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Neighbor of disabled man shot and killed by police says family will hire attorney

September 20, 2017, 10:52 am
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A man who witnessed a police officer shoot and kill his disabled neighbor said he does not think the shooting was justified and that the family of the man killed is planning to hire an attorney.

Julio Rayos, 37, who lives on SE 57 east of Shields Boulevard, said a number of people were outside who tried to tell officers that Magdiel Sanchez, 35, was deaf before Sanchez was fatally shot.

"We were screaming that he can't hear," Rayos said.

Rayos said Sanchez also had developmental disabilities and was non-verbal.

"The guy does movements," Rayos said.

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"I felt oppressed so I beheaded her," murder defendant told police, FBI

September 20, 2017, 11:04 am
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By Nolan Clay Staff Writer nclay@oklahoman.com

NORMAN — Murder defendant Alton Alexander Nolen told Moore police and the FBI that he beheaded one woman at a Moore food plant because he felt oppressed by her and tried to behead another for disrespecting him.

"That's what Allah said in the Quran," he told the interviewers.

The jury at his murder trial Wednesday were listening to recordings of two statements the Muslim convert made in the days after the Sept.

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Two Oklahoma women get 20 years for beating child so severely he had two strokes

September 20, 2017, 1:13 pm
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By Harrison Grimwood Tulsa World

Two Muskogee women have been sentenced to 20 years in prison after prosecutors say they beat a 5-year-old so severely that he suffered two strokes while hospitalized.

Rachel Jean Stevens, 29, and Kayla Ann Jones, 26, pleaded no contest on Friday to child abuse and child neglect charges, according to court records.

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Man accused of stealing painting and steaks from Edmond arrested after high-speed chase in Texas

September 20, 2017, 3:01 pm
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EDMOND — A man accused of stealing a painting and steaks off the porch of an Edmond home last week was arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase in Texas.

Edmond police said Lloyd Wayne Tillman, 38, was arrested Wednesday in Texas after leading law enforcement on a chase that ended when he crashed a vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area.

In addition to being wanted in connection to the theft in Edmond, Tillman was also being sought after fleeing from Oklahoma City officers last week.

On Friday, officers looking for Tillman, who was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for check fraud in McClain County, spotted him at a gas station in Edmond.

Tillman was outside of the Circle K store, 1475 W Interstate 35 Frontage Road, inside a yellow Chevrolet Camaro when Oklahoma City officers attempted to arrest him.

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Oklahoma City police officer accused of making false statement to FBI

September 20, 2017, 4:02 pm
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By Randy Ellis Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.com

An Oklahoma City police officer was indicted by an Oklahoma City federal grand jury Wednesday on allegations that he concealed a federal crime and made a false statement to federal investigators who were investigating an interstate theft ring.

Police officer Weston Slater, 25, of Yukon, is accused of assisting an individual who was allegedly involved in a conspiracy to receive and conceal stolen vehicles that had crossed state lines.

The theft ring allegedly was involved in trying to "fence" about $325,000 in stolen property.

Slater has been on administrative leave with the police department since Nov.

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Records: 2 knew about porn on former Oklahoma lawmaker’s computer

September 20, 2017, 4:58 pm
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By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least two people knew about child pornography on former Republican state Sen.

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Law officers Thursday report man struck by gunfire during pursuit in southwest Oklahoma City

September 21, 2017, 9:18 am
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Law officers Thursday are investigating a pursuit that ended after a man who fired shots at patrol cars was shot and a woman was critically injured when a pickup they were in rolled in southwest Oklahoma City.

None of the law officers involved were injured.

Lt.

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Takeaways from Wednesday’s court proceedings in 2014 beheading case

September 21, 2017, 9:51 am
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Jurors on Wednesday listened to recorded confessions from murder defendant Alton Alexander Nolen, who is accused of beheading a co-worker and trying to behead another in September 2014 at Vaughan Foods in Moore.

Authorities interviewed Nolen two times – once the day after the attack and again several days after the attack –  for a total of about two hours.

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Doctor indicted over fatal shooting that happened after political argument

September 21, 2017, 11:21 am
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By Nolan Clay Staff Writer nclay@oklahoman.com

A doctor from Cordell was indicted Thursday over a fatal shooting that happened after an argument over politics last year.

Dr.

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Oklahoma City family hires attorney after fatal police shooting

September 21, 2017, 2:32 pm
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Robert Medley

An Oklahoma City family retained an attorney Thursday after a police officer shot and killed their deaf, developmentally disabled son, a family spokesman said.

Magdiel Sanchez, 35, was shot and killed about 8:15 p.m.

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Former OU punter committed fraud to pay his bookie nearly $200,000, feds say

September 21, 2017, 5:12 pm
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By Curtis Killman Tulsa World

A former University of Oklahoma football player and Tulsa banking executive siphoned nearly $200,000 from his employer to pay off gambling debts, federal prosecutors say.

Blake Brian Ferguson, 36, was named Tuesday in a four-count criminal information that alleges he paid his gambling debts by committing a variety of fraudulent activities while employed at Firstar Bank N.A., where he was senior vice president.

One of the counts alleges that Ferguson caused an $81,000 check to be drawn on a Firstar customer’s account and made payable to Ferguson’s bookie to be presented to another bank.

