Jury recommends death penalty for Talihina man
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — A jury in eastern Oklahoma has recommended the death penalty for a Talihina man convicted of killing his girlfriend by setting her on fire. The jury of seven men and...
View ArticleToy gun found after alleged Tecumseh threat
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTECUMSEH— A daylong lockdown at five schools in Tecumseh was prompted after two middle school students were overheard talking at a bus stop about bringing a gun to school,...
View ArticleOklahoma man sentenced for taking Nebraska teen for sex
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 43-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for taking a teenage girl from her suburban Omaha home to his Oklahoma home for sex. The U.S. attorney's...
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FBI seeks serial bank robber after northwest Oklahoma City bank heist
FROM STAFF REPORTSFBI investigators are looking for a man they describe as a serial bank robber after a northwest Oklahoma City bank was targeted Thursday afternoon. The MidFirst Bank branch at 13240 N...
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Oklahoma County judge shortens sentence of 'Bicycle Bob' killer
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comAn Oklahoma County judge has reduced the sentence of a man in prison for murdering a homeless man known as “Bicycle Bob.” Connor Mason, 23, is now sentenced to 40 years...
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Former Oklahoma representative Randy Terrill sentenced in bribery trial
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA judge formally sentenced former state Rep. Randy Terrill to a year in prison Friday for bribing a legislative candidate not to run. Terrill, 44, also was fined...
View ArticleCourt rejects civil rights claim by former inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a civil claim from a former Logan County Jail inmate who alleged her constitutional rights were violated when two jailers had sex with her. In...
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Police looking for shoplifters in Oklahoma City incidents
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comOklahoma City police are searching for a woman and various accomplices involved in at least four shoplifting incidents and a pepper spray assault. The woman was...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for Dec. 21
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Man pleads guilty in woman's death, receives 40 years prison An Oklahoma City man will serve 40 years in prison for shooting and killing a woman in front of her...
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Weatherford man charged in JaRay Wilson's murder in Custer County
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comARAPAHO — Prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges Friday against a Weatherford man in the killing of a 16-year-old girl whose disappearance led to a yearlong...
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Judge makes public Oklahoma City mayoral candidate's divorce records
BY NOLAN CLAY and ROBBY TRAMMELLA judge Friday made public divorce records that show Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid had a long history of illegal drug use. The Oklahoman sought the records...
View ArticleFemale case worker assaulted in Lexington prison
BY GRAHAM LEE BREWER gbrewer@opubco.comLEXINGTON — A female case manager at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington was assaulted Friday by an inmate, resulting in a broken nose. After an...
View ArticlePolice standoff ends with death in northwest Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man who barricaded himself inside a house in northwest Oklahoma City died Saturday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The man's name was not immediately...
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Yukon FFA investigation could lead to more arrests, prosecutor says
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comEL RENO — A lengthy investigation into the Yukon FFA program led to the arrest last week of a former agriculture instructor, but prosecutors say more criminal...
View ArticleOne dead after shooting in north Oklahoma City
From Staff ReportsPolice were investigating a homicide Sunday evening at a home in north Oklahoma City. Police received a call about 8:35 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOSBI agents investigate Grady County shooting
FROM STAFF REPORTSCHICKASHA — Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating a shooting in Grady County. The Grady County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about 7 p.m.Read more on...
View ArticleOklahoma City police identify homicide victim
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police have identified a man who was killed during a domestic disturbance Sunday night. Willie Cornelius Boley, 36, was shot Sunday night in northeast Oklahoma City,...
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Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid responds to media reports on...
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comIn a statement about the unsealing of his divorce records, Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Ed Shadid said Sunday “there were many false allegations during our divorce.” “I...
View ArticleOklahoma City police identify man who died during Saturday standoff
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police have identified a man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while he barricaded himself in a northwest Oklahoma City home Saturday. Tactical officers found...
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Del City defendant appeals his life sentence in slaying
BY JENNIFER PALMER jpalmer@opubco.comNORMAN — A Del City man who claimed to be high on prescription pills, illegal drugs and alcohol when he shot and killed a Norman man is now asking for his sentence...
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