Yukon Man Vandalizes Cop Car on Way to Jail

Yukon, OK - Some people just don't know how to keep from digging themselves a deeper hole.

Meet Darren Lee Wells, 21, a Yukon resident who knows the working end of said shovel.

According to court records, Wells is well known to police and the criminal justice system.

1. 2005 felony conviction in Canadian County for burglary.
2. 2005 felony conviction in Canadian County for knowingly concealing stolen property.
3. 2005 Victims Protective Order against Wells issued in Canadian County.
4. 2005 conviction in Canadian County for possession of marijuana.
5. 2005 felony convictions in Oklahoma County for concealing stolen property and making false declaration of ownership to a pawn broker.
6. 2007 active felony case in Canadian County for possession of marijuana.
7. 2007 active case in Canadian County for possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to police, on Wells's latest trip to the county jail he decided to leave his mark on the officer's patrol car.

On August 26, 2006 Yukon police officer Zach Roberson was transporting citizen of the year Wells when Wells apparently cut the upholstery with a knife he had on his person. No mention as to why the knife had not been discovered and confiscated from Wells prior to placing him in the police car.

On April 2 Wells was charged with malicious injury to property.

Police list the damage at less than $2,500.