Oklahoma AG seeks denial of execution stays
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe state attorney general’s office has asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to deny two death row inmates’ request to stay their executions. State lawyers responded to a...
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Phoenix mom facing abuse charges gaining support
Unemployed and on food stamps, Shanesha Taylor went to the job interview last month at a Scottsdale insurance company. The 35-year-old wasn't able to find a sitter, so she left her 2-year-old son and...
View ArticleOklahoma County judge declares mistrial after murder defendant chooses to...
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterAn Oklahoma County judge declared a mistrial Tuesday afternoon after a murder defendant announced following jury selection that he wanted to represent himself. Willie Jerome...
View ArticleOklahoma City police identify woman found dead Monday
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have released the name of a woman found dead in southwest Oklahoma City on Monday. The woman has been identified as Holly Bernice Vanauken, 31, of Oklahoma City.Read more on...
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Fourth arrest made in connection with burned body in Logan County, Oklahoma
By Jonathan Sutton, Staff WriterGUTHRIE — A fourth person was arrested Monday in connection with the death of a man whose body was found burned in Logan County in late January, Logan County sheriff’s...
View ArticleOklahoma crime brief for April 9
CRIME BRIEF Inmate faces charges in attack An Oklahoma County jail inmate was charged Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of...
View ArticleFive arrested in connection with Oklahoma City assault
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterFive people were arrested after a woman was beaten, burned with cigarettes and raped with a metal rod, court records show. Michelle Eubank, 24; Lori Hicks, 42; David Hood,...
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Oklahoma City man arrested on child porn complaints
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterAn Oklahoma City man was arrested on complaints of possessing and distributing child pornography, including videos depicting sex acts with toddlers and a child being beaten....
View ArticleMeeting set in Oklahoma to discuss cattle thefts
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPAULS VALLEY — A regional cattle-raisers group has scheduled a meeting to discuss livestock thefts in the area. Monday’s event at the Don W. Reynolds Recreational Center is...
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Police: Pa. student flashed 2 knives, injured 20
KEVIN BEGOS, Associated PressMURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A 16-year-old boy "was flashing two knives around" when he injured 19 students and a school police officer who eventually subdued him with the help of an...
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Oklahoma appeals court denies execution stay requests
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court is denying a request for stays of execution requested by two death row inmates who are scheduled to die this month with a new three-drug procedure...
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Oklahoma City man arrested, accused of sexually assaulting neighbor
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man was arrested Tuesday after a woman told police he entered her home, threatened her with a knife and sexually assaulted her. The woman, 70, told police Allan Cruz,...
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Moore man raises son after mother's killing
By Kyle Fredrickson, Staff WriterMOORE — The short whiskers of his salt-and-pepper mustache brushed against his 1-year-old son’s rosy cheek, a comforting embrace while he racked his brain for the right...
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Edmond police searching for missing teen
FROM STAFF REPORTSEdmond police are searching for a teenage girl who was present for an assault on her grandfather Tuesday afternoon and left with his attackers. Police said three black males and one...
View ArticleOklahoma couple charged after baby hospitalized with burns
BY SAMANTHA VICENT, TULSA WORLD An eastern Oklahoma couple faces felony charges after a 7-month-old baby was hospitalized with second-degree burns March 30. Morgan Crow, 23, of Moffett, and Alexander...
View ArticleFormer juvenile affairs program director charged with rape
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterThe former program manager for a juvenile affairs facility in Enid has been charged with two counts of rape, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy...
View ArticleOklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs to hold human trafficking...
BY SILAS ALLEN, Staff WriterThe Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs will hold a town hall-style meeting Tuesday to raise awareness of human trafficking. Darrell Weaver, director of the...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for April 10, 2014
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Man is sentenced in tornado fraud A Moore man was sentenced Wednesday to three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to disaster benefits fraud related to the Moore...
View ArticleWoman found dead inside Cole, Oklahoma, home
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN, Staff WriterCOLE — A woman was found dead inside her home after deputies smelled a strong odor of propane coming from inside the residence, the McClain County sheriff said. A...
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Lawton man ordered to face trial in killing of father, brother
BY ANDREW KNITTLE, Staff WriterLAWTON — Thorsten Rushing calmly walked to the bathroom, slid on a pair of latex gloves and then spent the next “10 to 15 minutes” suffocating his little brother, Stefan...
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