Arianna Pickard
Tulsa Worlds
Tulsa, OK, United States
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Former Tulsa police officer's murder trial date stands; defense maintains evidence withheld
Shannon Kepler, 55, appeared in court Thursday for a hearing. → Read More
City of Tulsa to pay $5,000 for discovery violation in Fairmont Terrace murder trial
No sanctions will be levied against the Tulsa Police Department or the initial lead investigator for failing to turn over four binders and 16 CDs of evidence in the trial of James Poore, accused in the January 2013 quadruple homicide. → Read More
Quadruple-murder trial, set for next week, postponed after new evidence received
District Judge Kurt Glassco said he had no choice but to postpone the trial after being informed that four binders of documents including phone records, jail calls, witness statements and other evidence had not been turned over to attorneys. → Read More
Jury recommends life sentence for woman in murder, kidnapping case
Her co-defendant was sentenced to life without parole in February after being found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with 34-year-old Quinton Shaver’s death. → Read More
New trial date set for defendant in quadruple-murder case
James Poore, who’s charged along with his brother Cedric Poore in the murders of four women in January 2013, is now scheduled for trial Feb. 29. Cedric Poore is scheduled for trial Feb. 1. → Read More
New trial date set for defendant in quadruple-murder case
James Poore, who’s charged along with his brother Cedric Poore in the murders of four women in January 2013, is now scheduled for trial Feb. 29. Cedric Poore is scheduled for trial Feb. 1. → Read More
Testimony begins in sexual battery trial of former Tulsa County sheriff's deputy
Two women testified that former Tulsa County Sheriff’s Deputy Gerald Nuckolls sexually battered them while on duty last year. → Read More
First day of testimony in trial for former Tulsa County sheriff's deputy charged with sexual battery
A woman testified that a former Tulsa County sheriff’s deputy Gerald Nuckolls pinched her inappropriately and exposed himself while responding to a report of a 911 hangup call at her house in the early morning hours of Sept. 16, 2014. → Read More
Jury trial begins for former Tulsa sheriff's deputy charged with sexual battery
Gerald Nuckolls, 27, resigned after a September 2014 arrest on allegations that he sexually assaulted two women while investigating a 911 hangup call. → Read More
Broken Arrow killings: Younger Bever brother will be tried as adult, judge rules
The attorney for 16-year-old Michael Bever has said he will appeal Monday's ruling as he continues to fight a state law mandating that his client be prosecuted as an adult. He and his brother Robert, 18, face first-degree murder charges in the deaths of five family members. → Read More
Prosecutor will challenge Tulsa man's release on bond after manslaughter conviction
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced Friday that he will appeal the decision that let Steven Jameson, convicted in a 2009 car crash that killed a family of three, out of prison on bond. → Read More
Broken Arrow killings: Bever brothers' preliminary hearing moved to Jan. 22
The court will decide Monday on whether 16-year-old Michael Bever, charged as an adult with his 18-year-old brother Robert Bever, should be considered a youthful offender. The brothers face first-degree murder charges in the deaths of five family members. → Read More
Bever brothers in court as judge hears arguments ahead of preliminary hearing
A judge will decide whether 16-year-old Michael Bever, charged as an adult with his 18-year-old brother Robert Bever, should be considered a youthful offender. The brothers face first-degree murder charges in the deaths of five family members. → Read More
Tulsa man's release on bond after manslaughter conviction brings joy from supporters, anger from family of 3 victims
Dozens of supporters for 24-year-old Steven Wade Jameson emerged from Tulsa County District Judge James Caputo's courtroom Thursday morning to cry and embrace each other after receiving the news. → Read More
Tulsa man gets life without parole for igniting fire that resulted in 5-year-old's death
The child's mother was driving back from Wichita, Kansas, when she received calls and texts from her boyfriend who was threatening to burn down her house. Steven Lewis Clement pleaded guilty on Sept. 1. → Read More
Broken Arrow killings: Attorney challenges state law mandating younger Bever brother be charged as adult
The attorney representing a 16-year-old charged in the July 22 deaths of his parents and three siblings filed a motion Thursday challenging Oklahoma’s Juvenile Code and Youthful Offender Act as unconstitutional. → Read More
Warren Clinic and former doctor found negligent in death of 8-month-old; jurors assess damages at $5 million
Parents Lo Vangseng and Nao Vang claim that the death of their daughter in 2011 could have been prevented if she had been adequately diagnosed and treated by Dr. Michael Chang at Warren Clinic Inc., a division of the Saint Francis Health System. → Read More
Alleged corpse mutilator found competent at hearing
Shaynna Lauren Sims, who also goes by the last name Smith, was found not mentally ill after taking a month to have her mental health evaluated, Special Judge David Youll ruled at a post-evaluation hearing Wednesday. → Read More
Longtime Tulsa County District Judge Carlos Chappelle dies four weeks after leaving presiding post
Carlos Chappelle, who was elected the first black presiding judge in January 2014, officially retired from his position due to an illness on May 31. → Read More
Serial tree-killer ordered to pay $83,000 in restitution
James Dohnalek, a Tulsa chiropractor, pleaded guilty to malicious injury to property for poisoning people's yards, trees and other plants. → Read More