Tulsa County judge to hold a hearing on a list of motions filed by an alleged BB gun vandal

The upcoming trial of the Tulsa BB gun vandal. Larry Watts was charged last year with shooting out the windows of a Tulsa business. <br><br>The last time News on 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright covered

Wednesday, April 14th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The upcoming trial of the Tulsa BB gun vandal. Larry Watts was charged last year with shooting out the windows of a Tulsa business.

The last time News on 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright covered his case, a judge found Watts incompetent and ordered him to Vinita for a mental evaluation. So, she was surprised when Watts recently called the News on 6 and wanted to meet, which she did.

Larry Watts in person was much like the Larry Watts we saw last April in court, agitated. But he's a bright guy who's done a lot of legal research. Which is a good thing because he's fired at least two lawyers since leaving Vinita and is now acting as his own attorney.

Watts faces two felony charges, which could mean a lengthy sentence if convicted since he has two previous felony convictions for larceny. His court file shows Watts has been keeping prosecutors busy. He's filed 16 different, hand-written pre-trial motions, like allowing the jury to visit the crime scene, suppressing evidence in the case and wanting an expert to examine the high powered BB gun pistols found inside his car.

Watts will be in a Tulsa County courtroom on Friday for a judge to rule on all of those motions. I met with Larry for an hour and a half last week at Channel 6. I promised him the conversation was off the record, so I can't tell you what we talked about, except for the one thing he said was on the record, and that's that he wanted me to know that he says he's innocent.

You might remember the owner of Snow's was so frustrated at having so many windows shot out; they did their own stake-out. They say the night they saw a man do it, they followed him until police got there for the arrest.

They arrested Watts and found two BB gun pistols and a carton of BB's. Watts' first attorney says Watts seemed extremely psychotic. The Vinita doctor's report says Watts had been diagnosed with delusional disorder, but it was controlled with medications.

Sources tell us Watts hasn't taken those medications since being released.

When Larry was here, he insisted on tape recording our conversation for his protection. He was fidgety and refused to sit down, but knew all about his case.

Prosecutors say they want to make sure Watts gets a fair trial. What often happens when a person is their own attorney, a judge will appoint a public defender to help and advise them.