A violation report filed Tuesday in Comanche County District Court says 31-year-old Kenneth Blaine Nobles has stopped reporting to his probation officer and cannot be located. Nobles pleaded guilty in 2014 to first-degree manslaughter in the 2013 shooting death of 35-year-old Johnathan Shepherd, receiving 12 years to serve plus eight suspended. He began probation supervision on Feb. 28, 2025. Records show a motion to revoke that suspended sentence was already pending from early August, after he pleaded not guilty and posted a $25,000 bond.
In July 2026, Nobles was charged in two new cases: fentanyl trafficking and firearms possession, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was free on $50,000 and $75,000 bonds in those cases, with preliminary hearings set for Nov. 20. Probation Officer Richard Wilson wrote in the violation report that Nobles is a very high risk to himself and the community as a violent offender, and no longer a good candidate for probation.
Lawton listeners know this area looks out for its own. If you have any information on Nobles’whereabouts, contact local law enforcement or Comanche County authorities. What questions do you have about how cases like this are supervised in our county?
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