Seiling attorney disbarred after stalking conviction
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comA Seiling lawyer who was convicted of stalking a judge's wife was disbarred Tuesday. The Oklahoma Supreme Court concluded Tom J. Wilcox, 56, is not fit to practice law....
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Details emerge concerning Union City police officer's arrest
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comEL RENO — A Union City police officer is accused of possessing firearms stolen from another officer and selling a gun to a felon, the Canadian County...
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Safety concerns prompt Oklahoma corrections officials to order removal of...
By Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comThe state Corrections Department is demanding an Oklahoma company immediately remove all inmates from a halfway house amid allegations that officers staged fights...
View ArticleAuthorities move former Detroit mayor to Oklahoma City federal prison
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comDisgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was moved to a federal prison in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, according to U.S. Bureau of Prisons records. The bureau's...
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Confrontation leads to gunshot outside basketball game in Konawa
BY JONATHAN SUTTON jsutton@opubco.comKONAWA — A woman was arrested after shots were fired outside a gym in Konawa where a high school basketball game was being held. Summer Shaw, 27, was arrested on a...
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Inmate found dead at Oklahoma State Reformatory
By Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comGRANITE — An inmate was found dead in his cell Wednesday morning at the Oklahoma State Reformatory. About 7:35 a.m., an officer received information that an...
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Did man's deafness spur altercation with OHP troopers?
By DYLAN GOFORTH - Tulsa WorldA local community outreach organization is collecting funds for a deaf Oklahoma City man who was injured in a confrontation with Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers. Pearl...
View ArticleMan arrested in chicken foot caper puts 'mojo' on police, Oklahoma City...
STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man was arrested on complaints of trespassing after witnesses and police said he placed chicken feet at a business and threatened to burn the place down. Police received a...
View ArticleOklahoma City police search for man in shooting
BY JONATHAN SUTTON jsutton@opubco.comAn attempted car theft led to an Oklahoma City man being shot Wednesday night, police said. Officers reported that late Wednesday, Randy Vanvalkenburg saw someone...
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Oklahoma bookie had prominent clients, once made $1 million-plus in a week,...
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comIllegal gambler Teddy Mitchell, who faces sentencing Friday, “would brag ... that everyone from the ‘small to the big' bet with him,” a key witness in the federal...
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Video of alleged officer-organized Oklahoma inmate fight surfaces
BY GRAHAM LEE BREWER gbrewer@opubco.comTULSA — A grainy video shows two shirtless men surrounded by bunks and several male onlookers in an apparent fight circle.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma crime briefs for Jan. 17
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Woman sought in check scheme Oklahoma City police are seeking help identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a counterfeit check incident.Read more on...
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Oklahoma City police seek woman for questioning in counterfeit check incident
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City Police are seeking help identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a counterfeit check incident. Police said the woman passed a fraudulent check at...
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Oklahoma prison inmate's death is suspected suicide, officials say
By Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comThe death of an inmate found clinging to life in his cell Wednesday at the Oklahoma State Reformatory appears to be a suicide. Jerry Massie, state Corrections...
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Oklahoma medical examiner confirms identities of three missing since 1992
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe remains of two women and a young girl who went missing in 1992 were positively identified Thursday by the state medical examiner's office. The identities of Wendy Camp, Lisa...
View ArticleCleveland County Commissioner Rusty Sullivan faces investigation
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comNORMAN — The state multicounty grand jury will investigate whether Cleveland County Commissioner Rusty Sullivan violated the law when he accepted $19,900 in state funds...
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Police shoot, kill Ardmore shootout suspect
BY BRYAN DEANARDMORE — A suspect wanted in three separate shootings, including one that injured two federal agents, is dead, police said Thursday night. Henry Jackson was shot and killed by police...
View ArticleFederal agent wounded in Ardmore shoot-out
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comARDMORE — An federal agent was wounded Thursday in a shoot-out with a suspect who is still at-large, police said. Ardmore police Sgt.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTrial set for man accused in Oklahoma church plot
TULSA — An Illinois man charged with plotting to blow up dozens of northeast Oklahoma churches is set to go on trial. Gregory Arthur Weiler II of Elk Grove Village, Ill., is due in court Friday to...
View ArticleOklahoma City police look for man who stole iPads from Target
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police are looking for a man who stole several iPads from a Target store by stuffing them in his pants. Police were called to the store at 13924 N Pennsylvania Ave.Read...
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