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Missing Pontotoc County Teen
The Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate 16-year-old Isaac Byrd. He is driving a 1999 dark green Toyota Tacoma truck. He is 6’2″ and has dirty blonde ear-length hair. He left his home in Ada, OK, around 3:00 pm on Friday. If you see him or have any information, please contact any law enforcement agency.
Pontotoc Co. Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teen
PONTOTOC COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - The Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 16-year-old. According to a social media post, Isaac Byrd, 16, was last seen leaving his home in Ada around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 12. Police said he is driving a dark green 1999...
Discovery of large amount of food leads to drug trafficking charges for LCF inmate photographer
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - An inmate at the Lawton Correctional facility, assigned to be a prison photographer, is accused of drug trafficking after 95 grams of methamphetamine was found in his camera bag. Brian Jerrett is currently in prison for robbery and conspiracy out of Pontotoc County. According to recently...
Oklahoma 4-H Shooters Shine at National Competition
Oklahoma Delegation at National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition. Four talented Oklahomans represented their state at the National 4-H shooting sports competition in Grand Island, NE this week. The team included:. Landon Lohberger and Caleb Stone from Beckham County. Nate Hickey from Custer County. Brody McElhannon from Pontotoc County. Individual Sporting...
Man who killed friend because he believed victim 'summoned Bigfoot' sentenced to prison
Larry Doil Sanders was sentenced to life in an Oklahoma prison for killing his friend, claiming the other man had "summoned Bigfoot to come and kill him." The post Man who strangled friend because he believed victim ‘summoned Bigfoot’ sentenced to prison first appeared on Law & Crime.
Pontotoc County Deputies Arrest Tupelo Man on Multiple Drug Charges
The Criminal Investigation Division of the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of 53-year-old Theron Gates, from Tupelo, on multiple drug-related charges. He was arrested on Saturday night during nighttime narcotic operations conducted by the Patrol Division. While patrolling the highways, county roads, and streets of Pontotoc, deputies...
Murderer in Oklahoma Bigfoot case gets life sentence without possibility of parole
ADA — A believer in Bigfoot was kicked out of his sentencing Tuesday in his highly publicized murder case after he repeatedly interrupted a prosecutor and called her remarks ignorant. Larry Doil Sanders, 55, called the prosecutor a "stupid b----" as Pontotoc County sheriff deputies led him from the courtroom Tuesday morning. ...
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