A Cherokee man is facing several charges involving his ex-wife and another woman. He has also filed a protective order against his ex-wife. The charges were filed on May 10 and May 14.

Court records show on March 29, Cherokee Police Officer Lloyd Cross was notified by Chief Ryan McNeil that Lavada Frye had posted on Facebook accusing her ex-husband Clarence Frye of “putting his hands on me.” The picture showed a small cut about her left eye and a small abrasion on her upper lip.

Cross located Lavada Frye at her residence and spoke with her about the post. She said she had only meant to post it in a group she was a part of. She said the cut above her eye and the abrasion occurred on Saturday morning around 9 a.m. She said she went over to where Clarence lived to wake him up and found him in bed with Amy Doss. She said she called Doss an insulting name and Clarence went after her for it.

She said she did not want to file any charges at that time and only wanted the incident documented.

On May 10 in Alfalfa County, Clarence Frye, 50, of Cherokee, was charged with domestic abuse – assault and battery, a misdemeanor.

On May 5, Cherokee Police Chief Ryan McNeil was contacted by Clarence Frye about text messages sent to him by his ex-wife Lavada Frye. A divorce decree for the couple was issued on March 24, 2021.

Clarence Frye obtained a protective order against Lavada Frye on April 23. Clarence showed McNeil text messages from Lavada dated May 2 and May 3. He said he had other text messages on an older phone but it was accidentally damaged and made inoperable.

Clarence filed for an emergency protective order against Lavada on May 10.

On May 13, Officer Cross talked to Tasha Moore who said she had been forwarded some text messages from her friend, Amy Doss, that she had received from Clarence Frye. In the messages Clarence stated “I will kill you when I get my f***** hands on you” and similar statements.

After viewing these messages, Cross contacted Chief McNeil and Officer Hall. They went to the location where Clarence Frye has been staying, placed him under arrest and advised him of his Miranda rights which he waived. He appeared to be in extreme pain and claimed he had fallen from a ladder the day before and hurt his back. Due to this, Frye was transported by EMS to Share Medical Center in Alva for an evaluation.

While at the hospital, Frye made utterances without being asked. According to the affidavit, Frye said the night prior he stayed in a camper at a job site on Pennsylvania and watched Doss come out of a residence which is two doors north of her house at approximately 3:45 a.m. He also stated he had gone down to the house but did not confront her at that time. Frye then said he had a blue tooth speaker that he was able to use to listen to Doss’ conversations through her phone.

Once the hospital completed their examination, they determined Frye was alright and not in further need of treatment. Cross then transported him to the Alfalfa County Jail where he was booked in.

On May 14, Clarence Frye was charged with violation of Oklahoma statute via computer for the threatening messages by text. This felony is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine.

Frye was also charged with harassing and threatening by electronic communication and stalking, both misdemeanors.