Muskogee County

1 Dead, 7 Wounded at Holiday Festival Shooting in Rural Oklahoma
Shooting

Eight people were shot, one fatally, at Memorial Day weekend festival in Taft, Oklahoma early Sunday morning. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said two of the victims were juveniles. Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Edwards told the Muskogee Phoenix that a suspect had been identified but didn’t provide the name or say if an …

Child Abuse
December 30, 2019

Assistant police chief reportedly confesses to sexually abusing 7- and 9-year-old children

An assistant police chief in Oklahoma was charged last week with sexually abusing two young children repeatedly since September after one of the children reportedly called 911 to report it. The Muskogee Phoenix reported that David Ray Kash, 49, confessed during interviews after his December 19 arrest. He was assistant chief for the police department …