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Harrah meth lab bust yields two arrests, three children in state custody Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 Two people were arrested and three children taken into state custody after a methamphetamine lab was found in the 18000 block of NE 27 in Harrah during a welfare check for the children. Read More
Book review: 'Capitol Murder' by Phillip Margolin Published: Sun, May 20, 2012 In “Capitol Murder,” Phillip Margolin completes the third installment of his Washington trilogy, which includes “Supreme Justice” and “Executive Privilege.” Read More
Church recommends ministry to prisoners Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 Fresh Start Community Church in Moore recently offered a seminar to encourage other local churches to offer the “Celebrate Recovery” support group ministry in Oklahoma prisons. Read More
Prison escapee turns himself in at Cleveland County jail in Norman Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012 Bob James Zordell, 38, escaped May 2 from the William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply. He turned himself in late Thursday in Norman. Read More
Tulsa police say missing 2-year-old found safe Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 TULSA (AP) — Police in Tulsa say a 2-year-old who's been missing for the past two weeks has been found safe. Police say Venice Lampkins was found Thursday morning at a home in Wynnewood, about 60 miles south of Oklahoma City. Police say she was with her father, Justin Lampkins. Authorities said Lampkins did... Read More
At a glance: Oklahoma's open-carry law Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 AT A GLANCE About the open-carry law • Businesses may prohibit firearms on their property with the display of a sign. • Guns are not allowed on property owned or leased by city, state or federal government, jails and prisons, schools, college campuses or at sports arenas during sporting... Read More
Cleveland County sheriff asks for $14.6 million in budget to help run new jail Published: Tue, May 15, 2012 Cleveland County officials held a heated debate at times Monday as they tried to figure out how much money will be needed to fund the new jail on the north side of Norman, OK. Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester said it's impossible for him to know how much it will take to operate the new jail because it's only been... Read More
Lawsuit blames Oklahoma officials for 'Precious Doe' murder Published: Mon, May 14, 2012 A murdered girl's father says she would still be alive if Oklahoma corrections officials had contacted DHS when she was born while her mother was in prison. The mother gave the girl, Erica Green, to an acquaintance but then got Erica back after being released. The mother's then-boyfriend later killed the girl in... Read More
ScissorTales: Looking elsewhere for DHS director is a good idea Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 FAMILIARITY breeds contentment — to a point. Before state Sen. Howard Hendrick was hired to run the Department of Human Services in 1998, the head of a search committee looking to fill the position noted how important it was for the director to be familiar with the workings of the Legislature. Hendrick wound up... Read More
More changes are needed to control prison growth, Oklahoma legislative leader says Updated: Thu, May 10, 2012 Oklahoma House Speaker Kris Steele led efforts this year to get legislation passed that requires supervision of all felons leaving prison and a grant program for local law enforcement agencies. Read More
Oklahoma governor signs public safety measure Published: Thu, May 10, 2012 Oklahoma House Bill 3052, which Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law Wednesday, among other things requires supervision of all felons leaving prison and establishes intermediary revocation facilities for nonviolent offenders who violate drug court regulations or probation and parole conditions. Read More
One escapee caught, one still missing from Okfuskee County jail Updated: Wed, May 9, 2012 Authorities captured one man who escaped Monday night from the Okfuskee County jail. Another escapee is still at large and considered to be armed and dangerous. Read More
Diminishing supply of lethal injection drug has Oklahoma DOC scrambling Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 The death penalty is coming off the books in more and more states. We don't anticipate that happening any time soon in Oklahoma, although carrying out the punishment could become a problem. The state has in stock only one of the three-drug cocktails it uses in executions. One part of that mixture is the drug... Read More
Sayre prison riot yields 2,700-page report; charges are likely coming Updated: Thu, May 3, 2012 An October riot at a private prison in Sayre that left dozens of inmates injured has yielded a 2,700-page report and could lead to several new felony cases being filed in Beckham County. Read More
Method of future Oklahoma executions 'up in the air,' official says Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 Oklahoma Corrections Department officials are taking a hard look at how future executions will be carried out. With only a single dose left of pentobarbital — a sedative and the first of three drugs administered to condemned prisoners during an execution — it remains unclear what will be done with the dozens of... Read More
Inmate escapes Fort Supply minimum-security facility Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 Bob J. Zordell, 38, escaped the William S. Key Correctional Facility Wednesday evening, authorities said. Read More
Four teens in custody after a pawnshop burglary, pursuit and crash in south Oklahoma City Updated: Wed, May 2, 2012 Police arrested four teens after a pawnshop break-in, police chase and crash Wednesday morning in southwest Oklahoma City. Read More
Oklahoma woman convicted of son's death loses appeal Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by an Oklahoma woman sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the death of her young son. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the decision Wednesday in the case of 26-year-old Stephanie Deann Davis of Midwest City.... Read More
Oklahoma warden's wife seeks more time to obtain $100k trial transcript Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 A former Oklahoma prison warden's wife who was convicted of helping a convicted killer escape has asked an appeals court for more time to obtain a transcript of her trial. Read More
Oklahoma inmate faces lethal injection for 1975 death Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 McALESTER — An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of killing a Tulsa convenience store manager 37 years ago is facing execution. Read More
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