Sherman man, 34, charged with murder of 11-year-old Bryan Co. girl

Updated: 4:11 PM Oct 19, 2009

CARTWRIGHT, OK--The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says an 11-year old girl was found dead near her Cartwright home early Sunday morning. Now a 34-year-old Sherman man is in the Grayson County Jail awaiting extradition back to Bryan County where he faces charges for the murder of the girl.

Posted: 10:29 AM Oct 19, 2009
Reporter: KXII-TV Staff
Email Address: firstnews@kxii.com

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According to O.S.B.I. spokesperson Jessica Brown, Dakota Cheyenne Hughes was staying at her aunt's home next door for the weekend. Brown says Hughes' death is still under investigation and the medical examiner will determine a cause of death. Brown says there are signs of trauma but did not give specifics.

Brown says authorities arrested 34-year old Jason Lee Belew (pictured, right) of Sherman on an unrelated warrant for criminal mischief on Sunday in Grayson County. He was held on that charge until later evening when he was officially charged with first degree murder. Brown says the man is being held in the Grayson County Jail.

Brown said Monday the next step is for Belew to go before a Grayson County judge for an extradition hearing. Depending on the outcome of that court proceeding, eventually he will be brought back to Bryan County to face the murder charge.

On Monday, the Grayson County Sheriff's Office confirmed bond was set at $1 million (out of Bryan County, Oklahoma) by Justice of the Peace Butch Morgan. Belew signed a waiver to have the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office or the OSBI to take him back to face murder charges. He remains in the Grayson County Jail at this time.

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