From the column "Felonies filed in Osage County," in the July 28 issue of The Review, a weekly Oklahoma paper "serving all of Osage County and Kay County." That issue also contained the story of the murder of Rebecca Clements.

Michael Ray Bush — Assault & Battery with a deadly weapon, assault and battery on police officer. Bush, 27, of Skiatook was charged after Officer Steven Haley was dispatched on July 15 to the Movie Gallery on Rogers Street in Skiatook in reference to a domestic in progress.

Dispatch then advised that the male half of the domestic was up in the female's face and the reporting person said that it looked like he was getting ready to hit her.

When Officer Haley arrived on the scene he observed three males fighting in the middle of the Hwy 20. He said it looked like one male was in a light blue shirt and was on top of a male in a black shirt. Another male in a rebel shirt was trying to pull the male in the light blue shirt off the other male. Officer Haley exited his patrol car and pull out his asp. He ordered all three mails to place their hands on on his patrol vehicle. The male in the black shirt and the male in the rebel shirt complied with the command, but the other male in the light blue shirt started backing away. Officer Haley told the male to place his hands on the patrol vehicle approx. 4 times before he complied. For safety, Officer Haley decided to pat all three individuals down because he could see that the male in the black shirt was bleeding from the face and when the male in the light blue shirt put his hands on the patrol unit, Officer Haley could see blood. Before he could pat the male in the blue shirt, he once again came off the patrol vehicle and started walking backwards. Officer Haley told him several times to place his hands back on the patrol unit. The male at this time stated a threatening phrase and Officer Haley then pulled out his OC spray and told the male that if he did not comply he was going to spray him. The male at this time made another threat and Officer Haley sprayed the individual and at that time, the defendant threw a punch at Officer Haley hitting him in the arm. Officer Haley grabbed him by the shirt and he pulled away causing the shirt to rip.

He then turned and started to run at which time Officer Haley tackled him. When he got the individual to the ground, he continued to resist and physically try to escape. During this time, the individual continued to make threats to the officer. He was finally able to get the individual handcuffed. Sometime during the fight, Officer Haley injured his left pinky finger.

Officer Haley smelled a heavy odor associated with alcoholic beverage about the individual's person. At this time, he identified the individual as Michael Bush. He was placed in the patrol unit. Officer Billy Wakefield had arrived and Officer Haley then went to the man in the black shirt and saw that he was bleeding from the nose, mouth and face and he looked physically shook up. Officer Haley called for EMS to check the man out. The man said that he and his brother were across the street and heard this guy, Michael Bush, yelling and up in this girl's face and they had walked across the street to see if everything was all right and the man had attacked them.

Officer Haley had Officer Wakefield to get everyone's information because Michael Bush was still acting very violent in the patrol car. Officer Haley started to transport Mr. Bush to the Skiatook PD and as they were leaving, Mr. Bush started screaming at the female. When they were about half way to the police department, Officer Wakefield radioed that the individual in the black shirt had been slashed in the face with a knife. When Michael heard this, he stated screaming that he cut him because the two men jumped him. Officer Haley then told him that he was under arrest and that anything he said could be used against him.
When they got to the PD Officer Haley asked dispatch to send Sgt. Davis to the PD because Michael was acting so violent. When he got Michael to the PD, he once again became very violent and threatened the officer. At this time, Officer Haley again sprayed Michael because he was getting ready to head butt the officer. It was hard to control him because his arms and hands were covered in blood. Michael sat down on the booking bench and said, "You think your tough because you can spray somebody. Watch this!" He then rammed the side of his head several times into the jagged edge of the booking table. He had cut his head open. Officer Haley called for dispatch to send the EMS over to the location and they arrived and treated Michael for his head wound. After Michael's head was treated, the officers found a cut wound on his hand from where he was holding the knife.

After Michael was treated he calmed down enough to be placed in a cell.

On July 18, Bush appeared before Judge Boggs by video and the court entered a not guilty please. Bond was set at $10,000 with status conference set for July 21.