An Atoka man has been arrested and charged in a shooting incident that happened Jan. 1 in Calera. Eighteen- year- o l d Kodi J-Lynn Nichols was charged Monday with shooting with intent to kill. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Bryan County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:15 a.m. to a residence near Allison Road and Chestnut Lane.
When deputies arrived, they discovered a boy, identified as “C.M.,” who had a gunshot wound and the juvenile was subsequently taken to the hospital where he was in critical condition. OSBI said in a news release that investigators learned that Nichols had been in an altercation with another person and Nichols retrieved a firearm and fired one round at him which missed and struck the victim.
Nichols left the scene and he was arrested Saturday afternoon in Atoka, according to OSBI.
An affidavit by OSBI Agent Zachary Brown states that he received a video from the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office and it shows two black males fighting when a male pulled a gun out of his waistband and fired one shot.
Brown interviewed a witness at an Allison Road home on Jan. 1 who said she used to “mess around” with Nichols, who stayed in the Atoka area but came to Durant frequently, the affidavit states. She said he was part of a gang called “715” with a few individuals around Durant.
The witness told Brown she went to a New Year’s Eve party at the Allison Road address, but then left to pick up a friend, according to the affidavit. She said that while she was gone, a friend called her and said Nichols had just shot someone at the party.
Brown showed the witness the video that showed the fight and she said it was Nichols and another individual, only identified by initials in the affidavit, who were fighting, the affidavit states, and she said the two had “beef” due to being in rival gangs.
Brown interviewed another witness and he was told Nichols arrived at the party and was trying to fight everyone. The affidavit states that Nichols got into a fight and the other person was winning when Nichols pulled a firearm from his waistband. According to the affidavit, the witness punched Nichols in the head and he believed his hand, which had a wound, was grazed by the bullet.
Brown interviewed an adult witness at the Durant Police Department, and she said she did not know what was the “beef” between the two, but they had been “supposed to fight for a while.” She also said she had known Nichols for a few weeks and that he had been to her home and she made him leave because he was a “bad kid,” the affidavit states.
A court document states that shooting with intent to kill is punishable by imprisonment not to exceed life and that if convicted, the defendant shall be requires to serve 85 percent of the sentence before being considered for parole.
Nichols was brought from Atoka and booked into the Bryan County Jail Tuesday morning.
The victim was still in critical condition as of press time this week.
