Two charged in Goodrich death

Two Alva residents have been charged in connection with the death of an Alva man. Following a 911 call on Oct. 4, Dustin Goodrich was taken to OU Medical Center where he died of his injuries.

Brian Ray Poggemeyer, 43, has been charged with murder in the second degree, a felony. Lisa Marie Melton, 46, has been charged with accessory to murder in the second degree, a felony. The charges were filed in Woods County Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Court affidavits signed by Special Agent Chris Ray of the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) show Woods County received a 911 call at 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 4 about an assault in a residence at 1005 10th St. in Alva. It was reported Dustin Goodrich and Lisa Melton had been physically assaulted by Brian Poggemeyer and that Goodrich was unconscious and requiring medical care. Alva Police Officers John Caviness and Kyle Fuller were dispatched to the scene along with the Alva EMS.

The officers found Goodrich lying on the floor in the living room bleeding from a head injury. They observed Melton had an apparent injury to her face.

According to the affidavit, Melton told the officers Poggemeyer had come to the residence in the early morning hours and had assaulted both her and Goodrich before fleeing.

Agent Ray was contacted about 11:30 a.m. to interview Melton. Agents from the OSBI Crime Scene Unit were also assigned.

When Agent Ray interviewed Melton, she told him during the early morning of Oct. 4 while she was at Goodrich's, Poggemeyer came over. The three of them had dinner and drank alcoholic beverages. Melton told Ray the two men were intoxicated; she said she had been drinking but was not intoxicated.

Melton told Ray she didn't know what provoked Poggemeyer, but he got off the couch and walked past Goodrich toward her. She said he confronted her and then punched her in the face more than once, causing her face to start bleeding.

According to the affidavit, Melton said Goodrich stood up and attempted to protect her from Poggemeyer. The confrontation between Goodrich and Poggemeyer became physical including punches and wrestling. Melton said Goodrich produced a knife and cut Poggemeyer on his left side. Melton said when the two men fell to the floor, the fight ended. She told Ray that Dustin had hit his head and blood was coming from his head. She said Poggemeyer got up and fled from the house.

The affidavit states that after Poggemeyer fled, Melton used Goodrich's phone to contact a male and a female asking they come over and help her. The first request according to phone records was at 2:28 a.m. and the last request was at 2:41.

Melton told Agent Ray that the male and a different female arrived together to assist her before the ambulance arrived.

Ray talked to the Share Medical Center ER physician who first treated Goodrich. He said he observed numerous injuries including facial injuries and trauma, describing a fracture of the mandible.

OSBI Investigator Steve Tanio told Ray that Goodrich died while at OU Medical Center.

An autopsy was performed at the Chief Medical Examiner's Office. The conclusion was that Goodrich's death was a homicide caused by blunt force trauma to his head that resulted in a massive left subdural bleed.

On Oct. 4 after Goodrich was taken to the hospital, Officer Fuller returned to the residence about 4:25 a.m. to re-interview Melton. He noticed the house had been cleaned up and asked Melton if she had been cleaning. Melton said she and Goodrich's mother had been picking up different things.

According to the affidavit, Agent Ray discovered through investigation and search warrants that Melton had communicated with Poggemeyer through a phone application prior to Poggemeyer's arrest. The communication included Melton telling him the police were looking for him, she wanted to see him, and she would hide him from the police. She also instructed him to delete everything on his phone.

According to the affidavit, at 4:46 a.m. Melton texted, "The police r looking for u Dustin's mom is soooooo mad" to Poggemeyer. At 10:15 a.m. she texted, "I love you and I loved seeing u last night and everything turned out bad." At 11:06 a.m. she texted, "I will hide you." At 1:10 p.m. she texted, "He don't have any brain waves ... Cops r everywhere." At 1:11 p.m. she texted, "Delete everything in ur phone."

Ray notes in the affidavit that Melton previously told him Poggemeyer showed up at Goodrich's on the evening of Oct. 3 just before dark, that she was asleep on the couch when he arrived, and that Goodrich had let Poggemeyer in the house.

However, on Oct. 5, Ray states he observed a videotaped interview of Melton by OSBI Agent Shane Vore in which Melton stated after Poggemeyer came to Goodrich's residence, she heard Poggemeyer say he had been on Goodrich's roof for the last two hours. She also stated to Vore that when Poggemeyer arrived he was "drunk," which contradicted her previous statement to Ray that she was asleep when Poggemeyer arrived.

A taxi service provider in Alva was interviewed. He said at 6 p.m. on Oct. 3 Melton called and requested he go to Poggemeyer's residence on First Street and bring him to Goodrich's house. He said he picked up Poggemeyer and dropped him off at Goodrich's shortly after 6 p.m.

In his affidavit, Ray notes other inconsistencies in Melton's interviews. On Oct. 4 she told Ray her address was 1007 10th St. next to Goodrich's house. On Oct. 5 while being interviewed by Vore, Melton said she had been living with Goodrich since mid-September 2017.

Also on Oct. 4 Melton told Ray she saw Goodrich use a knife and cut Poggemeyer's ribs. On Oct. 5 Melton told Vore Goodrich did not have a knife, that Goodrich didn't cut Poggemeyer but only tapped him on the head with the knife, and then Poggemeyer punched Goodrich in the nose, which ended this first altercation. Melton said she helped Goodrich clean up his bloody nose.

The affidavit states after Melton saw Goodrich was injured and severely bleeding from his head, she did not call for medical emergency services. After she had contacted several different people, two people came over and the woman immediately called 911.

In the Oct. 5 interview with Vore, Melton said she didn't know Goodrich had been hit in the back of the head or that there was a puddle of blood behind his head.

However, Ray states during the course of the investigation he found different written messages from Melton to other individuals describing how bloody the scene was. He also heard one voice message from Melton saying in part "... please come over here now. Dustin and I are both bloody..."

On Oct. 5 in the videotaped interview, Melton told Vore she did not communicate with Poggemeyer after the incident. She said she loved Poggemeyer but wouldn't lie or protect him. However, Ray found through a phone app that Melton and Poggemeyer were in communication with each other after Poggemeyer left the Goodrich residence and before his arrest.

Poggemeyer was arrested on the second degree murder charge on Dec. 6, the same day the charge was filed. He is being held on a $500,000 bond. His next court date is Jan. 9, 2018.

Melton was also arrested on Dec. 6. She is being held on a $200,000 bond, and her next court date is also Jan. 9.

The crime of second degree murder is punishable by imprisonment for ten years to life. The crime of accessory to second degree murder is punishable by imprisonment of five to 25 years in the state penitentiary.