Woman charged after allegedly spanking son with ping pong paddle
BY STAFF REPORTS/TULSA WORLDSAND SPRINGS -- A Sand Springs woman who was charged on an allegation she abused her 7-year-old son was arrested Wednesday.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleInmate considered armed and dangerous escapes Oklahoma prison
McALESTER (AP) — Authorities say an inmate has escaped the Jackie Brannon Correctional Center in McAlester. Prison security chief Rick Caywood told the McAlester News-Capitol that 27-year-old Kenneth...
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Arrest is made in Norman credit union robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTSNORMAN — A Norman man is being held in connection with a Feb. 1 robbery, the FBI reported. Leonardo Lamar Parks, 51, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleMarijuana smoke leads OKC police to arrest man in Braum's parking lot
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice say they arrested a man after loud music and the smell of marijuana led them to his pickup in a parking lot. Nicholas Hanson, 20, of Edmond, was arrested on a complaint of...
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Hallucinating man with handgun causes commotion at Taco Bell in Oklahoma...
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comA man who was hallucinating and carrying a handgun ran into a Taco Bell and told everyone three men were trying to kill him, Oklahoma City police reported Thursday. Gabriel...
View ArticleBurned remains ID'd as fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Officials said Thursday that the burned remains found in a California mountain cabin have been positively identified as fugitive former police...
View ArticleSouth Oklahoma City credit union is robbed
FROM STAFF REPORTSA south Oklahoma City credit union was robbed Thursday afternoon, and authorities are asking for the public's help in finding the robber. The man entered the Weokie Credit Union, 7600...
View ArticleMissing Lindsay man's body found
By Matt Dinger mdinger@opubco.comWEWOKA — The body of a missing Lindsay man was found in Seminole County Thursday evening, authorities said. About 6:30 p.m., the body of Nathan Dale Blankenship, 32,...
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Attorneys outline cases for jury in Oklahoma County trial of teen accused of...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA Oklahoma County prosecutor called on jurors Thursday to convict a teen accused of setting a deadly fire, saying he was under the influence and unruly before lighting...
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Altus police officers arrested after six-month investigation
FROM STAFF REPORTSALTUS — Two veteran police officers were arrested Thursday afternoon after a six-month investigation, according to a news release from Altus Police Department. Officer Russell Hansel,...
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Oklahoma crime briefs for Feb. 13, 2013
CRIME BRIEFS BOWLEGS Women arrested in man's death Two Oklahoma City women have been arrested in connection with the death of a Lindsay man, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations reported...
View ArticleCharge accuses Norman man of embezzling from journalists' group
BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.comNORMAN — A felony embezzlement charge was filed Friday against the former treasurer of an Oklahoma organization for professional journalists. Scott Eric Cooper, 45, of...
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'Cathouse' co-defendant said he planned killings, inmate testifies
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man accused of participating in the killings of a reality TV star and three others acknowledged handing down the orders, a federal prisoner testified Friday. Michael...
View ArticleTestimony begins in trial of teen accused of setting deadly house fire in...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA teen accused of setting a deadly fire texted “I might go to prison” about an hour after the house started burning, a friend testified Friday. Tristan Owen, 17, is...
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Person of interest sought in Norman homicide case
BY JANE GLENN CANNON jcannon@opubco.comNORMAN — Police still are searching for a person of interest in the shooting death of Patrick Burton, 51, whose body was found Wednesday inside his burning house....
View ArticleMan claims he was held in Oklahoma jail for months after his sentence expired
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comA Texas man is suing the Pittsburg County jail, the Oklahoma Corrections Department and others after he sat in jail for months past his scheduled release, court...
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Two arrested in Norman man's death
FROM STAFF REPORTSNORMAN — Police arrested two Saturday in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in his burning home. Patrick Burton, 51, was shot and killed Wednesday in his home at...
View ArticleBroken Arrow man dies after friend falls asleep at the wheel
From Staff ReportsA Broken Arrow man died in a wreck on the Will Rogers Turnpike Sunday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said. Dayton Wilson, 21, died after the wreck about 2 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTulsa officer on leave after fatal shooting of man
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Tulsa police say an officer who fatally shot a reportedly suicidal man remains on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The department...
View ArticleOklahoma infant injured as parents squabble over tax refund
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An 18-year-old man who fought with his baby's mother over her income tax refund is cited after allegedly striking the infant with a gun. Oklahoma City police say the fight...
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