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Oklahoma Police Sergeant in Hot Waters; Arrested after Kidnapping and Rape Charges
A police sergeant from Oklahoma City was taken into custody on Saturday in McClain County, facing multiple charges that include kidnapping and rape. Reports indicate that Sgt. Ryan Stark of OKCPD was taken into custody in Blanchard for multiple serious charges, including domestic assault and battery, first-degree rape, threatening violence, kidnapping, use of a firearm during a felony, and interfering with an emergency telephone call.
8-Month-Old & 2-Year-Old Dead After Norman UTV Crash
An 8-month-old is dead and another child has died Tuesday after a UTV crash in Norman on Sunday, authorities say. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the incident happened at around 4 p.m. on Sunday along the Canadian River off Robinson Street. Troopers said two adults and four children were riding...
Norman man sentenced to 25 years for meth possession and firearm charges
NORMAN, OKLA (KOKH) — A Norman resident has been sentenced to 300 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine and the illegal possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction. Dustin Lance Powell, age 48, was given a four-count indictment on May 3, 2023, including the meth and...
One dead after SUV rollover and fire near Noble
CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLA. (KOKH) — One person is dead after a rollover crash near Noble in Cleveland County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol said on Sunday around 3:30 p.m. a black Ford SUV driven by an unknown man was going east on Etowah Road. The SUV then left the roadway, rolled...
State prison staff face criminal charges, litigation for plotting prisoner’s assault
David Coker stepped off an inmate transport bus at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center expecting to be interviewed, photographed and fingerprinted. The then 42-year-old, sentenced to 15 years for firstdegree rape in Oklahoma County, started the state’s booking process for county jail transfers without issue. Prisoners chatted and joked in a holding cell to pass the time as they awaited a medical assessment around noon on Feb. 10, 2023.
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