Body found in Edmond near Interstate 35
FROM STAFF REPORTS3:10 p.m. Police report the body found near Interstate 35 is that of a male, and his personal belongings were found nearby. “It looks like he may have been camping out here,” police...
View ArticleSome Oklahoma senators conducting business without an office during special...
BY SEAN MURPHYSeveral state senators are conducting business without an office during this week's special legislative session while renovation of the 100-year-old Oklahoma Capitol continues. Stacks of...
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Man accused of killing mother in shoot-out near Luther will face trial
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA man accused of killing his mother and shooting her husband multiple times at their mobile home near Luther in May will stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Matthew...
View ArticleFederal firearms charge dropped against Oklahoma man
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Capitol Bureau@opubco.comA federal firearms charge was dismissed Wednesday against a Garfield County man who has a history of mental health problems and was arrested after acting...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for Sept. 5
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Search of suspects' car, apartment yield evidence in west OKC slaying of man A shotgun, a pair of brass knuckles and a camouflage bandanna were among items seized in a car...
View ArticleCourt rules public funds should be used to pay lawyer in Oklahoma death drug...
BY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZDENVER — An appeals court ruled Wednesday that an attorney who sued over an issue with an Oklahoma death-chamber drug must be paid with public funds for his work on the lawsuit....
View ArticleOklahoma man charged in burning death of girlfriend turns down plea
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — A man accused of killing his girlfriend by setting her on fire has turned down a proposed plea agreement offered by prosecutors in LeFlore County. Trial for 30-year-old...
View ArticleWewoka man arrested in Wednesday shooting death of wife
FROM STAFF REPORTSWEWOKA — A man has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reports. Melvin Darrell Streater, 74, has been jailed in the death of...
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Restaurant patrons hold man until Oklahoma City police arrive
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comPatrons at a south Oklahoma City restaurant confronted a man who threw a 4-year-old girl against a wall and hit her with a shoe, according to a police...
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Oklahoma County jailer jailed, fired after arrest
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma County jailer is getting to know the other side of jail life — the side behind bars. Derek Wayne Roberts, 26, was arrested Wednesday night on...
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Oklahoma City man accused of burning girl with flatiron
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Staff Writer lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City man was jailed after a 10-year-old girl said he burned her with a flatiron, police reported Thursday. Drandale Hamon, 33, was...
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Midwest City police seek owners of malnourished horses
FROM STAFF REPORTSMIDWEST CITY — Police were called Wednesday afternoon about two horses abandoned at the intersection of NE 23 and Douglas Boulevard, Chief Brandon Clabes said.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleCartel leader's brother gets 20 years in prison
By CHRIS TOMLINSONAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The brother of two Mexican cartel leaders was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for running a money laundering operation from a sprawling horse ranch in...
View ArticleUS court rejects appeal of Okla. death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of first-degree murder for the 1987 fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force sergeant in...
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Oklahoma crime briefs, Sept. 6
Crime briefs Norman Woman charged in driving death A woman accused of driving under the influence of an intoxicant and causing a wreck on State Highway 9 that killed an 8-year-old girl has been...
View ArticleThree Oklahoma City men plead guilty to federal charges in bank robberies
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comThree Oklahoma City men implicated in a bank robbery ring pleaded guilty to charges in federal court Thursday afternoon. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange...
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Oklahoma police officer arrested in prostitution sting
By KENDRICK MARSHALL - Tulsa WorldA Tulsa police officer was arrested on allegations that he engaged in prostitution near a church. Cpl.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleZetas drug cartel associate arrested Friday for attempting to bribe a federal...
By CHRIS TOMLINSON, APAUSTIN, Texas — A man sentenced to 20 years in prison for laundering money for the Zetas drug cartel has been arrested for attempting to bribe a federal judge. FBI agents charged...
View ArticleMan who escaped Oklahoma prison 41 years ago found dead
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man who escaped from federal prison in Oklahoma 41 years ago has died in Texas. The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office began looking into the identity of the...
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Oklahoma City police say woman who kicked out patrol car window reported...
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City woman who reported seeing imaginary people in her home was arrested after she kicked out a police car window while being taken into protective custody,...
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