Woodward man, drunk on ATV, threatens to kill Rippey woman

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Steven Darwin Meister, 58, of Woodward was arrested Thursday on charges of third-degree harassment, third or subsequent offense OWI and operating without interlock device.

A Woodward man who allegedly threatened to kill a Rippey woman was arrested Thursday while driving drunk on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Steven Darwin Meister, 58, of 308 E. First St., Woodward, was charged with third-degree harassment, third or subsequent offense OWI and operating without interlock device and issued citations for reckless driving, speeding, driving while suspended and failure to provide proof of financial liability.

The incident began about 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Cartwright Street in Rippey, where a Greene County Deputy Sheriff responded to a report of harassment.

The victim told the deputy that she “received threatening emails from her ex-boyfriend,” Meister, according to court records.

The deputy inspected the messages and “was about to leave” when the victim and her son “spotted” Meister “driving an ATV on the road behind their house,” according to court records.

The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Meister, who allegedly presented with “a strong odor of alcohol emanating from his person,” according to court records.

Meister allegedly told the deputy that the deputy “should arrest him for being a jerk and for an OWI third offense,” and he allegedly “admitted to being over the legal limit while operating a vehicle,” according to court records.

Meister blew a 0.142 on the blood alcohol concentration test, according to court records.

En route to the Greene County Jail, Meister “was extremely upset with” the victim and allegedly told the officer that if the officer had not been there, “he would have ran her over,” and he allegedly “threatened to kill” the victim “if he is ever contacted by” the victim “again,” according to court records.

Meister was held in the Greene County Jail on a $5,000 cash or surety bond. He is scheduled for a pretrial conference Aug. 10 in Greene County District Court.

Meister was convicted of second-offense OWI in 2021 in Boone County District Court. He was convicted of second-offense OWI in 2011 in Boone County District Court. He was convicted of second-offense OWI in 2008 in Boone County District Court. He was convicted of third-offense OWI in 1998 in Dallas County District Court.

*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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