Affidavit Details Events Leading Up To Trooper-Involved Shooting On Turner Turnpike

An affidavit reveals new details into what investigators say led up to a deadly trooper-involved shooting on the Turner Turnpike.

The affidavit for a search warrant, obtained by News 9 on Thursday, includes a narrative of the incident from an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who is assisting with the investigation.

The document said on Sept. 20, a trooper pulled over a semi-truck on the Turner Turnpike near Stroud in Creek County for a commercial vehicle inspection. Behind the wheel was 28-year-old Alejandro Faudoa.

The trooper spoke with Faudoa while both men were inside the trooper's patrol unit, the affidavit said. That was when the trooper learned that Faudoa was traveling from Texas to Tulsa to pick up a trailer without a commercial driver's license, according to the document. The trooper then placed Faudoa on out-of-service status for conducting interstate commerce without a CDL.

When the trooper questioned Faudoa about what was inside his truck, Faudoa ran out of the patrol unit and back toward his semi, despite the trooper telling him to stop multiple times, the affidavit said. With Faudoa not listening to commands, the trooper holstered his weapon and tried to physically stop Faudoa, the document continued. But Faudoa was able to break free and get inside the semi-truck's cab, the affidavit said. 

The trooper continued to tell Faudoa to stop and followed Faudoa into the cab, according to the document. Faudoa then hit the gas pedal with the trooper still inside the semi while the passenger door was open, the affidavit said. That was when the trooper fired several shots, killing Faudoa, according to the affidavit. The truck slowed to a stop.

OHP said in the affidavit that troopers later found about 88 pounds of suspected cocaine inside the semi-truck. Court documents filed this week said investigators are going through evidence found in mobile devices sized from the truck.