Afton
CRIME & SAFETY
Two drownings reported in Delaware County
GROVE, Okla. — The Grand River Dam Authority Police Department continues searching waters near Patricia Island for a man who went into the lake and did not resurface. Patricia Island is located east of Grove. The man jumped into the lake, from a boat, to assist a child who...
Ottawa County shooting victim intoxicated during fatal altercation
MIAMI, Okla. — An autopsy report shows an Ottawa County man fatally shot during an argument tested positive for drugs and alcohol. Matthew Vincent Locastro, 27, of Miami, died on Jan. 5 from a gunshot wound to his head. The manner of death is listed as a homicide, according to the nine-page autopsy report released […]
Deadly Holiday Weekend On Oklahoma Lakes
It has been a deadly holiday on Oklahoma lakes. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports two people drowned yesterday at Keystone Lake west of Tulsa. One of the victims was a 14-year-old boy and the other a 39-year-old man who tried to rescue him from Appalachia Bay. Their bodies were recovered in about 12 feet of water.
Ottawa County woman fails to show up for sentencing
MAMI, Okla. — An Ottawa County woman implicated in the death of her husband’s girlfriend failed to appear in court on Wednesday for a sentencing hearing. Charlana Nichelle Kelly, 54, of Miami, pleaded guilty in February to accessory to felony murder in the death of Toni Moran by providing a false alibi to investigators about […]
Oklahoma Woman Pleads Guilty To Entering US Capitol On January 6th
An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally entering the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Tricia LaCount of Afton entered a guilty plea to entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds on Wednesday. LaCount had also been charged with disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, violent entry into a capitol building, and demonstrating in a capitol building.
Two Injured in Mayes Co. Motorcycle Crash
A Colorado Man and a Vinita woman were injured in a motorcycle crash Tuesday afternoon at about 4:30pm on County Road S 4465, half a mile from County Road S 350 and about 1.5 miles north of Langley in Mayes County. OHP reports: a 2019 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by...
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