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Man who brandished gun in school parking lot sparks chase, arrests in...
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comWARR ACRES — Two men were jailed and police are seeking a third man after a car chase that started Wednesday in the parking lot of an alternative high school. The...
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Oklahoma County sheriff's deputies arrest three after chase
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comOklahoma County sheriff's deputies arrested three people Wednesday — including one wanted on a complaint of accessory to murder — after a short pursuit in...
View ArticleEdmond's Bicycle Master Plan churns up excitement
BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — Dozens of miles of bicycle routes would be created under a master plan approved this week by the Edmond City Council. “I am excited for Edmond and the...
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Judge won't dismiss case against Oklahoma City man whose murder conviction...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA judge denied a request Wednesday to dismiss the case against an Oklahoma City man whose murder conviction was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. Jurors...
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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in prostitution, pandering...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man accused of running a prostitution and pandering enterprise that laundered money through a local carpet cleaning business pleaded guilty Wednesday to a...
View ArticleTulsa police investigate death of 9-month-old boy
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Authorities say a 9-month-old boy was found dead at a west Tulsa apartment complex. A local television station reports that the police were called to Sandy Park...
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Oklahoma teen sentenced to attend church as part of probation for DUI...
By SUSAN HYLTON - Tulsa WorldMUSKOGEE - Attending church on Sunday for 10 years was one of the conditions a Muskogee County judge placed on a teenager whose sentence in a manslaughter case was deferred...
View ArticleTulsa standoff results in 4 arrests
By KENDRICK MARSHALL & AMANDA BLAND - Tulsa WorldAn eight-hour standoff that began Wednesday night yielded four arrests at a home where police discovered a meth lab inside. Investigators with the...
View ArticleWoman found dead after Oklahoma City standoff identified
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have confirmed the woman found dead after a standoff in southeast Oklahoma City was the mother of the man arrested in her death. Janet Kay Hume, 77, is the homicide victim,...
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Eight Centennial Mid-High School students arrested after fights at Oklahoma...
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comPolice took eight Oklahoma City high school students into custody after a series of fights broke out Thursday at Centennial Mid-High School, a school district...
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Oklahoma City homeowner attacked by burglar
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comAn Oklahoma City homeowner called police after being stabbed and beaten by a burglar when he returned home Tuesday night. When police arrived about 9:50...
View ArticleOklahoma City woman accused of violating protective order boasted about...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comPolice are looking for a woman who bragged on her Facebook page about taking her children from their guardian and leaving the country, court papers show. Cynthia Dawn...
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Norman woman faces charges in Old Silk Stocking neighborhood shooting
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comNORMAN — A 47-year-old woman is charged with shooting another woman in the neck last month in Norman's Old Silk Stocking neighborhood. Virginia Ruth Davis was...
View ArticleA man was killed and another hurt in a shooting at a northwest Oklahoma City...
BY MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comOne man was killed and another hurt in a shooting at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment complex, police said. About 7 p.m., officers were called to the Country Oaks...
View ArticleFired guard is accused of sexual offenses against nine female inmates at...
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comSHAWNEE — A fired male prison guard was accused Thursday of sexual offenses against nine female inmates at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud. Jamie Baker was...
View ArticleEx-Tinker worker charged with accepting bribes from government contractor
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA former Tinker Air Force Base item manager who purchased replacement parts for military aircraft was arrested Thursday, accused of accepting large cash payments from...
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More fraud charges filed against former Oklahoma City attorney who is...
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comFormer Oklahoma City attorney John Milton Merritt was accused Thursday in two new criminal charges of getting almost $2.6 million in loans through fraud. Merritt, 74, was...
View ArticlePanel to hear condemned Oklahoma man's clemency plea
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAttorneys for a man convicted of killing an Oklahoma City couple will make their case that their client's life should be spared. A clemency hearing for 37-year-old George Ochoa...
View ArticleEx-WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw in jail on charge of assaulting Tulsa Shock...
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSATLANTA — Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw is in custody after being accused of shooting into a woman's car after using a bat to break its windows. Atlanta police said...
View ArticleIllegal drug deal leads to shooting death and arrest in northwest Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn illegal drug transaction led to a Thursday night shooting that left one man dead and another wounded who is under arrest, police report Friday. Jonathan Charles Braggs, 19, of...
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