A Dill City man could be spending more than 20 years in prison, following his July 12, 2019, arrest on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
Ricky Donnell Williams, Jr., 34-year-old Dill City resident, was charged with two felony counts of domestic assault and battery, after former conviction, one felony count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and a single misdemeanor count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
The incident began with a July 7, 2019, report of domestic assault filed at the Washita County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier that morning, Sheriff Roger Reeve had been dispatched to Williams’ residence in response to a reported domestic disturbance. At that time, the victim had declined to file a report, but asked how much time she had to do so if she changed her mind and requested a ride to Clinton.
The victim had returned to the residence later that day in order to recover her belongings, but Williams would not answer the door. She told the deputy that on the previous day Williams had “struck her, grabbed her by the throat, slammed her head into the wooden frame of his shed and then refused to let her leave by using a padlock on the outside of the resident to keep her inside,” according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Five days later, before a warrant could be issued, Deputy Curtis Weatherly of the WCSD was dispatched back to the Williams residence for another reported domestic dispute.
Weatherly had been advised the victim was inside the residence with Williams, but was unable to get out.
“Upon arrival Your Affiant could hear [victim] inside of the trailer begging for Ricky to allow her to leave,” Weatherly wrote in his affidavit. “[Victim] could be heard crying and repeatedly begging for Ricky to allow her to leave.”
Weatherly reported hearing “the distinct action of a firearm being worked,” and requested backup on the scene. Once additional support arrived, Weatherly and Deputy Kelby Peoples made entry into the residence and took Williams into custody without incident.
A search of the residence turned up five firearms, miscellaneous ammunition, and numerous “narcotic smoking pipes.”
According to the affidavit, Williams has two previoius domestic assault and battery convictions, including one in Washita County in 2011 and another, in the presence of a minor, in Woodward County in 2013.
The two felony domestic assault charges carry sentences of four to 10 years, with the additional possiblity of two to 10 years for the firearm charge and another year for the misdemeanor paraphernalia count.