Tennessee man is arrested in Oklahoma City with more than 36 pounds of marijuana
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man was arrested Monday with more than 36 pounds of marijuana in his car, Oklahoma City police said. Police stopped Wilburn Standridge, 41, of Nashville, Tenn., on a traffic...
View ArticleTeens ordered to trial in Australian player death
By KRISTI EATONDUNCAN (AP) — An Oklahoma judge says two teenagers charged with first-degree murder must face a trial in the shooting death of an Australian baseball player.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for March 13, 2014
Crime Briefs Oklahoma City Motorist arrested on drugs complaint A man was arrested Monday with more than 36 pounds of marijuana in his car, Oklahoma City police said.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleWoman charged in Pontotoc County cellmate's death
By LeighAnne Manwarren, Staff WriterADA — A woman has been charged with murder in the drug death of her cellmate in Pontotoc County jail. Summer Leigh Shaw, 27, has also been charged with possession of...
View ArticleSexual battery charges dropped against Edmond doctor stripped of medical license
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterSexual battery charges have been dropped against an Edmond doctor two weeks before trial and days after he agreed never to practice medicine again in Oklahoma. Medhat...
View ArticleFormer Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent charged with computer...
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterA former Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent still has a law enforcement job with another state agency, even though he was charged with computer crimes Monday....
View ArticleEdmond's former human resources director pleads guilty
By Diana Baldwin, Staff WriterEDMOND — Anita Breen, the city of Edmond’s former human resources director, pleaded guilty to a two-count felony accusing her of having possession of two stolen debit...
View ArticleFirst-degree murder trial ordered in fatal shooting of Australian baseball...
BY NOLAN CLAY, Staff WriterDUNCAN — Two of the suspects in the fatal shooting of an Australian baseball player have been ordered to face trial. A judge Wednesday ordered the first-degree murder trial,...
View ArticleOklahoma files objection with state Supreme Court to emergency stay of...
By Graham Lee Brewer, Staff WriterThe state attorney general’s office filed an objection with the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to a stay of execution request made by two inmates who are suing the...
View ArticlePhysician's assistant trial ordered in deaths of Oklahoma VA patients
By SHANNON MUCHMORE - Tulsa WorldCLAREMORE — The physician's assistant charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of two residents of the Claremore Veterans Center was bound over for trial after a...
View ArticleOklahoma death row inmate seeks relief in Arkansas slayings
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Oklahoma man convicted in 2005 of killing two women at a De Queen cemetery monument company wants the Arkansas Supreme Court to grant him a new trial....
View ArticleOklahoma man's fast food slaying conviction in Mass. upheld
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBOSTON — The highest court in Massachusetts has refused to grant a new trial to an Oklahoma man convicted of killing the manager of a fast food restaurant. Quillie Merle Spray...
View ArticleDrug mix blamed in death of Garfield County inmate
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSENID — An autopsy has found that a 26-year-old woman found unresponsive in a Garfield County jail cell died from an accidental drug overdose. The autopsy on Jordan Thompson...
View ArticleHouston dad shoots, kills boy found inside daughter’s bedroom
A Houston-area father fatally shot a 17-year-old boy who was inside his teen daughter's bedroom early Thursday morning, MyFoxHouston.com reported. The father, who was not identified, was notified by...
View ArticleOklahoma County deputies recover stolen guns, 3 in burglary ring arrested
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma County sheriff’s deputies have arrested three men and recovered more than 20 stolen firearms in connection with multiple burglaries across central Oklahoma. Deputies arrested...
View ArticleBethany man sentenced to federal prison in Ponzi scheme
By Brianna Bailey, Business WriterA Bethany man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that victimized many senior citizens. A federal judge this week also ordered...
View ArticleOklahoma Supreme Court declines to issue stay of execution for two death row...
By Graham Lee Brewer, Staff WriterA request to block the impending execution of two Oklahoma inmates has again been shifted from one court to another. Clayton Derrell Locket, 38, and Charles Frederick...
View ArticleUniversity of Central Oklahoma discovers breach of sensitive personal...
By K.S. McNutt, Staff WriterEDMOND — Sensitive personal information was accessed from a University of Central Oklahoma server, officials said Thursday. The breach was discovered Wednesday.Read more on...
View ArticleBan on drug stops by private companies passes House
BY NOLAN CLAY, Staff WriterThe state House of Representatives on Thursday agreed private companies should be banned from participating in traffic stops. The Oklahoman exposed the questionable practice...
View ArticleChinese valve company accused of unfair trade practices
By Jay F. Marks, Business WriterA Chinese oil equipment supplier on Thursday was accused of artificially lowering prices by using pirated software. Neway Valve Co.Read more on NewsOK.com
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