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A man who went to an Alva bar to pick up a friend was surprised to find his pickup missing when he went back outside. The incident took some odd twists before the pickup was located and a suspect was identified.

According to court documents, Dakota Nusser said he went to the Angry Bull Saloon on Tuesday, Oct. 9, about 10:30 p.m. to pick up a friend. Nusser told Alva Police Officer Brian File that he left the pickup in front of the door to the bar with the keys in the ignition and the motor running. When he came out less than five minutes later, his pickup was gone.

The pickup was described as a grey 2001 Chevrolet half ton with faded paint on the hood and a white toolbox in the bed. Nusser said it had a full tank of gas.

File asked the bartender about security cameras but was told the cameras might not be working. The bartender said he couldn’t access the cameras.

However, the bartender said a man, later identified as Monty Bost, was at the bar about 7 p.m. The bartender said Bost was in most people’s faces and not respectful of private space. He said Bost was very vocal about his name and being 57 years old and riding bulls. Bost said he had come from Cheyenne, Wyoming, from riding bulls and was passing through going to Atoka to ride more bulls on Friday.

The bartender said he saw Bost go outside with Nusser coming in about ten minutes later. About that time, someone came into the bar asking about a friend they were picking up and gave a description matching Bost. The bartender said he was outside but was told they couldn’t find him. Shortly after that Nusser discovered his vehicle was gone.

On Thursday, Oct. 11, File learned from K9 Officer John Caviness that the pickup had been located in Alfalfa County. Caviness also made contact with Bost’s niece Jacki Boguti who said the last time she had contact with Bost was Tuesday night when he wanted a ride from the bar. She said when she went there he was gone. Boguti said she was able to contact Bost on Thursday, Oct. 11, and he told her he stole a truck from the Angry Bull and where to find it. Boguti said she and her boss went to that location and found the stolen truck.

File then learned from Assistant Police Chief Patrick Hawley that he had been contacted by Alfalfa County Deputy Loren Nusser who said he made contact with Bost on Oct. 10. Nusser reported about 9:54 p.m. he was driving west on Highway 64 approximately a quarter-mile west of the junction with Highway 8. He observed a male, later identified as Bost, walking east on the south side of the road.

Deputy Nusser made contact with Bost, observing his skin was pale and he appeared to be sweating. Bost said he believed he was having a stroke and needed help. Nusser advised dispatch to contact EMS and drove Bost to the EMS barn in Cherokee.

Along the way, Nusser said Bost told him he was from Poteau and had been staying with his niece “on the other side of Alva.” Bost told him she had been doing some “illegal things” he did not agree with and he had started walking earlier in the morning. When they arrived at the EMS barn, Bost was placed in the ambulance and transported to Bass hospital in End.

Deputy Nusser also said on Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Undersheriff Mast requested him to go to a half mile west of County Road 580 on Hughes Road where the stolen pickup was recovered. Nusser said while he was at that location, a local farmer drove by and said he noticed the pickup had been sitting at that location since approximately 10 a.m. on the previous day, Oct. 10. The stolen pickup was processed and released back to the current owners.

On Dec. 10 in Woods County District Court, Monty Joe Bost, 57, of Heavener, was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, a felony. This crime is punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term not to exceed two years. A warrant has been issued for Bost.