03/29/2024
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Randolph McKoy agreed Tuesday morning to plead guilty to violating a domestic violence protection order. Getting his belongings out of the house he once shared with his wife may take some time after he drew the ire of Superior Court Judge Ola M. Lewis.

McKoy received 18 months unsupervised probation, credited for 47 days served in jail and ordered not to have any type contact with his wife, Lottie McKoy, after violating the protective order in June.

The violation occurred when Randolph McKoy knocked on the door of the house where his wife, Lottie McKoy, lives near Garland, according to court statements. Lottie McKoy called 911. Randolph McKoy was prohibited from having any contact with Lottie McKoy after an assault charge in 2012.

The ruling came after Lottie McKoy told the court that “this man is dangerous. I have lived with this man for over 40 years.” She said she “still is in fear of my life.” The McKoys are still married, but Randolph McKoy does not live in the house.

Randolph McKoy’s lawyer, Michael Levine, told the judge that Lottie McKoy’s fear’s were not reasonable, that he still owned the house with his wife, and the incident only involved knocking on the door.

It was after the ruling that Judge Lewis lost her patience with Randolph McKoy.

Randolph McKoy told the court that he still had tools he used in his logging business and personal items on the property, and that he needed access to them. The protective order would not allow him to go on the property.

“It’s an absolute shame that grown folks can’t part ways without causing a ruckus,” Lewis said.

When Randolph McKoy continued to ask about his property and, at times, interrupting the judge, Lewis offered for law enforcement to go with McKoy on Wednesday afternoon so he could gather his belongings and haul them off the property. McKoy said he didn’t have a way to do that and continued to talk about the issue.

Finally, Lewis had heard enough.

“Until he files a civil action for divorce and equitable disbursement of the property, his window of opportunity to get his property has passed,” Lewis said. “He’s free to go.”

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