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Felony charges have been filed in Woods County against three individuals in the April 11 double homicide at Freedom. Christopher Isaiah Cesar Padilla, age 23; Elijah Isaiah Mann, age 20; and Catelynne Olivia Gorre, age 17, all of Enid, each have been charged with four felony counts. Gorre appeared in court on Monday and was ordered to be transported to Garfield County Detention Center until April 18 when she will appear on a bond hearing in Woods County. Padilla and Mann were arraigned Tuesday.

All three face two counts of murder in the first degree – deliberate intent in the shooting of Gary Neil Bradt multiple times and Timothy Lane Wilcox multiple times. This crime is punishable by death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for life without parole.

Each is individually charged with conspiracy to commit a murder, punishable by imprisonment up to ten years or a fine of up to $5,000, or both. They are also each charged with robbery – first degree in the theft of firearms, which is punishable by imprisonment of not less than ten years.

On April 11 at approximately 3:59 a.m. the Woods County Sheriff’s Office received a call of gunshots in the area of Saddlehorn Drive and Dusty Trail in Freedom. At 4:04 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a call with a person moaning on the other end of the line. The call was later determined to have come from 1275 Dusty Trail in Freedom.

Woods County deputies arrived on the scene and found 70-year-old Gary Bradt immediately inside the primary entryway of the residence. Timothy Wilcox, age 19, was found inside the living room of the residence in a recliner. Wilcox appeared to be alive. Woods County deputies took Wilcox to the front yard of the home and attempted life saving measures. Wilcox was pronounced deceased at the scene. Bradt and Wilcox died from apparent gunshot wounds.

Woods County Sheriff’s Office requested OSBI (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) assistance. Special Agent Matthew Wallace responded and observed the scene. It was learned that the home was owned by Bradt and that Wilcox was living at the residence temporarily. Wallace observed bloodstains in the living room of the home, fired cartridge casings and a handgun on the lawn at the northeast corner of the property.

Woods County Deputy Dakota Davis located a neighbor to the south of 1275 Dusty Trail who had surveillance video of the incident. At approximately 3:48 a.m. a black four-door sedan vehicle was eventually seen departing the area toward the south. The Woods County Sheriff’s Office issued a notification to surrounding law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the described vehicle seen on the video.

At approximately 7:09 a.m. Mooreland Police Chief Bobby Kehn observed a dark blue Volkswagen Jetta parked near US Highway 412 near Cheyenne Valley, Oklahoma. The vehicle matched the description of the suspect vehicle seen on the video surveillance in Freedom.

The vehicle was occupied by Mann, Padilla and Gorre. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene to assist Kehn. After several minutes of commands, the vehicle occupants surrendered. Padilla was found to have bloodstains on his hands and clothing, which he later admitted came from Bradt. Kehn and OHP troopers observed several firearms in the vehicle along with fired cartridge cases. It was later determined the vehicle was registered to Padilla’s mother and that Padilla was the primary user of the vehicle.

During the investigation, items belonging to Bradt were found to be in Padilla’s vehicle, including items bearing Bradt’s name. OSBI conducted interviews with Padilla, Mann and Gorre with Gorre’s father present during the interview. It was learned that Gorre had been living with Padilla in Enid and was unemployed. Padilla and Gorre picked Mann up from his home in Lahoma either the evening of April 10 or the early morning hours of April 11. Padilla admitted discussing with and receiving payment from Mann to take Mann to Bradt’s home.

A witness interviewed later in the investigation reported that three individuals exited the vehicle. Wilcox was in the living room of the residence during the following encounter. After a brief conversation at the entryway to the home, Padilla and Mann shot Bradt multiple times, then shot Wilcox multiple times. Padilla and Mann took several firearms from Bradt’s home and placed them in the vehicle. Mann handed a gun to Gorre that was later found to be next to the seat Gorre was sitting in when contacted by law enforcement. Padilla, Gorre and Mann left the scene briefly before returning and firing two more shots at Bradt and Wilcox. After fleeing the town of Freedom, Padilla pulled off to the side of the road because he was too tired to drive. Padilla did not allow Gorre or Mann to drive his car. It was later learned that the handgun found on Bradt’s lawn was inadvertently left behind by Mann.