State Briefs: Inmate dies at hospital

LAWTON

Prison inmate Richard Hayes, 59, of Ada died Tuesday after guards found him unresponsive in his cell at the Lawton Correctional Facility, officials said. Lawton police Capt. Rusty Wright said Hayes died about 7 a.m. at a local hospital. The cause of Hayes’ death was still under investigation Thursday. Wright said officers found possible drug overdose indications.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

OKLAHOMA CITY

Car show benefits pets

A car show open to any year or make of vehicle is scheduled Saturday at Gyros, Etc., 7006 Northwest Expressway. Entry fee is $5. Registration is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Some of the registration fees will be donated to the Central Oklahoma Humane Society’s adoption center, said the show’s organizer, Karl Ridder. For information, call 720-1667.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

ENID

Man accused of hitting boy

A 25-year-old Enid man was charged with child abuse in connection with a 4-year-old boy’s broken nose. Matthew W. Denton was charged with the felony Tuesday in Garfield County District Court. According to court documents, Denton struck his nephew after he refused to go to bed. Denton is free on $50,000 bail.

JOHN A. WILLIAMS,

STAFF WRITER

PONCA CITY

Pair’s bodies spur inquiry

The Kay County sheriff’s office is investigating the deaths of two people found Tuesday in a residence about three miles southwest of Ponca City. Undersheriff Steve Kelley said the deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. Kelley identified the two as Amy Pameticky, 39, and Clay Donaldson, 48.

JOHN A. WILLIAMS,

STAFF WRITER