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For the second time this year, sentencing for the former co-owner of the now defunct Sooner RV has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regina K. Clark, 53, of Euliss, Texas, pleaded guilty February 18 in McClain County District Court to four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of second degree burglary and 13 counts of embezzlement.

Sentencing was first set for April 23. But that was pushed back to July 28 due to COVID-19-related issues.

The continuing pandemic prompted a second delay and sentencing is now scheduled for 1 p.m. September 1. 

On Dec. 17, 2014, Clark chased her then-husband Brett Clark and three employees including her son and daughter-in-law with a stolen .357 revolver, firing several shots at them.

Clark stole the revolver, as well as an AR-15 rifle, from the home of a Sooner RV customer.

She had been served with divorce papers the day before the shooting, according to court documents.

Eleven of the embezzlement victims told officials Clark sold their RV’s on consignment, but they never received any money from the sales. Two others paid Clark for extended warranties, but she used their money for other things.

Court documents put the total financial loss to the victims at $359,745.

Each of the assault charges is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. Maximum penalty on the burglary charge is 7 years and/or a $10,000 fine.

The embezzlement counts are punishable by up to 2, 5 or 8 years and/or fines up to $5,000 or $10,000.

A pre-sentence investigation prepared before the scheduled  April sentencing concluded probation “does not appear to be a sufficient deterrent” and recommended she serve a prison term.

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