Two men were arrested on Monday, September 16th after an alleged hit-and-run involving the theft of a gooseneck trailer near 61st and Frankoma Road just outside of Sapulpa.
According to the arrest report, Stephen Boyd of Mannford, 51, and Marty Rivers of Sapulpa, 62, were arrested on multiple charges after Creek County Sheriff Deputies located them less than two miles away from the scene of the alleged crime.
CCSO says they were first alerted to the situation when the victim received a call from a witness that someone had crashed through the gate on his property and was trying to leave with his gooseneck trailer.
According to the report, the suspects rammed the victim’s car as he arrived home before fleeing the scene. Deputies found the vehicle—described as a black Ford—shortly thereafter and arrested the driver, Stephen Boyd, and the passenger, Marty Rivers.
The victim told police he had a verbal agreement with Rivers to trade the trailer for a 1995 Chevrolet truck and $9,000 cash. Rivers stated that no such deal had been made, but that he had let the victim borrow the trailer in February of 2024 and had been trying to get the trailer back. Deputies say Rivers could not provide proof that the trailer belonged to him.
Boyd admitted to deputies during questioning that he had an unloaded firearm in the truck, which was confiscated and secured by CCSO. The reporting officer noticed that Boyd was “showing signs of nervousness,” such as “smoking one cigarette after another,” and “sweating despite the truck’s A/C being on.”
Boyd said the truck belonged to Rivers, and that he was only driving it because Rivers could not back the truck under the trailer.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol were called to the scene to investigate the hit-and-run collision, and determined that damage on the front passenger side of the Ford truck “looked to be consistent with the truck forcing entry into the property by ramming the gate.”
Rivers first said the gate was open when they arrived, even though Boyd said the gate had been closed and Rivers had gotten out to open it. Deputies said that Rivers was inconsistent with his story and “continually talking about (the victim’s) wrongdoings instead of answering questions.”
Boyd was charged with Grand Larceny, Malicious Injury/Destruction of Property, and Using a Firearm to Commit a Felony. Rivers was charged with Grand Larceny and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.
