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Police: Alleged Bloods gang member had 100 bags of heroin in his body
Two men were arrested on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine on Thursday, and police say that one of them – purported to be a Bloods gang member – was carrying 100 bags of heroin concealed in...
View ArticleOklahoma Supreme Court ruling in jail abuse cases has state's county...
BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.comA court ruling in the case of a man whose beating by jailers was caught on video has county leaders across Oklahoma on edge. “It means more lawsuits, is what it means,”...
View ArticleDallas-area man pleads guilty to killing Oklahoma girl, 10
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDALLAS — A North Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 10-year-old Oklahoma girl he knew as she and her family visited relatives near Dallas. Prosecutors...
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Eleven pounds of meth found in car during Oklahoma City traffic stop
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comTwo California men were arrested after an Oklahoma City police officer found 11 pounds of crystal meth in their car, police reported Tuesday. An officer...
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Oklahoma City police: Woman's wish to go to jail granted after she punches...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA woman who said she wanted to go to jail instead of the city's detox center got her wish when she punched an officer in the face, Oklahoma City police said....
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Trial ordered in Oklahoma ‘Cathouse' killings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma County judge has found probable cause that a man charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of a prostitute featured on HBO's “Cathouse” series and three other...
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Shawnee man charged in multiple stabbings outside strip club
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA Shawnee man is accused of stabbing three men during an early morning altercation outside a Valley Brook strip club, court papers show. Tommy Paul Martin, 30, was...
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Poll: 58 percent of adults blame video games for violent behavior
A new Harris Poll survey has found that 58 percent of adult Americans believe video games are a contributing factor to violent behavior in teenagers. In addition, 38 percent of survey respondents said...
View ArticleConnecticut considers restricting access to violent video games
Connecticut lawmakers received mixed reactions Tuesday to proposed legislation that would forbid arcades and other establishments from allowing children under 18 to play point-and-shoot video games....
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Oklahoma day care worker hot sauces toddler, gets eight-month sentence
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL, TULSA WORLDOKEMAH — A former Creek Nation day care worker was sentenced to eights months in the Okfuskee County jail for deliberately putting hot sauce on a toddler’s plate of...
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Oklahoma crime briefs, Feb. 27
Crime briefs Man gets life sentence in girl's death DALLAS — A North Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 10-year-old Oklahoma City girl as she and her family visited relatives...
View ArticleOklahoma teacher, 42, charged with multiple sex crimes involving female student
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA charter school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a female student is facing more than two dozen criminal charges, court papers show. Pascal Wayne Jones, 42, of...
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Choctaw substitute teacher admits to indecent Facebook, texting proposals
A substitute teacher in Choctaw is accused of sex crimes involving at least three teenage girls, reports KFOR.com. Investigators say 24-year-old David Griggs confessed, saying he hoped it would prevent...
View ArticlePreliminary hearing set for 3 ex-guards in inmate death at Oklahoma State...
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMcALESTER — A preliminary hearing is set for June 3 to determine whether three former Oklahoma State Penitentiary guards should be bound over for trial on manslaughter charges....
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Arrest made in killing of Oklahoma mother of abandoned baby
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSST. LOUIS — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of Ebony Jackson, whose body was found in the trunk of a car in St.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Homicide victim's mother confronts defendant in Oklahoma City SuperTarget...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comThe mother of a man shot dead in an Oklahoma City department store parking lot was led out of court Wednesday after confronting the man charged with killing her son....
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Man avoids jail for causing crash after going 142 mph while drunk
( WHEATON, Ill.) -- A Shorewood man who crashed his car while driving drunk at 142 mph in Naperville will not be going to jail. A judge sentenced Dean Suominen to court supervision and community...
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University of Oklahoma suspends student charged with molestation
BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.comThe University of Oklahoma suspended student Christopher Ray Flores after Flores, a former Norman teacher's aide, was accused of molesting a male relative. OU also...
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Oklahoma crime briefs for Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013
Crime briefs OKLAHOMA CITY Man will face trial in murder case A man accused of raping and strangling a neighbor and then hiding in her attic will face trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.Read more on...
View ArticleSheriff: No charges in Bryan County double shooting
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBENNINGTON — Authorities say a Bryan County man was acting in self defense when he shot and killed two men who entered his home last week. Bryan County Sheriff Ken Golden says no...
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