Carter County jailer fired after being charged with child abuse Save Email Print
Posted: 12:50 PM Aug 27, 2008
 Last Updated: 6:26 PM Aug 27, 2008
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ARDMORE, Okla. -- A Carter County jailer was fired this week after being charged with child abuse. Steven Ray Marshall worked at the Carter County Jail as a detention officer.

Deputies at his own department began an investigation after the child's school contacted the Department of Human Services. Officials say charges were filed after severe bruising was discovered on the child's backside.

"We did an investigation on it and turned the reports over to the district attorney's office, and, in fact, he believed had been abused and charges were filed on Mr. Marshall, and I had to let him go," Carter County Sheriff Ken Grace said.

Marshall was not taken into custody, but he has been ordered to appear in court next week.
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Posted by: here Location: gone on Sep 3, 2008 at 09:22 AM
I think everyone in the house should be jailed over this and I hope that they get theres back in return you dont do this to no one no matter what the excuse is ROT IN HELL
Posted by: a hippie Location: the one who teaches your children on Aug 31, 2008 at 10:45 PM
to hates hippie drug users, you are a moron.. period.
Posted by: hates hippie drug users on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:13 PM
To passer of the drug test. maybe we should have KXII do an IP trace on you so they could inform your current employer that you are a drug addict. go do your drugs you moron!
Posted by: BA Location: oklahoma on Aug 29, 2008 at 07:56 PM
The truth will come out sooner or later and then we will know who is telling the truth and who is not. the only person that we are suppose to be worried about are those kids not the mom and not the dad. I know both parents and the uncleand I do not belive any of the stuff that is being said about the mom because the grandma got mad at the mom and called the dad and told him not to let the kids go with her because she was on drugs so the dad has no proof of that. The kids don't need to go with the so called grandma either when she has been in trouble with the law too. the mother is not the one on trail it is the dad so whoever this ray person is you need to look at the facts and get it straight sounds like you don't want the kids safe at all and don't know what is all going on beside one side of the story. Let the court decide.
Posted by: Insider Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:53 PM
The truth is that Steve didn't support Ken Grace in the election and was fired!
Posted by: Republican in Ardmore Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:45 PM
This child abuser should be hung!
Posted by: Brawner on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Why dont you so called careing paents take care of your children instead of spending all your time on the internet. Im sure right know they need someone in their life that cares right now. SO if you care like you say you do then why arn,t you with them, sounds like to me the grandmother needs to be there to watch over them as others have metion. I know that GOD see,s all and he writes it down, we can lie to ourselves all we want but you will be judged and Im sure prison would be a cake wake compared to the other place, so remember HE,S WATCHING YOU. Is you conscious clear?
Posted by: ray Location: okl on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Keep telling those lies you can feel better about yourself, but this child knows who really loves her and it is the grandmother. May God have mercy on you for what you have put these kids through all for a married man.
Posted by: marty Location: ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:17 PM
to Anonymous if you and your husband are convicted of your charges will you be able to hold onto your soap or will you like it
Posted by: passer of the drug test on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Just because she passed a drug test doesn't mean anything. Unless they randomly tested her all she had to do is go buy something to clean her system or to hide the drugs in her system. I've passed two drug test to get jobs by doing so. Its not hard.
Posted by: qualls on Aug 29, 2008 at 09:21 AM
these people all sound psychotic, why are they having children?
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:47 AM
its funny how some of you think this is marshall's 1st time to have a case against him for abuse! i just hope for his sake he can hold onto his bar of soap when he gets to prison!
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:41 AM
Steven Marshall will find out how it feels to be abused when he goes to prison!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:36 AM
This Grandmother people keep speaking of, is in fact of NO RELATION to the children. If anyone should be screened for drug abuse it should be her! Was she not in fact terminated from her casino job 3 years ago for Methamphetamine use! Did she not recently have a restraining order placed against her for assaulting and threating to kill her step-father in front of the children! Now I know that can be found in public record! She was even terminated from her job recently and left town with pending criminal burgurlary charges! Sounds like she needs to be no where around those kids ever again!
Posted by: Opinionated Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 08:25 AM
The first thing that needs to be done is to disband the Oklahoma DHS. It needs to be divided into multiple agencies that concentrate on one task. Child Welfare would take care of investigations and welfare checks on the children. Department of Public Service would deal with financial and housing assistance. As for the people in this case, if you aren't personally involved, you should keep your crap to yourself. That man may have whipped that child in proper manner, but she bruises easily. Sometimes, when a child is whipped, and that is going to happen. That does not necessarily constitute abuse. There are times a child is going to need a whipping. It doesn’t hurt their psyche. It makes them understand that there are serious consequences for their actions. The jails are full of children that didn’t receive punishment. I know, I used to work at the Carter County Detention Facility.
Posted by: Who Knows Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 01:32 AM
People are going to gripe no matter what. If the county would have let him keep his job, then people would have been saying the county is just trying to cover it up because of who he works for. Now that they fired him, people are griping because its not fair. Come on people.. And, I agree, the mother has nothing to do with it, although, if she would have been a good mother to start with, the child would have probably been with her and it wouldnt have happened.. Who knows!!
Posted by: Friend of Steven Location: Ardmore on Aug 29, 2008 at 01:11 AM
Excuse me!! I have been a friend of Stevens for many yrs and I do know for a FACT the mother was turned in for child abuse for beating the child with a remote controll-- and that came from the childs mouth herself to a police officer (FACT)no charges made, now you tell me who has the friends in high places?
