Copper theft suspect's escape caught on bodycam; deputies find…
An Oklahoma deputy's bodycam shows the suspect, Rayven Lee Wooten, escaping through the glass, but the backpack he left behind held a critical clue; he packed light on judgment.
On air: Rosa Ticks and Chip Darnell on BBN Crime WatchPublished
Updated · aired 4 times
At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “Copper theft suspect's desperate escape caught on bodycam video before deputies discover what he left behind”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:24 PM ET on BBN Crime Watch, by Rosa Ticks and Chip Darnell; aired 4 times.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBodycam footage from Oklahoma captured Rayven Lee Wooten, accused of copper theft, smashing headfirst through an intact window while fleeing a deputy.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterA CLOSED window!
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterIt is a quiet afternoon, a deputy, a door, and a man who looks at the glass and decides it is merely a suggestion, allegedly!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorClosed, as in nobody opened it first.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterBut that is not the whole story.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterHe is gone through the glass, the deputy is left standing there, and on the floor sits a backpack with a critical clue inside.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo he escaped the deputy and left the evidence behind. That's a man who packed for everything except the getaway.
Rosa Ticks · Live ReporterThe backpack never ran, Chip. It stayed loyal to the deputies, and it talked.
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