Jury convicts Spiro man in Arkansas woman's death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — A jury in eastern Oklahoma has convicted a Spiro man of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend. The jury deliberated...
View ArticleOne dead, two wounded in overnight Tulsa shooting
By KENDRICK MARSHALL - Tulsa WorldOne person is dead and two were wounded during a shooting early Friday, Tulsa police said. Tulsa Police responded to a shooting at 12:43 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma ‘body in buckets' case trial date set
PAULS VALLEY (AP) — An April 14 trial date has been set for an Oklahoma man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend's ex-husband, cutting up his body and stuffing the remains into cement-filled...
View ArticleCareless gun handling alleged in shooting death in Oklahoma City
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA man accused of shooting his wife to death admitted to police he was being careless with a weapon and had smoked synthetic marijuana earlier in the day, court records...
View ArticleMan shoots self with stolen gun before Oklahoma City police officer shoots him
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA man who shot himself in the face with a stolen gun wanted an Oklahoma City police officer to shoot him, court records show. Justin Donald Horton, 28, was driving a...
View ArticleManhunt underway near Tecumseh in Pottawatomie County
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comTECUMSEH — Authorities are on the hunt for a man who tried to hit a police officer with a vehicle before crashing and fleeing on foot, officials said. Pottawatomie...
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Ex-principal arrested after refusing to pay restaurant tab, Bartlesville...
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLBARTLESVILLE — A former Delaware County middle school principal was arrested in Bartlesville for refusing to pay a $94.97 restaurant tab, police confirmed Friday. Roger Shane...
View ArticleMan in skull mask makes off with cash after Oklahoma City bank robbery
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comA man clad in a skull mask robbed an Oklahoma City bank Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported. FBI officials believe the man behind the mask could...
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Oklahoma City man fights off home invader with baseball bat
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man used a baseball bat to fight off a home invader armed with a shotgun Friday morning, police said. David Edward Putnam, 51, told Oklahoma City police he was asleep...
View ArticleMan dies after girlfriend in pickup backs over him, Enid police report
FROM STAFF REPORTSENID — A man died after being hit by a pickup driven by his girlfriend, police reported. About 10:50 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Del City police captain's manslaughter trial set to begin
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comFour months before Del City police Capt. Randy Trent Harrison shot and killed Dane Garrett Scott Jr., he arrested Scott for reportedly selling drugs near Del City High...
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Suspect in 1979 Oklahoma sniper attack faces execution
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comEven after 34 years, Richard Hector Bresette Jr. remembers in detail the moments a sniper killed his mother and her boyfriend outside an Oklahoma City grocery store. “Just...
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Skeletal remains found in Latimer County could be missing Eufaula family,...
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comKINTA — Investigators were trying to determine Sunday whether skeletal remains found in Latimer County belong to a Eufaula family missing since 2009. The remains were...
View ArticleOklahoma cattle ranchers report rustling at all-time high
By CURTIS KILLMAN - Tulsa WorldCattle thefts are at an all-time high in the state largely due to high beef prices, according to industry and state officials. So far this year, ranchers across the state...
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Jury selection begins for Del City police captain
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJury selection has begun in the trial of a Del City police captain charged in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. About 50 prospective jurors appeared Monday in Oklahoma...
View ArticleCourt rejects appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted in the death of his 9-month-old daughter. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took the...
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Oklahoma City man accused of sexual battery
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City man was arrested after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her, police reported Monday. Donald Nelson Hulme, 70, was arrested Friday...
View ArticlePolice investigating southwest Oklahoma City shooting
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are investigating a southwest Oklahoma City shooting that left a man wounded. About 7:05 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTrial postponed for Oklahoma parole board members
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comThe jury trial for the state Pardon and Parole Board members has been postponed. All five are accused of violating the Open Meeting Act when they first voted on early...
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Man accused of punching Oklahoma City police dog
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City man is accused of punching a police dog in the face while being pursued by officers, police reported Monday. Richard Simpson, 30, of...
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