The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has obtained still photographs of surveillance video from the Sheridan Road Wal-Mart in Lawton, Oklahoma. The photos, taken at approximately 5:15 PM, show Lester Hobbs and his estranged wife, Tonya Leann Hobbs, who was murdered only a few hours after the video was captured. Lester Hobbs beat Tonya to death inside his RV in Geronimo, Oklahoma. He is now a fugitive from justice, having been charged with murder. As if things couldn't be worse, Hobbs also abducted Tonya's seven-year-old daughter, Aja Johnson. Hobbs is not the girl's father. Tonya Hobbs' car is also shown in the photos.

Yesterday afternoon (January 26) a warrant for first degree murder and kidnapping was issued for Lester Hobbs for the murder of Tonya Hobbs and the kidnapping of her daughter. Tonya Hobbs was killed by blunt force trauma. The child was taken by Lester Hobbs and is in serious danger.

Tonya and Lester Hobbs were separated. Tonya was living in Oklahoma City, but had taken her kids to see Hobbs because he had a court date for a DUI charge that Hobbs believed would send him back to prison. He wanted to see the kids one last time. Tonya complied, even though she had filed protective orders against him in the past, even though he threatened her life and the life of her children, even though she told the girl's father that she was only taking the child to a birthday party, and even though she only had supervised visitation rights. She took a big chance with her life and with the life of her children. She lost her own chance and paid with her life. We can only hope that Aja Johnson will survive her abduction by this low-life criminal who holds her fate in his hands.

Lester Hobbs is described as a 47-year-old white male with brown hair and green eyes. His hairline is receding and he has multiple tattoos, some of which are on his fingers, hand, and wrist. He is reportedly around 5'9" to 6'1" tall and weighs about 180 lbs.  He may have a moustache. The photo to the left may show the clothing that Hobbs is wearing now.

Hobbs may be driving a 1992 white Toyota Paseo with license plate number 577-BPW. The rear window of the vehicle has been replaced with some sort of gray material. The car belonged to Tonya. It is the car she drove down to visit him in.

Investigators say Lester Hobbs has relatives in Kern County, California and may be heading there. Hobbs has relatives in Davenport, where the couple lived before they separated. He also has relatives in Texas and Oregon.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Lester Hobbs or 7-year-old Aja Johnson, please, call the new toll-free hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST.

Please, please, let her be safe.

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