Kyle Schwab
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Edmond, OK, United States
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Murder defendant accused in 1997 cold case gets trial date
AUG 3, 2016 - The murder defendant accused in the 1997 disappearance of an 8-year-old Midwest City girl won't face trial until next year. On Wednesday, Oklahoma County District Judge Glenn Jones scheduled the trial for March 6. The defendant, Anthony Joseph Palma, appeared in court Wednesday and told the judge he agreed to the planned trial date. The case Palma, 57, of Midwest City, was charged… → Read More
Former Bible class teacher sentenced to decades in federal prison in sexual exploitation case
AUG 3, 2016 - Donnie Ray Schultz, 45, pleaded guilty in April to one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Oklahoma City federal prosecutors said Schultz was in a sexual relationship with the victim's mother at the time of the crime. → Read More
Tulsa dentist charged in death of his mistress's 19-month-old son arraigned Monday
AUG 1, 2016 - A Tulsa dentist accused of causing fatal skull fractures to his mistress's 19-month-old son made his first court appearance Monday by video from the Oklahoma County jail. Bert Glen Franklin, 35, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege Franklin caused the deadly head injuries to the toddler on July 16 inside an Oklahoma City residence. The victim, Lincoln… → Read More
Courthouse to close early Wednesday for judge's memorial service
AUG 1, 2016 - The Oklahoma County courthouse will close at noon Wednesday to allow the legal community to attend a public memorial service for Presiding Judge Don Deason. → Read More
Tulsa dentist charged with first-degree murder in death of his mistress's 19-month-old son
JUL 29, 2016 - Oklahoma County prosecutors allege Bert Glen Franklin, 35, caused multiple skull fractures to the toddler on July 16 inside an Oklahoma City residence. The victim also had hemorrhaging in both eyes, police reported. → Read More
Suspected serial killer makes court appearance Thursday, mother of Oklahoma victim ready for justice
JUL 28, 2016 - The mother of a woman slain in 1997 had waited for years to see someone in court charged in the death. So Kathy Dobry was at first lost for words when that moment came Thursday morning as Oklahoma County sheriff deputies escorted murder defendant William Lewis Reece into court. Dobry's daughter, Tiffany Johnston, was abducted July 26, 1997, from a Bethany car wash, according to… → Read More
Texas man suspected of being a serial killer has been brought to Oklahoma to face prosecution in 1997 Bethany slaying
JUL 26, 2016 - Earlier this year, William Lewis Reece, 57, helped Texas investigators find two sets of female remains south of Houston, authorities said. Reece has been imprisoned in Texas since 1998 on an aggravated kidnapping conviction. → Read More
Oklahoma university regent resigns position after indictment
JUL 23, 2016 - Terry Matlock submitted a one-sentence resignation letter to Gov. Mary Fallin on July 16. A former state legislator, Matlock faces nine felony counts of embezzlement, two misdemeanor counts of embezzlement and one felony count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses. → Read More
Sapulpa man charged in fatal shooting of father and off-duty Sapulpa police lieutenant ordered to trial
JUL 15, 2016 - Jonathan Henry Grafton, of Sapulpa, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of possession of methamphetamine. → Read More
OKC mother charged in the fatal stabbing of her 8-month-old son
JUL 15, 2016 - Raven Veloz, 21, was charged Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Veloz also is accused of repeatedly stabbing her live-in boyfriend, Sergio Garcia, 28, and her daughter, Sophia Veloz, 4. → Read More
Oklahoma multicounty grand jury announces indictment against former legislator, current regent in embezzlement case
JUL 14, 2016 - Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury has announced an indictment against regent and former state lawmaker Terry J. Matlock regarding accusations he used embezzled funds from a Hugo-based electric cooperative for his personal use. → Read More
Former OKC juvenile detention center employee ordered to trial in rape case
JUL 13, 2016 - Cornelius Deontay Jackson, 24, of Oklahoma City, is charged with one count of second-degree rape and one count of sexual battery. → Read More
Oklahoma City good Samaritan survives being shot in the head, doctors say, "miracle"
JUL 9, 2016 - On June 27, Massey was driving to south Oklahoma City to get some tamales when he noticed a man on the side of the road with what appeared to be a broken down bicycle, he said. → Read More
3 Norman wrestlers accused in attack have cases moved to juvenile court
JUL 7, 2016 - The four wrestlers, all from Norman, were charged in February with rape by instrumentation after two of their teammates reported being sexually assaulted on a team bus. The victims were 16 and 12 at the time, documents show. → Read More
Oklahoma murderer, rapist gets death penalty; DA calls it the 'only just punishment'
JUL 7, 2016 - On June 22, an Oklahoma County jury chose the death penalty as punishment for Albert Ray Johnson. District Judge Donald Deason followed the jury's verdict and ordered Johnson be put to death. → Read More
Man accused of raping, killing 2-year-old ordered to trial
JUL 1, 2016 - Justin Williams Lawson, 23, of Oklahoma City, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree rape by instrumentation in the death of 2-tear-old Shaleah Cudjoe. → Read More
Former Edmond school bus driver sentenced in sex abuse case
JUN 29, 2016 - A former Edmond bus driver has been sentenced to 35 years in prison in connection with his plea to charges of child molestation and the distribution of child pornography. → Read More
"Cathouse" jury foreman reveals jurors initially were 10-2 for death penalty
JUN 26, 2016 - Jurors chose life in prison without the possibility of parole for Denny Edward Phillips and Russell Lee Hogshooter even though most wanted them executed, Mark Castelli, the jury foreman said. → Read More
Prosecutors decline to seek death penalty against murder defendant in 1997 cold case
JUN 24, 2016 - A murder defendant accused in the 1997 disappearance of an 8-year-old Midwest City girl will not face the death penalty. → Read More
Punishment reached for man convicted of Oklahoma City rapes, murder
Jurors have reached a final punishment verdict in the death penalty trial for an Oklahoma City man they already convicted of raping his girlfriend and her friend before fatally beating the friend. The Oklahoma County jury deliberated less than an hour Wednesday afternoon. The judge will announce the punishment shortly. Last week, jurors found Albert Ray Johnson, 49, guilty of all 11 felony… → Read More