Mistrial declared in Tulsa murder case after witness makes gun-like hand gesture

June 9, 2016, 7:59 pm

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BY ARIANNA PICKARD, Tulsa World

A Tulsa County judge declared a mistrial in a murder trial Wednesday after learning that witness testimony about a gun-like hand gesture made by the defendant was new evidence to attorneys for both sides, the attorneys say.

District Judge Sharon Holmes ruled that Stephen Kyle Scyffore’s case should be tried later in front of a new jury to allow his counsel time to prepare a defense to evidence about the alleged hand gesture, attorneys told the Tulsa World on Thursday.

Scyffore, 25, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Leslie Griffin.

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Defense attorney tells jurors in murder trial that defendant 'went insane'

June 9, 2016, 8:53 pm

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By Kyle Schwab Staff Writer kschwab@oklahoman.com

A defense attorney on Thursday told jurors in a murder trial that the defendant "went insane" when he beat a woman to death after raping her and his live-in girlfriend at a house in The Village. 

"At some point in time, Albert went insane.

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Man ordered to tell police of sex plans 'devastated'

June 10, 2016, 3:11 am

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A man who must give police 24 hours' notice before he has sex after he was cleared of rape has said the ruling "puts an end to your life".

The man, in his 40s, was acquitted last year at a retrial.

He has been charged with breaching the terms of the order by refusing to give police the pin to his phone.

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Oklahoma man accused of killing pregnant St. Louis teacher

June 10, 2016, 10:09 am

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors in St. Louis have accused an Oklahoma man in the shooting death of a pregnant third-grade teacher.

Thirty-five-year-old Phillip Cutler of Muskogee is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the March death of 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters.

The St.

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Here's how badly out-of-date the Oklahoma Department of Corrections record keeping system is

June 10, 2016, 10:14 am

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FROM STAFF REPORTS

Prisons reporter Graham Lee Brewer recently visited the Kate Barnard Community Corrections Center, where inmates are working in a leaky gymnasium to digitize some 400,000 files. 

Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff say that the arduous task will take them years, and that it exposes them to risks ranging from lawsuits to wrongful releases.

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Norman police investigating after body found in northeast Oklahoma City

June 10, 2016, 12:08 pm

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From Staff Reports

Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a body was found near NE 36 and N Hiwassee Road by Oklahoma City police on Friday.

Sarah Jensen, public information officer for the Norman Police Department, said information received led police to determine the person was killed in Norman overnight.

Jensen said two people considered “persons of interest” in the homicide investigation have been detained.

Police have not released the names of the victim or the people detained.

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Card readers become focus in asset forfeiture

June 10, 2016, 7:39 pm

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By PAGE JONES Staff Writer pjones@oklahoman.com

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says card readers in several patrol cars won't be used to take money out of bank accounts through debit and credit cards despite concerns raised by a lawmaker and an out-of-state company.

“This is an example of Oklahoma, instead of leading the way to protect the constitution, we're leading the way on coming up with new and quicker ways to seize innocent people's property,” said Sen.

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Murder defendant's ex-girlfriend tells jury about witnessing fatal beating

June 10, 2016, 8:24 pm

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By Kyle Schwab Staff Writer kschwab@oklahoman.com

A murder defendant's former girlfriend told Oklahoma County jurors on Friday details about how he raped her and her friend before fatally beating the friend. 

"He wanted sexual things from us,” the woman testified. “We were told to undo his pants.

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Arrest made in connection with body found in Oklahoma City Friday

June 11, 2016, 9:49 am

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Police have arrested a man in connection with a body found in northeast Oklahoma City on Friday.

Keenan Lynn Holcomb, 32, was booked into the Cleveland County jail Saturday morning on complaints of first-degree murder, kidnapping and unlawful removal of a body, according to a news release.

Sarah Jensen, public information officer for the Norman Police Department, said Holcomb and another person were detained Friday after the body of a woman was found near NE 36 and N Hiwassee.

