Oklahoma City crime briefs, Oct. 10
IN BRIEF Police search for gun in homicide Police are searching for a gun used in a Friday night car burglary that turned into homicide in northwest Oklahoma City.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Ardmore police make arrest in stabbing death
FROM STAFF REPORTSARDMORE — Police have arrested an Ardmore man in the stabbing death of another man Monday. Thomas S. Houser, 20, was in custody on a complaint of first-degree murder, accused of...
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Oklahoma authorities arrest three in Pottawatomie County homicide
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAlbert Rider was going to work for the first time since his honeymoon when his wife told him their house had been broken into Monday morning. Rider, 53,...
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Oklahoma motel employee reported bombing materials in Ottawa County plot
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLMIAMI, OK — An alert motel maintenance worker helped avert an apparent plot to destroy 48 Ottawa County churches. “I had taken the trash out when I noticed this real nice bag,” said...
View ArticleUpdate: Woman shot in Norman identified
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.com9:50 a.m. Police detectives have identified the shooting victim as Lisa Nardine, 40, of Norman. She suffered a gunshot wound to the neck, but the injury does not...
View ArticleEx-soldier at Fort Sill charged in home invasion found mentally unfit
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLAWTON — A former Fort Sill soldier charged in a brutal home invasion has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial. Prosecutors charged Richard Daly with robbery and...
View ArticleTwo in Edmond hospitalized after using synthetic drugs
BY DIANA BALDWIN Staff Writer dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — A 20-year-old man remained in a hospital intensive care unit Wednesday as Edmond police continued to investigate two overdoses from synthetic...
View ArticleMan who admitted to leaving loaded gun at school arrested
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comMOORE — A man accused of leaving a loaded handgun in a Moore elementary school turned himself in Wednesday. Mark Thomas Brim, 57, of Oklahoma City,...
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Man is arrested on eight complaints from three Oklahoma law agencies
LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAuthorities arrested a man Tuesday on warrants from three law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma County. Victor Andrew Ramsey Jr., 21, was arrested by the...
View ArticleShooting at Oklahoma City complex injures boy
FROM STAFF REPORTSA shooting at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex Wednesday night left a boy hurt, police said. About 8 p.m., officers were called to an apartment complex in the 7800 block of...
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Norman neighborhood is the scene of second shooting in less than a month
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comNORMAN — An old, eclectic neighborhood in central Norman is the scene of a second shooting in less than a month. Neighbors say they love the historic enclave, but...
View ArticleBicyclist killed in Broken Arrow hit-and-run
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBROKEN ARROW — Broken Arrow police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a man riding his bicycle in an apparent hit-and-run. Police say the fatal collision happened...
View ArticleOklahoma man accused of church rape waives hearing
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — A former Oklahoma church janitor charged with raping a 13-year-old girl has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, agreeing to let the case against him proceed....
View ArticleOklahoma attorney general upholds parole board's commutation authority
BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.comThe Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board can recommend commutations for inmates — even those required to serve at least 85 percent of their prison time before being eligible...
View ArticleSentencing set for Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams
By KEN MILLERSentencing is set for an Oklahoma State University basketball player convicted of rape and sexual battery. Darrell Williams is to be sentenced Friday in Payne County District Court where...
View ArticleTrial set for Muldrow man charged with murder of parents
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — A judge has scheduled a January trial for a Muldrow man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his parents. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty...
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Former OSU basketball player Darrell Williams released from jail after 1-year...
BY ANTHONY SLATER, Staff Writer, aslater@opubco.comSTILLWATER — Former Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams was given a one-year suspended sentence Friday morning, and and was released...
View ArticleEdmond schools name 24 site teachers of the year
FROM STAFF REPORTSEDMOND — Edmond schools have named 24 site teachers of the year for 2013. Staff members at each school voted for their selections this month. “Being named a site teacher of the year...
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Oklahoma City University trustees near vote on law school's purchase of old...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comOklahoma City University law school officials are singing the praises of a proposed deal to move 550 students closer to the heart of the legal community. Law school...
View ArticleHispanic gang MS-13 gang causes concern for Oklahoma law enforcement
BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD zcampfield@opubco.comA Hispanic gang known nationwide for being well organized and ruthlessly violent may not have many members operating in Oklahoma, but still its tentacles reach...
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