Local man allegedly fires gun from car, faces life

A Kingfisher man remains jailed on $49,000 bond after allegedly firing a handgun from his vehicle and driving while intoxicated Jan. 24.

Ulyses Moyeda, aka Ulyses Moyedo and Ulises Moyeda, 33, 124 N. Eighth St., Kingfisher, pleaded not guilty last Wednesday in Kingfisher County District Court to three felony charges, including driving under the influence and two charges of use of a vehicle in discharge of a weapon, and three misdemeanor charges of reckless conduct with a firearm, carrying a firearm while under the influence and driving without a valid driver’s license.

He faces two potential sentences of up to life in prison if convicted on the shooting charges, in addition to up to five years on the felony DUI, filed after a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction.

He is due back in court at 1:30 p.m. March 12.

Bryan Schlegel called the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 27 to report that a flatbed one-ton pickup truck was pulled up in front of his residence at 20483 Fay Ave. and the driver was firing a handgun.

Deputy Todd Davis responded to the call and traveling east from Schlegel’s home, Davis spotted  a truck matching Schlegel’s description stopped in a T intersection, where the driver threw something from the window, according to Davis’ affidavit.

Davis got out of his vehicle and then the truck pulled forward and Davis heard a gunshot. Davis, called for backup and pursued the vehicle until it pulled into a driveway and the driver got out. By that time, deputies Brad Logan and Wayland Thomas had arrived at the scene and helped subdue and handcuff the driver, later identified as Moyeda.

Deputies found spent shell casings on the driver’s side floorboard of the vehicle and another shell casing in the roadway at the T intersection where Davis had heard a shot fired. Davis also found a white container at the same location that holds new bullets.

A handgun was under the driver’s seat, according to the affidavit.