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Jury finds man guilty in Oklahoma cold-case murder solved through DNA

September 21, 2017, 5:37 pm
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By Samantha Vicent Tulsa World

A jury recommended Thursday that a man spend the rest of his life in prison for the beating death of a woman inside her north Tulsa residence more than 23 years ago, which he was linked to in 2014 through upgraded DNA testing.

The jury deliberated just more than 4½ hours before finding Leroy Edward Gilbert Jr., 54, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Erma Jean Goodou and recommended he receive a life without parole sentence.

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Three Romanian nationals charged in ATM skimming scheme

September 21, 2017, 3:08 pm
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By Brianna Bailey Staff Writer bbailey@oklahoman.com 

Three Romanian men face federal identity theft and bank fraud charges in connection with a scheme to install skimming devices at ATMs across the Oklahoma City metro area.

Sandu Ilie, 49; Virgil Dinita, 45; and Nicolae Catel, 45, are charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft.

The men allegedly ran an identity theft ring, stealing unsuspecting people's bank account information from ATMs in Oklahoma City and Norman.

Counterfeit card readers that scanned and transferred account information from debit cards had been installed on metro area ATMs,.

Covert video cameras were also installed on the ATMs, according to an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury this week.

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OKC man charged with first-degree murder in connection with home-invasion shooting

September 21, 2017, 3:25 pm
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By Brianna Bailey Staff Writer bbailey@oklahoman.com 

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Oklahoma City woman during a home-invasion robbery.

Raymond Howard Hickman, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, and pointing a firearm at another, court records show.

Hickman allegedly shot and killed Latasha Paulson, 28, in August during a robbery in the 1900 block of S Grand.

Another man, who lived at the home, also was shot during the robbery, but survived.

Hickman allegedly demanded the keys to the man's truck during the robbery while pointing a gun at him.

Hickman knew the man and had been in "several verbal arguments" with him before the robbery, according to a court affidavit.

Hickman was charged Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court.



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Medical examiner rules Thai man died of meth overdose

September 22, 2017, 8:34 am
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The state medical examiner has ruled Friday a man from Thailand found in dead in July in Seminole County died of a methamphetamine overdose.

The body of Thanakrit Thuetong, 41,  was found a quarter mile south of Interstate 40 along State Highway 56 in Seminole County in July, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

The medical examiner has ruled the death was accidental.



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Warr Acres police Friday arrest man on armed robbery complaint

September 22, 2017, 10:41 am
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WARR ACRES — Police arrested a man Friday on an armed robbery complaint after a short foot pursuit, said Maj.

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Family of deaf man shot by police calls for arrest, investigation

September 22, 2017, 5:33 pm
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Josh Wallace

The family of a 35-year-old deaf and developmentally disabled man shot Tuesday by Oklahoma City police are criticizing the department, calling for an officer’s arrest and asking for independent investigations. 

In a statement released Friday, the family of Magdiel Sanchez said they are devastated by the death of “a friendly and kind young man, (who) was widely loved by his family, friends and the community in which he lived.”

“It is truly unconscionable that a man in Magdiel’s condition and circumstances would be killed by the very people who the community looks to for protection, said the statement released by the family’s attorneys, Melvin C. Hall and Damario Solomon-Simmons.

The family also criticized Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty, accusing him of tainting the shooting investigation by “making unfounded assertions not supported by facts.”

Police say Sgt.

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'She did her best to ward off her attacker,' doctor says of Moore beheading victim

September 21, 2017, 7:41 pm
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By Nolan Clay Staff Writer nclay@oklahoman.com

NORMAN — Homicide victim Colleen Hufford was known as sweet and caring at the Moore food plant where she was decapitated in 2014 in what prosecutors now say was a case of mistaken identity.

"Basically, she was 'the office mom,'" former plant manager Sam Thurman told jurors at the murder trial for her admitted assailant.

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OKC man arrested in online sting operation

September 22, 2017, 1:59 pm
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By Brianna Bailey Staff Writer bbailey@oklahoman.com 

An Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control agent posed as a 14-year-old boy looking for sex on Craigslist as part of an online sting operation that netted the arrest of an Oklahoma City man this week.

Harry Dean Wheeler Jr., 64, of Oklahoma City, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of enticement of a minor, according to a criminal charge filed Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court.

Wheeler allegedly responded to a Craigslist ad titled "Looking for a Daddy" posted by law enforcement.

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Advocates for deaf say more training needed in wake of OKC police shooting

September 22, 2017, 3:04 pm
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By Josh Wallace  Staff Writer jwallace@oklahoman.com

On Aug. 8, 2016, police shot and killed 57-year-old Darnell Wicker just moments after they arrived at his girlfriend's Louisville, Kentucky, apartment complex.

Ten days later, a North Carolina state trooper killed Daniel Harris, 29, after Harris exited his car during a traffic stop.

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma City police officer shot and killed Magdiel Sanchez, 35, outside of Sanchez's southside home.

In all three cases, the victims were either deaf or hard of hearing, highlighting a danger that advocates say is all too real in their community — contact with authorities that leads to injury or death.

“Deaf and hard of hearing individuals have always been concerned of interacting with law enforcement officers,'' said Howard Rosenblum, CEO for the National Association of the Deaf.

That's due, in part, to the failure or refusal of law enforcement agencies to train officers on how to effectively communicate with such individuals, Rosenblum said.

Sanchez was shot and killed about 8:15 p.m.

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