Girl, 14, arrested in death of her infant son in Del City, Oklahoma
FROM STAFF REPORTSDEL CITY β A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in the death of her infant son, police report. The boy, Jaiden Respicio, who was 7 months old, was taken by ambulance to a hospital...
View ArticleMan found apparently shot to death in Choctaw yard
CHOCTAW (AP) β Oklahoma authorities are investigating the apparent shooting death of a man whose body was found in Choctaw. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says Choctaw police asked the...
View ArticleCar sought in Choctaw homicide, police and Oklahoma County deputies report
FROM STAFF REPORTSCHOCTAW β A man whose body was found Monday in Choctaw had been shot multiple times, the Oklahoma County sheriff's office said. Choctaw police went about 8 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleWoman wanted in slaying of retired Oklahoma City doctor with history of...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA woman suspected in the slaying of a retired doctor with a history of run-ins with the police planned to meet with him before he was attacked, court records show....
View ArticleLawton teenager found shot to death at apartment
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLAWTON β Authorities in Lawton are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was found shot to death at an apartment complex. Lawton police say they responded to a call of shots...
View ArticleOklahoma woman to be sentenced in high rise fall case Tuesday afternoon
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA β A 21-year-old woman who jurors said killed her husband by pushing him out a window of their 25th-floor apartment in downtown Tulsa is due in court for sentencing. Amber...
View ArticleUse of βIn Cold Blood' files denied to OKC family of deceased investigator
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTOPEKA, Kan. β A Kansas judge has ruled that a businessman and the family of a deceased investigator cannot use the investigator's files on the 1959 Kansas murders that inspired...
View ArticleOklahoma court denies hearing for death row inmate Ricky Ray Malone
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAn Oklahoma appeals court has denied a death row inmate's request for a hearing to present evidence in his appeal. The state Court of Criminal Appeals handed down the decision...
View ArticleWoman arrested in shooting death of Choctaw man
FROM STAFF REPORTSCHOCTAW β A woman has been arrested in the shooting death of a man whose body was found Monday near his home. Angela Ann Durent, 21, has been jailed on a homicide complaint in...
View ArticleRicin suspect released from jail
BY JEFF AMY, Associated PressOXFORD, Miss. β The Mississippi man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge was released from jail on Tuesday,...
View ArticleOklahoma City man accused of threatening DHS workers with assault rifle
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man whose children were taken into protective custody is accused of threatening to βuseβ his AK-47 on Department of Human Service employees, court records show....
View Article10 arrested in Oklahoma City prostitution sting
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comTen people were arrested Monday evening when officers conducted a prostitution sting in south Oklahoma City, according to incident reports. Ronnie Fred...
View ArticleMan accused of lighting father on fire in southwest Oklahoma City
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comA man is accused of pouring gasoline on his father and lighting him on fire Monday in their southwest Oklahoma City home, police said. David Anthony Smith,...
View ArticleOklahoma State University-Oklahoma City campus evacuated after bomb threat
FROM STAFF REPORTSClasses were canceled at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and the campus was evacuated after a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon. University spokeswoman Evelyn Bollenbach said...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs, April 25
IN BRIEF CHOCTAW Deputies arrest suspect in shooting death of man A woman was arrested on a homicide complaint in the death of James Vaughn, 46, whose body was found with multiple gunshot wounds about...
View ArticleDel City baby's death ruled a homicide; mom, 14, held on murder complaint
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comDEL CITY β A 14-year-old mother being held on a murder complaint told police she lost her temper and threw her baby into his crib, according to a court...
View ArticleOklahoma crime briefs, April 25
In brief Oklahoma City Man charged in sex abuse A Del City man accused of sexually assaulting a girl over a two-year period was charged Wednesday in Oklahoma County District Court with 20 counts of...
View ArticleSooner Tea Party co-founder accused of violating grand jury secrecy order
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comSooner Tea Party co-founder Al Gerhart β already charged with blackmail β has a new legal problem. Gerhart is accused of violating a judge's order that required him to...
View ArticleMan, 22, shot to death in southwest Oklahoma City neighborhood
BY JULIANA KEEPING jkeeping@opubco.comA woman ran screaming from a home after a man was fatally shot Wednesday at Will Rogers Courts in southwest Oklahoma City, police and residents said. Police...
View ArticleGov. Mary Fallin denies parole in crossbow killing case
By CARY ASPINWALL - Tulsa WorldThe man serving a life sentence for Tulsa's notorious crossbow killing case will remain in prison, Gov.Read more on NewsOK.com
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