Oklahoma ex-teacher seeks new venue for trial
SHAWNEE (AP) — Attorneys for a former third-grade teacher and a former college professor facing child pornography charges in Oklahoma are asking a judge to move their trial and have their cases be...
View ArticleOklahoma City police looking for two armed robbers
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comPolice have released surveillance video of two armed robbers who stole a man's minivan in southwest Oklahoma City and dropped him off in northeast Oklahoma...
View ArticleCriminal charges filed against OSU student in sexual battery against male...
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comSTILLWATER — Prosecutors charged an Oklahoma State University student Wednesday with three counts of sexual battery, accusing him of groping male students after they had...
View ArticleMan is accused of raping girl, 14, Oklahoma City police say
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comOklahoma City police arrested a man Wednesday on a complaint of raping a 14-year-old girl. Brent George Allison Esgar, 25, was taken to the Oklahoma County...
View ArticleSuspect who died in Oklahoma City crash was on probation for armed robbery,...
FROM STAFF REPORTSA robbery suspect who died in a crash had served prison time for armed robbery, Oklahoma City police said Wednesday. Police identified the woman as Aline Marie Williams, 54.Read more...
View ArticleGirl witnessed attack night mother was killed in Oklahoma City, relative...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA girl set to testify against her mother's accused killer didn't get the chance Wednesday. But what she told her grandmother about the attack was recounted for a jury...
View ArticleOklahoma City police find retired doctor's body after 911 call
By MATT DINGER mdinger@opubco.comA retired doctor with a history of run-ins with Oklahoma City police was found dead at his home Tuesday night after he called 911 and said he had been attacked. Deepak...
View ArticleTulsa Talons co-owner admits gambling
BY NOLAN CLAY AND ROBBY TRAMMELL© The Oklahoman, 2012 A co-owner of the Tulsa Talons has admitted to the FBI that he was a gambler who dealt with Oklahoma City sports “bookie” Teddy Mitchell, The...
View ArticleArena League Football does not plan investigation
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS League doesn't plan investigation The Arena Football League will not make any official inquiry into gambling by Paul Ross, league Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz said. “We don't have a...
View ArticleCouples get hitched by the dozens on 12-12-2012
BY TIM WILLERT and JANE GLENN CANNONCouples usually don't wait for the second Wednesday in December to get hitched. But for Tammie Alexander and Roger Lockwood, the day had special significance....
View ArticleHearing set in ex-lawmakers' bribery case
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in the felony bribery case against former state Rep.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleProsecutors fight ruling to release Obama threat suspect to Oklahoma rehab...
By David Harper - Tulsa WorldFederal prosecutors in Tulsa are challenging a magistrate's order Wednesday to let a man who is charged with threatening the president and first lady be transferred from...
View ArticleHearing held in ex-Oklahoma lawmakers' bribery case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma County prosecutors are asking a state appeals court to add a conspiracy charge against two former state lawmakers who face felony bribery charges. Assistant District...
View ArticleMoore police searching for man posing as police officer
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comMOORE — A man posing as an undercover police officer robbed a man and propositioned a woman, Moore police reported Thursday. A man with red and blue flashing...
View ArticleOklahoma State University student remains in custody following arraignment on...
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comSTILLWATER — An Oklahoma State University student charged with three counts of sexual battery pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday. Nathan Cochran, 22, was being...
View ArticleOSU president calls for investigation into how sex assault complaints were...
From Staff ReportsSTILLWATER — Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis called for an investigation Thursday into the way the school handled sexual assault complaints involving a student...
View ArticleMug shots are open record, Oklahoma attorney general says
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comMug shots of people arrested by law enforcement officers are open records and must be released to the public when requested, according to an opinion released Thursday by...
View ArticleOklahoma City truck stop robbery suspect has felony record
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man whose female accomplice fled a robbery and died in a police chase has multiple felony convictions, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in...
View ArticlePolice investigate sexual assault on Edmond school bus
BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault on an Edmond school bus. The report was taken by police Tuesday at Santa Fe High School. The incident...
View ArticleMidwest City man admits killing parole officer, is sentenced to life without...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man being treated for schizophrenia pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a parole officer with the officer's gun and was sentenced to life in prison without the...
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