Man accused in Weleetka deaths in court

OKEMAH - Kevin Sweat made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday after being charged last week in the slayings of two Weleetka girls in 2008.

By JERRY WOFFORD - Tulsa World | Modified: December 14, 2011 at 6:00 am | Published: December 14, 2011

OKEMAH - Kevin Sweat made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday after being charged last week in the slayings of two Weleetka girls in 2008.

Shackled, wearing an orange jumpsuit and bulletproof vest, Sweat stood silent while the court entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.

photo - Kevin Sweat is escorted to a waiting vehicle after a hearing at the Okfuskee County Courthouse in Okemah, Okla. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Sweat is accused of killing Taylor Paschal-Placker and Skyla Whitaker on a dirt road near Weleetka. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

Kevin Sweat is escorted to a waiting vehicle after a hearing at the Okfuskee County Courthouse in Okemah, Okla. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Sweat is accused of killing Taylor Paschal-Placker and Skyla Whitaker on a dirt road near Weleetka. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World

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Family and friends of Taylor Paschal-Placker, 13, and Skyla Whitaker, 11, as well as those of Ashley Taylor, 23, Sweat's former girlfriend whom he is also accused of killing, gathered in the Okfuskee County courtroom to watch the proceedings.

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