By John Dobberstein, Editor
Court records show the legal guardian of a child in a high-profile custody case in Broken Arrow was served last week with a protective order.
A Broken Arrow woman filed for an emergency protective order Aug. 12 on behalf of two children who were living in the same home as Clayton Woolley.
An affidavit filed in Tulsa County District Court said the two children complained of abuse and felt fearful of adults in the home.
Clayton’s legal guardian — a parental aunt — was a co-guardian of the two children complaining of abuse. The emergency protective order was granted and a hearing on the order is scheduled for Aug. 26.
Clayton’s guardian, who has not been charged with a crime, was given custody of Woolley after his grandparents, Bill and Lisa Woolley, were charged in 2018 with the death of Clayton’s 14-month-old brother, Elijah. But the charges were dropped by Wagoner County District Attorney Jack Thorp after new evidence in the case was brought to light.
Since the charges were nixed, Bill and have been fighting to regain custody of Clayton. They allege custody of their grandson was given to the guardian by an Adair County judge without a hearing or due process.
The Woolleys have also been sharply critical of the Department of Human Service’s handling of the entire case and called for a shakeup of the state agency.
A whistleblower who works with the legal guardian has also come forward alleging the guardian has bragged at work about mistreating Clayton. The Broken Arrow Police Department has investigated the allegations but did not take further action.
It’s the unclear of the judge’s order will have any effect on Clayton’s custody status.
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