Hit and run leads to Burglary arrest

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A local man, later identified as Shelby Salyer, was arrested on a few charges after a hit and run on April 7. At approximately 10:45 a.m., the Madill Police Department received a complaint about a possible hit and run accident in the 500 block of Windel Way.

Officer Dustin Atnip was dispatched to the address to answer the complaint. When Atnip arrived, he was met by Ashly Kirk, the landlord of the residence.

She had called on behalf of the tenant of the house, because she witnessed a brown or gold truck leave from the residence across the street, and back into a blue Ford Mustang parked against the west curb facing south. The Mustang belonged to the tenant of the original residence; Tyrell Carr.

According to Kirk, once Salyer backed into the Mustang, he exited the vehicle and asked if she or her boyfriend had a pen so he could leave a note. Kirk then informed Salyer that he could speak to Carr.

One would think that this is where the story ends, that Salyer gave Carr his insurance information and went about his day. That would be a wrong assumption.

Allegedly, when Kirk went to inform Carr what happened to his Mustang, Salyer attempted to leave and hit the Mustang again. According to Kirk, this time, Salyer –a 24-year-old male from Madill – fled the scene. She and her boyfriend shouted for Salyer to stop, but he failed to do so. Salyer sped away North on Carolyn Street.

Kirk said after she notified the police, she noticed something peculiar. The residence across the street, the one Salyer was attempting to back out of when he hit the Mustang, looked off. Upon further inspection, Kirk noted that the door was damaged from being forced open. Kirk then stated that she passed through the residence earlier in the day, and the door was not damaged.

Atnip then spoke to Carr and learned that Salyer had in fact given Carr his name and insurance information. That is how Salyer pretty much assisted the police in identifying him.

After several unsuccessful attempts to locate Salyer, the Madill Police Department contacted Salyer’s father, Duane Salyer to request assistance in locating the younger Salyer. Originally, Duane was having issues locating his son, as well.

A few hours later in the same day, both Salyers showed up at the Madill Police Department. According to Atnip, when he spoke with Shelby Salyer, he had slow and slurred speech, red eyes and unsteady on his feet.

The younger Salyer admitted to hitting the vehicle and offered to pay damages, but originally denied kicking the door in. After questioning Shelby again, he did not deny kicking the door in, and allegedly stated he did not take anything. The suspect said he went to the vacant residence because he had been there many times to visit the previous tenant.

Duane Salyer requested that officers not arrested Shelby right away. He proposed the police department submit the charges to the district attorney for review and not arrest Shelby if he agreed to rehab.

Apparently, Shelby did not like that offer. According to Atnip, he initially contemplated the offer, then rejected the idea. He did not want to lose his job because of being sent to a long-term rehab facility, and stated he preferred to go to jail.

Shelby was then placed under arrest and booked into the Marshall County Jail for Second-Degree Burglary, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Property Damage. An online search shows Salyer only has minor traffic violations for Oklahoma.