Autopsy: Oklahoma inmate died of meth overdose
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMcALESTER — An autopsy shows that an inmate found unresponsive in his cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary died from a methamphetamine overdose. Mark Stacey was found in his...
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Sallisaw police chief pleads innocent to embezzlement
SALLISAW — The Sallisaw police chief has pleaded not guilty to one charge of embezzling public money. Police Chief Shaloa Edwards entered his plea Wednesday.Read more on NewsOK.com
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UPDATE: One woman dead, another woman in critical condition after stabbings...
FROM STAFF REPORTS9:20 a.m. One woman was dead at the scene and another woman is hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning after stabbings at a motel in south Oklahoma City.Read more on...
View ArticleReward offered in 2007 Oklahoma shooting death
FROM STAFF REPORTSIDABEL — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a $5,000 reward in a 2007 shooting death case. Jasmon Howell, 24, was shot multiple times Sept.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleDeath penalty off table in Oklahoma shootings
TULSA (AP) — A prosecutor in Tulsa says he won't seek the death penalty against two men charged in the fatal shooting of two people at a Best Buy store. Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris made...
View ArticleTeen arrested in weekend stabbing death outside Oklahoma City apartments
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comSheriff's deputies arrested a teenager Thursday wanted on a murder complaint after a fight Saturday night that led to the stabbing death of a 19-year-old Oklahoma City...
View ArticleOklahoma City man accused of forcing wife's face into pan of hot grease
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man accused of pushing his wife's face into a pan of hot grease was charged Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court with assault and battery with a dangerous...
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Oklahoma City man accused of driving pickup into parked motorcycle
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA man is facing two felony charges after driving his pickup toward another man and striking his parked motorcycle, court records show. Henry Furnell Stewart, 43, of...
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Indicted former Oklahoma judge gives up practicing law
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comCHANDLER — A former judge has resigned as an attorney, a week after being charged with embezzling from clients and stealing cattle. Craig S. Key, 47, surrendered Thursday...
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In brief OKLAHOMA CITY Teen arrested in stabbing death Sheriff's deputies arrested a teenager Thursday on a murder complaint in the Saturday night stabbing death of an Oklahoma City man.Read more on...
View ArticleFemale incarceration takes toll on children, AGs hear at Oklahoma meeting
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comChildren with incarcerated mothers run a greater risk of dropping out of school, running away from home, abusing substances, getting pregnant and going to prison,...
View ArticleMan found shot to death in Lawton apartment
FROM STAFF REPORTSLAWTON — A man was shot to death at a Lawton apartment complex Thursday evening, and police are still searching for the shooter. About 6 p.m., officers responded to a shots fired call...
View ArticleStandoff in Moore ends with man shot by police with beanbag shotgun
FROM STAFF REPORTSMOORE – Police used a shotgun that fires non-lethal beanbags to end a standoff early Friday, said police Sgt.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleTwo Oklahoma City stabbing victims identified
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have identified the two women who were stabbed Thursday outside a south Oklahoma City motel. Laura Stenner, 40, was declared dead at the scene, and Dannell Rivers, 34, was...
View ArticleInmate missing since 1999 surrenders in Oklahoma
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLAWTON — Authorities in Oklahoma say a murder suspect who's been on the run since a brazen jail escape with eight other inmates in 1999 has turned himself in. David Lee Kemp was...
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Cordell police officer accused of having sex with teen
FROM STAFF REPORTSCORDELL — A Cordell police officer was arrested Thursday on complaints of second-degree rape and forcible sodomy after investigators determined he had sex with a 15-year-old girl. An...
View ArticleMan charged in southwest Oklahoma City bank robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City man arrested after a bank robbery Thursday was charged with the crime Friday, federal authorities said. Joshua Antonio McClendon, 27, is charged with robbing First...
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Choctaw man shot to death as he got out of shower, court record says
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comCHOCTAW — A woman arrested after a Choctaw man was gunned down in his trailer home Monday told police she shot him as he got out of the shower because he didn't want her...
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Edmond woman fined in offering to pay state employee for help passing test
BY NOLAN CLAY nclay@opubco.comAn Edmond woman has been fined $1,000 and put on probation for three years for offering a gratuity to a state Cosmetology Board investigator. Tina Thi Vo, 48, had been...
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Oklahoma crime briefs for April 27, 2013
CRIME BRIEFS LAWTON Suspect surrenders Authorities say a murder suspect who's been on the run since a brazen escape from an Oklahoma jail with eight other inmates in 1999 has turned himself in.Read...
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