Police identify Oklahoma City homicide victim
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have released the name of a man who died of a gunshot wound Thursday at a shopping center in northwest Oklahoma City. Kevin Henderson Jr., 27, was shot outside a business at...
View ArticleFormer student pleads guilty in horse theft
MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AP) — A former Southern Arkansas University student has pleaded guilty in the theft of five horses and equipment from the university's stables, as have two people accused of helping...
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Murder charge filed against husband of slain Shawnee mom
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comSHAWNEE — Prosecutors filed a murder charge Friday against Justin Byus, 25, who is accused in the death of his wife, Cathy Byus, 35, who was shot to death in their home...
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Jewelry, iPhone photo found by witness lead to arrest in Oklahoma City homicide
By BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comA witness found jewelry belonging to a slain Oklahoma City woman and possibly a picture of her body among the belongings of a man who was arrested in her death Thursday,...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs for April 6, 2013
Crime Briefs Gunshot victim identified Police have released the name of a man who died of a gunshot wound Thursday at a shopping center in northwest Oklahoma City.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma man sentenced in fraud case
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Edmond man was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison for defrauding investors in his debt collection business. Gregory Scott Conrady, 52, pleaded guilty in August to...
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Nevada bookie pleads guilty in Oklahoma City man's gambling case
BY NOLAN CLAY AND TIM WILLERTAnother bookie has pleaded guilty to illegal gambling in a deal that requires him to testify if called by prosecutors at the upcoming trial for Teddy Mitchell, of Oklahoma...
View ArticleFormer Los Angeles County prosecutor to speak at anti-death penalty event in...
FROM STAFF REPORTSGil Garcetti, former Los Angeles County district attorney, will be the keynote speaker at the 22nd annual Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Membership Meeting and Awards...
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Oklahoma court records blame son's meth use in parents' slayings
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comBOLEY — Denver and Martha Holloway never had to smoke methamphetamine to become casualties of the meth epidemic. The Holloways were shot to death last month in their home...
View ArticleHomicide victim dumped on MLK Blvd in Tulsa
By AMANDA BLAND - Tulsa WorldTulsa police are seeking tips about the shooting death of 30-year-old man on Sunday night. Emergency responders were dispatched to the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard...
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Oklahoma City police find 96.5 pounds of marijuana in vehicle during traffic...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Staff Writer lmanwarren@opubco.comOklahoma City police arrested an Arizona man after finding 96.5 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle, according to a report released Monday....
View ArticleOklahoma court upholds life sentence in stabbing case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a man convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of another man. In an opinion released Monday, the...
View ArticleOklahoma troopers called to standoff in Paoli
PAOLI, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has been called to assist in a standoff with a shooting suspect who is barricaded in a home in Paoli. OHP Trooper Betsy Randolph says the Garvin County...
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Armed man seeking police help is arrested in Oklahoma City
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man who told police he escaped four armed men in his house was arrested after officers searched the house. Police were called about 8:55 a.m.Read more on...
View ArticleCleveland County officials target dump sites, litterers
BY JANE GLENN CANNON jcannon@opubco.comNORMAN — The Cleveland County sheriff and a county commissioner have teamed up to crack down on illegal dumping, especially in rural east Norman and Moore....
View ArticleOwner of neglected horses in Seminole County has previous animal cruelty...
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comWEWOKA — A woman arrested on an animal cruelty complaint after authorities found about two dozen dead horses on her property has a previous felony animal cruelty...
View ArticleClosed Oklahoma City male dysfunction clinic's owners put on probation, fined
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comOwners of an Oklahoma City clinic that promised customers could take back their sex lives have been put on probation for two years. Michael Schlueter, president of The...
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Oklahoma crime briefs
Crime briefs Oklahoma City Traffic stop nets marijuana Police arrested an Arizona man after finding 96.5 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle, according to a report released Monday.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleShooting suspect kills himself, ending standoff with Oklahoma authorities
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comPAOLI — A man who barricaded himself inside a home after shooting another man to death Monday morning apparently took his own life, authorities said. Garvin County Sheriff...
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Homicide suspect arrested after fleeing building next to Oklahoma County...
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comOklahoma City police searched for a murder suspect Monday afternoon after he fled the building next to the Oklahoma County Courthouse. Marco Ramon...
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