Lane home shows a deputy ordering Wooten to remove his hands from his pockets, turn around and get on his knees as he allegedly stole copper wire from a dishwasher.
Wooten initially got away on foot, but deputies said he left behind a backpack containing his driver's license, which helped them track him down.
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office later posted the footage, joking that the suspect took 'make a break for it' too literally and missed his calling as a Hollywood stuntman.