A mother in Oklahoma is speaking out against a school policy she believes treats truancy too harshly. As TownHall reported, the woman is upset after learning that her 14-year-old son was handcuffed by authorities after he missed too many days at Alice Robertson Junior High School in Tulsa. The Muskogee Public School district, however, says …
Oklahoma authorities continue to search for a convicted murderer who reportedly posed as his cellmate and bailed out of prison on Friday. Oklahoma prison officials said county deputies and state troopers all over the state are working to apprehend a “violent individual,” Patrick Walker, 34. Citing officials, ABC News reported that Walker escaped the Payne …
Police said the youngest sibling, age 14, was also wounded but managed to convince her mother to turn over the gun
Authorities in Oklahoma are asking for the public’s help in locating two teen sisters who were reported missing on October 17. The Edmond Sun reported that Shakira Russell, 13, and Tiara Russell, 15, (pictured left and right) left their Edmond home through a bedroom window. The sisters left behind medications that they need to take, …
An Oklahoma-based dentist who fatally beat his mistress’ 19-month-old son and hired a hitman to kill the mistress as he awaited trial learned his fate on Friday. KOCO reported that Bert Franklin was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the July 2016 first-degree murder of Lincoln Lewis. He was also sentenced to life in …
Authorities in Oklahoma say an elementary school teacher inflicted visible injuries on two students during corporal punishment last month. According to Fox News, 50-year-old Gary Gunckel was arrested on suspicion of two counts of child abuse in connection with the alleged paddling he gave the students. After his arrest, Indianola Public Schools indicated that the …
An Oklahoma-based dentist was convicted Thursday of fatally beating his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son and arranging for the woman’s murder while behind bars. KFOR reported that Bert Franklin was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Lincoln Lewis and soliciting the murder of Roxanne Randall, his girlfriend and the slain boy’s mother. A home surveillance camera apparently …
An Oklahoma man is facing bestiality and indecent exposure charges after allegedly being caught sexually assaulting a miniature pony. Police were called to Rogers County Wednesday morning following reports of a man having sex with a pony in a pen. There, a witness told officers that they spotted a man “full nude standing in the field having sex with …
Authorities in Oklahoma say a 33-year-old man was possibly drunk when he allegedly left his 3-year-old son inside a hot truck earlier this week. According to Fox News, suspect Adam Kolar was with a friend when they discovered the young boy’s body inside the vehicle. The friend called 911 to report the incident at around …
Authorities in Texas say a woman killed her roommate and set their residence on fire following an argument over the victim’s text messages to the suspect’s former romantic partner. According to the Dallas Morning News 21-year-old Kristen Elizabeth Jones was arrested shortly after noon on Monday near Gainesville after spending the previous several hours searching …
The father of a teen found injured and severely malnourished inside of an Oklahoma barn earlier this month is among multiple relatives facing serious criminal charges in connection with the allegations of abuse. According to the Shawnee News Star, 34-year-old Jimmy L. Jones Sr., was charged with felony counts of child abuse and child neglect. …
Authorities in Oklahoma say an 18-year-old man and his 15-year-old girlfriend hatched a murder plot against the girl’s mother, father and sister. According to KABC, the Lincoln County couple plotted the triple homicide after the minor’s parents refused her request for emancipation to marry her older boyfriend, Zachary Sligar. Lincoln County Sheriff Charlie Dougherty released …
