Oklahoma City police recruit critically injured Friday
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City police recruit was critically injured Friday while training at the police academy. The recruit was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery, Master Sgt.Read...
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IN BRIEF Jury acquits defendant PERRY — A Noble County jury acquitted a Perry man of all murder-related charges in connection with the shooting death of his best friend, court records show.Read more...
View ArticleMan dead in Lawton after police chase
FROM STAFF REPORTSLAWTON — A man is dead after a police pursuit early Saturday, according to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Lawton police gave chase to a man after responding to a report of a...
View ArticleFire at house in northwest Oklahoma City may have been set
FROM STAFF REPORTSArson investigators are looking into a fire that burned a vacant house and singed two others in northwest Oklahoma City on Saturday. Early reports were that someone set the fire that...
View ArticleMan shot outside of Oklahoma City club early Saturday
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man was hospitalized early Saturday after he was shot in the leg outside a northwest Oklahoma City nightclub. Malcolm Little, 22, was shot just after 2 a.m.Read more...
View ArticleCriminal trial to take place at OCU law school
BY TIM WILLERT Staff Writer twillert@opubco.comIt took five years, but Oklahoma County District Judge Jerry D. Bass is set to preside over a criminal trial on the campus of his former law school. After...
View ArticleMale sexual assault victims face different issues than females, experts say
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comAlthough the two groups have more in common than not, experts say male sexual assault victims are often left to deal with certain issues that female victims might not...
View ArticleMan dies after shooting in northwest Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man found shot Sunday afternoon in a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex died at a hospital, and police are searching for the shooter. The man's name was not released Sunday....
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Bouncer stabbed 3 times in Tulsa bar brawl
By AMANDA BLAND - Tulsa WorldA bouncer at a Tulsa sports bar is expected to survive his injuries after he was stabbed three times during a fight early Monday. The 30-year-old bouncer confronted two bar...
View ArticleName of man who died after being shot in Oklahoma City released by police
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe name of a man who died after being shot in northwest Oklahoma City has been released by police Monday. Orlando Joshawn Smith, 21, of Oklahoma City, was found shot Sunday afternoon...
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Latest homicide victim had been cleared in 2009 slaying
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comTwo years after a teenager was gunned down outside a nightclub, two men accused in that shooting have been killed themselves. A jury found Orlando Joshawn Smith...
View ArticleShooting reported Tuesday morning in north Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are investigating an overnight shooting and robbery in Oklahoma City. A man was shot in a home at 1137 NW 103 near NW 104 and N Western Avenue about 1:30 a.m.Read more on...
View ArticleDrumright man accused of robbing adult store
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSTILLWATER — Prosecutors have filed felony charges against an Oklahoma man accused of robbing an adult store at knifepoint. Prosecutors filed the charges Monday against Jesse...
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Man jailed in Oklahoma on child porn charges
BY AMANDA BLAND, TULSA WORLDA man facing child pornography charges was jailed Monday. Shawn Edward Neihart, 48, was charged Thursday with separate counts of possession, aggravated possession, and...
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Luther wildfires suspects developed, investigation turned over to grand jury
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comOklahoma County investigators have developed suspects in the arson that sparked wildfires in Luther in August, Sheriff John Whetsel said Tuesday during a news conference....
View ArticleOne charged, another released in shooting death of Oklahoma City man
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comOne person has been charged with murder and another released without charges in the case of a man who was shot to death in a sport utility vehicle last month in southwest...
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Man arrested on complaints of rape and forcible sodomy in Oklahoma City
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man was arrested after a woman accused him of raping her after they did drugs together. Oklahoma City police arrested James Michael Slape, 60, on...
View ArticleFeds: 1 indicted in plot to attack Federal Reserve
By TOM HAYSNEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man they said was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, just blocks from the World Trade Center site.Read...
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Oklahoma County sheriff says he will return donations from accused gambler
BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD zcampfield@opubco.comOklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel said he will return $2,690 in campaign donations made by Teddy Mitchell, an Oklahoma City resident indicted last month on...
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Murder conviction upheld in Oklahoma “no body” case
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comThe Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals again has upheld a murder conviction in a case where the victim's body was never found. So-called “no body” cases are extremely...
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