Apache man wanted for fatal 2023 wreck

An Apache man is wanted for causing the death of Gilbert Leon Crow-Mihecoby in a hit-and-run wreck in September 2023.

The Comanche County District Court issued a felony arrest warrant Thursday for Randy Allen Herring, 46, for counts of first-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of a fatality accident and unauthorized use of a vehicle, records indicate.

The wreck that killed Crow-Mihecoby, 38, happened around 3:30 a.m. Sept. 9, 2023, about two-fifths of a mile north of King Road on Northeast 120th Street, 1½ miles north of Fletcher. He was wearing a helmet, according to Trooper Ryan Hayes.

First responders attempted CPR of Crow-Mihecoby but he died at the scene.

A witness told Hayes that Herring was driving a Dodge Ram pickup with his passenger, Jessica M. Dacus, 32, of Fletcher, and were leaving her home when Herring stopped in the middle of the roadway. Crow-Mihecoby was driving his motorcycle and ran into the back passenger quarter-panel of the truck, the warrant affidavit states. Herring then drove back to the home.

While CPR was being done on Crow-Mihecoby, Comanche Nation Police body camera video showed Herring standing around the scene with his hands on his head, Hayes stated.

After Crow-Mihecoby was pronounced dead, law enforcement looked for Herring but couldn’t find him or Dacus, even with the help of tracking dogs, according to the affidavit.

Around 2 p.m. that day, the owner of the Dodge Ram spoke with Hayes. He said he’d let his daughter borrow the truck to move some personal property and that Herring and Dacus were with her the night before helping her move with Herring driving, the affidavit states. He said his daughter wanted to be dropped off at a casino in Apache to meet her boyfriend and when she came back out, the truck was missing, Hayes stated.

A $200,000 cash warrant bond was issued upon Herring’s arrest.