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Arrest Made of Ex-Deputy of Pottawatomie County
A fugitive was allegedly harbored by a former Pottawatomie County Deputy, leading to their arrest and imprisonment in Shawnee, Oklahoma, according to KFOR news. On Tuesday, Alicia Briones was taken into custody following an extensive investigation that spanned several months. According to Sheriff Mike Booth of Pottawatomie County, they had...
Pottawatomie County man sentenced to life for child sex crimes
SHAWNEE, OK (KOKH) — A Pottawatomie County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple child sex crime charges. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI),the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a cyber tip on March 7 of last year about suspected child sexual abuse material.
Identification of the victim in the 1983 Pottawatomie County cold case by OSBI
The 19-year-old victim of a 1983 cold case, Melody Ann Jones, has been identified by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office asked OSBI to help investigate the perplexing disappearance of Melody Ann Jones on May 5, 1983. According to reports, on May 5th, Jones failed to report to work […]
Remains identified as woman missing from Earlsboro since 1983
For more than 41 years, the 1983 death of Paul Richard Jones, 20, of Earlsboro, and the disappearance of his wife, Melody Garton Jones, 19, have remained an unsolved mystery in Pottawatomie County. Over the years, many different investigators from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Oklahoma State...
Remains identified in decades-old Oklahoma cold case
EARLSBORO, Okla. — The remains of a Pottawatomie County woman have been identified, a big break in a cold case disappearance that stretches back to the 1980s. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. On May 5, 1983, officials launched an investigation into the disappearance of...
County Approves Purchase Of New Buses For Wanette
Wanette Schools is getting two new— used, but new to them—school buses. The new Superintendent, Scott Douthit, presented the request to the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday.Douthit said the school has not had a school bus for at least three years, maybe four. They had been using buses loaned to them from a transportation company but had “worn out their welcome on that…
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