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Mother says she wants maximum sentence if man is convicted Families
Several of Crase’s family members attended the hearing. His parents, who repeatedly declined to give their first names and would identify themselves only as Mr. and Mrs. Crase or as “mom and dad,” said they were sorry for what happened and that it was an accident. His mother told the Globe that Crase “wouldn’t intentionally hurt anybody.” The couple declined to comment beyond those statements. Montgomery previously told the Globe that Gillming, Lackey and Crase had gone to Noel for an Elk River rafting trip. Gillming was a friend of Lackey’s, who knew Crase through the latter’s plumbing business. Gillming was unaware of Crase’s past, Montgomery said. That past, according to court documents, includes four previous convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol: in June 1988 in Tulsa, Okla.; in October 1999 in Owasso, Okla.; in April 2006 in Tulsa County; and in August 2007 in Rogers County, Okla. Crase also pleaded guilty to second-degree arson in March 2007 in Tulsa County, according to McDonald County court records. Crase was assessed suspended sentences of one year and three years on the 2006 and 2007 DUI charges, respectively, according to Oklahoma’s online court records. Information about the outcome of the 1988 and 1999 cases was unavailable Wednesday. Crase initially was assessed a deferred sentence on the arson charge, although Tulsa County prosecutors moved to revoke his probation in July 2008. Crase was free on bond at the time of the August accident, and two months later was assessed a five-year prison sentence. He was extradited to McDonald County earlier this year. “He was not going to stop,” Montgomery said Wednesday. “He had no intention of stopping.” She carried a photograph of Gillming and his son, Braden “Ryder” Gillming, now 5, during Wednesday’s court proceedings. She said her whole family has suffered a loss. “He (Aaron Gillming) shot off the fireworks every Fourth of July,” Montgomery said, noting this would be the first year he would not. Blood-alcohol level? Assistant Prosecutor Sherrie Hansen said after the hearing Wednesday that she would not yet disclose what Ricky Crase’s blood-alcohol level was at the time of the accident. 
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