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Specially trained dog sniffs out cellphones in Oklahoma prisons

June 10, 2016, 11:21 pm

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By Eriech Tapia Staff Writer etapia@oklahoman.com

PAULS VALLEY — Since becoming the first dog and handler in the nation to be certified in cellphone detection through the National Police Canine Association, Corrections Department K-9 Riley and Sgt.

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Former death row inmate charged with drug possession

June 12, 2016, 8:56 pm

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By Nolan Clay Staff Writer nclay@oklahoman.com

A former death row inmate has been charged with felony drug possession, nine years after being set free.

Curtis Edward McCarty, 54, was charged in Oklahoma County District Court after a police officer reported finding methamphetamine in his backpack during a traffic stop in southeast Oklahoma City about 4 a.m.

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Cowboy Lassos Would-Be Thief Outside Walmart

June 13, 2016, 3:07 am

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A suspected bike thief in Oregon learned the hard way that you don't mess with cowboys.  

The Eagle Point Police Department posted about the unbelievable incident on their Facebook page on Friday.

According to the department, a man tried to steal a woman's bike in the parking lot of an Eagle Point Walmart.

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U.S. mass shootings on the rise

June 13, 2016, 2:35 pm

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By Supriya Sridhar Staff Writer ssridhar@oklahoman.com

Forty-nine people were killed at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

The gunman has been identified as Omar Mateen.

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Norman police identify homicide victim

June 13, 2016, 4:17 pm

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By Jane Glenn Cannon Staff Writer jcannon@oklahoman.com

NORMAN — A woman whose body was found beside the road in eastern Oklahoma County has been identified as Tamyra Lynn Elston, 52.

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Jury selection opens in 2014 Norman hostage standoff

June 13, 2016, 7:29 pm

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By Jane Glenn Cannon Staff Reports jcannon@oklahoman.com

NORMAN — Jury selection opened Monday in the Cleveland County trial of a homeless veteran accused of taking hostages in a 2014 standoff with police.

Devin Rogers, 31, is charged with two counts of kidnapping for extortion, feloniously pointing a firearm, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and two misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct with a firearm.

Rogers is accused of taking hostages at gunpoint Nov.

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Jurors convict two remaining men in 2009 'Cathouse' murders

June 13, 2016, 7:57 pm

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By Kyle Schwab Staff Writer kschwab@oklahoman.com

Jurors convicted the two remaining men charged in the 2009 “Cathouse” slayings on all counts related to the murders of an Oklahoma City drug dealer and three women.

The Oklahoma County jury deliberated for three hours Monday evening after listening to a full day of closing arguments in the death penalty trial. 

“Six people were gunned down and slaughtered,” Assistant District Attorney Gayland Gieger told the jurors during his closing argument.

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Man Rapes Woman To Get To Prison And Go After His Son’s Killer

June 14, 2016, 3:08 am

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In August 2014, a woman answered Joel Jones’ Craigslist list ad. Upon meeting, Jones lured a woman into a building under the guise he was offering her a job with his cleaning company.

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French police officials' murder 'is terrorism' - Hollande

June 14, 2016, 3:09 am

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The murder of two police officials by a man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) is "unquestionably a terrorist act", President Francois Hollande says.

A police commander was stabbed to death before his partner - also a police employee - and a child were taken hostage in their home near Paris.

The partner was later found dead but the three-year-old boy survived.

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Arrest Expected In Orlando Nightclub Shooting

June 14, 2016, 3:10 am

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Channel 2’s sister station in Orlando, WFTV, is reporting that they expect an arrest in connection to the Orlando nightclub shooting that left 50 dead, including the shooter.

A top law enforcement source told WFTV an arrest, elsewhere in Florida, is expected of an alleged accomplice.

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Reports: Orlando shooter was a regular at the gay nightclub he attacked, used multiple gay dating apps

June 14, 2016, 3:12 am

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The man police say killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning had visited the club at least a dozen times before carrying out his attack, a witness told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday.

The suspected shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, may have also used several different gay dating apps, according to reports from MSNBC and the Los Angeles Times.

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