3 life sentences for man charged in Oklahoma deaths
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMADILL — A man who pleaded no contest to three counts of first-degree murder in Marshall County has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. District Judge Wallace...
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Crime briefs Oklahoma City Casino ex-cashier convicted of theft A former casino cashier was convicted of embezzlement and failing to file a federal tax return by a jury Wednesday in federal court.Read...
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Oklahoma City man faces burglary complaint
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man was being held in jail Thursday after his arrest a day earlier on a burglary complaint. Oklahoma City police officers arrested Cameron Hartfield, 20, about 1:40...
View ArticleJury awards $175,000 in Oklahoma County jail death trial
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA federal jury Thursday found the Oklahoma County commissioners liable in the 2009 death of a jail inmate. In its unanimous verdict, the jury awarded $175,000 in...
View ArticleHearing scheduled in Oklahoma cold case
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBRISTOW — An Oklahoma man charged with being an accessory after the fact of first-degree murder in the 1992 disappearance and deaths of two women and a girl is due in court....
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Former Yukon FFA instructor charged with embezzlement
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comEL RENO — A former Yukon FFA Organization instructor accused of “skimming” a local couple of more than $4,000 on a single livestock purchase has been charged with...
View ArticleBartlesville employees plead guilty to misdemeanor
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBARTLESVILLE — Eight city of Bartlesville water department employees have pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges. A local newspaper reports the workers entered the pleas...
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Oklahoman dressed as nun to rob bank, FBI says
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police and FBI agents arrested a man Friday who they say robbed a bank while dressed as a nun. Kyle Robert Richard, 27, of Yukon, was arrested at 10 a.m.Read more on...
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Four environmental activists jailed Friday after Devon Tower demonstration
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comFour environmental activists were in jail Friday afternoon after staging a demonstration at Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City. About 9:45 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation offers $5,000 reward in Tahlequah...
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a large reward for information about a man missing for nearly a decade. Stephan Adams, a student a Northeastern State University...
View ArticleFour die in separate crashes on Oklahoma roads
FROM STAFF REPORTSFour people died in crashes on state roads, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Alberto Diaz-Cortes, 29, Heavener About 5:50 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma man shoots himself during arrest on sex charges
From Staff ReportsJAY — A Grove man held a gun under his chin and shot himself when Delaware County deputies tried to arrest him on sex-related charges. Wallace Geary Fields, 68, was taken to a...
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Driver indicted after illegal immigrant died in Oklahoma wreck
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comPERRY — For the 1,500-mile ride from Houston to Los Angeles last October, the 12 illegal immigrants had been crammed into a 2004 black Suburban with their driver and...
View ArticlePair accused in Tulsa rampage due in court
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Two men charged with fatally shooting three people in Tulsa last year are scheduled to be in court. Court records show Alvin Watts and Jake England are due to appear...
View ArticleOklahoma inmate wants his death penalty commuted
An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month wants the state Pardon and Parole Board to commute his death sentence. A clemency hearing is scheduled Monday for 38-year-old Michael...
View ArticleBartlesville woman sentenced to 25 years in prison
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPAWHUSKA — An Oklahoma woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in last year's beating death of a 61-year-old Bartlesville man. Timothy Hauser...
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Police find 188 pounds of marijuana in California man's car
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA California man was arrested after Oklahoma City police found 188 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop, police reported. Sheridan Ford Shepherd, 51, of...
View ArticlePanel rejects clemency for Oklahoma inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has rejected clemency for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month. The board voted 4-1 Monday against commuting the death...
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Contraband at Oklahoma County jail leads to arrest
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City woman was arrested Saturday after she attempted to bring contraband into the Oklahoma County jail in one of her body cavities, Oklahoma City...
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Oklahoma crime news briefs for Dec. 17
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Police arrest Calif.Read more on NewsOK.com
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