Posted by: brawner on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:31 AM
I read where some people think the father has friends in high places, sounds like the mother does to me , all those reports about her abuse toward her child and never been charged. I do have one question for the mother. Why did the father have custody in the first place? Can you share that with the public as you have so freely about the father.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 12:11 AM
The only difference that I see, is the mother just hasn,t got cought yet and the father has, but she will because abuser stick togeather, thats why the grandmother always watched over them and now I wounder what will happen now that she is not there--God bless the child and I pray that can find her way back to the grandmother the one who raised her from birth.
Posted by: BA Location: Oklahoma on Aug 28, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Why is the mother being brought into this? If the school thought she was in danger that is on the school. The mother and new husband has already taken a drug test and was proven that they did not do drugs. The mother does not have any child abuse reports on her. So this should not be about the momther when the dad did something wrong. Mr. Marshall did not have proof that the mother and new husband was doing drugs all he had was someone calling him and telling him about it so how can you talk about the mother when there was no proof of it. Sounds like this is just a munch of people mad and blaming the mother instead of looking at the facts about the dad and what he did. I belive in spanking your kids but not when you leave bruses on the kid that is that deep and bad and specially when you pick up the kid and throw them across the room over not understanding homework. When daddy and girlfriend steal things and drink alot and don't forget when daddy throws girlfriend out of the house fight
Posted by: MP Location: none on Aug 28, 2008 at 07:32 PM
I dont think you like DHS much. lol
Posted by: LawDog Location: Ardmore on Aug 28, 2008 at 05:14 PM
I work in Law Enforcement and think that DHS IS A JOKE!!!!! It is almost impossible for us to get DHS to remove a child from a bad parent and filthy house. They want to keep the kids with the birth parents but doing so they live in roach infested houses were they are under fed (if any), around drugs, violence, and lots of other stuff. I HAVE NO FAITH IN DHS!!!!!DHS IS A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: MP Location: none on Aug 28, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Is it not just a little odd that the mother and druggie boyfriend have to go in for drug testing, but all the sudden...marshall is accused of child abuse? What role did the mother play that is being kept quiet? Just a little strange if you ask me.
Posted by: ray Location: oklahoma on Aug 28, 2008 at 04:04 PM
This child should be with the grandmother who has actually raised her all of her life, The mother is a terrible person who has had child abuse in police records, who did give up her children for a married man.
Posted by: marty Location: ardmore on Aug 28, 2008 at 02:07 PM
it is public record that the mother and her new husband are due in court next month for a drug testing charges filed by mr. marshall before this incedent mr. marshall has had custody of these children from the start because he has proven he is the better parent and one spanking with the hand leaving one bruise on the bottom is not a beating state law says you have the right to spank your with a paddle or a switch looks to me that would leave worse brusing.
Posted by: God's Child Location: Ardmore on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Spare The Rod, Spoil the Child This was a common phrase in the previous century, and still exists today. It refers to the practice of spanking your children in discipline; the phrase "spare the rod, spoil the child" means that if you don't punish your children when they do wrong, you'll spoil them. This comes from a Biblical proverb (Prov 13:24): "He who withholds his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently."
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:19 PM
I agree with the other old school. I to was spanked, and even had a bruise because of it before, but I am fine. Some children bruise alot easier than others. If the bruise was on his back side it was just a spanking, period. More people should spank their disrespectful children, it is ok to show tuff love.
Posted by: SE Location: Bryan on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:14 PM
I have no idea if he did abuse the child or not, but the one thing wrong with this is that he was fired for being "charged" with a crime not "convicted". Big difference here. Even if he's found not guilty he will have a hard time getting a decent job again.
Posted by: JdoubleU Location: straight and narrow on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:06 PM
It was I that posted the comment@4:26 p.m. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused as I did not know this screen name had been used. I am pleased to see that there are some good ol' country folk that have similar beliefs as I.I do agree w/you Old School that communication with your children is key. Different situations call for different severity's of punishment. "Beating" your children is totally uncalled for and sickening. What else is sick is when the child knows that by throwing a fit he/she can get whatever they want, your children should know that NO means NO! I have been complimented many times by strangers on how well my children behave in public and how respectful they are. This makes me feel good and helps remind me that I may be doing something right. One thing you must remember is not only punish for negative behavior, but reward for the good.
Posted by: Brawner Location: carter county on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:04 PM
My question is why does the Mother have the child when she gave them up for a married man? The mother has been turned in for drugs activity in her home and is going to court. I just hope that the DHS is looking at the full picture. As jess said in his comment- look what can happen when the investagition is not properly conducted. The child suffers, it seems to me that this girl has went from one bad inviorment into another, I hope and pray that this child is safe or needs to be with a family member who does love her and keep her out of harms way. I dont belive she needs to be with either parent. There are reports of child abuse on the mother as well, if the right person whould check these things out they to would know this. So please someone out there do you job and save this child.
Posted by: lee Location: ok on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I think the mother to this child schould also be investigated there is a police report with photos where this so-called mother left bruises on this child and could not see this child for awhile. There was also a child welfare check over the weekend at her residence, the girl calleed her grandmother crying that she was having to watch her younger brother while her mom was asleep and then the phone went dead.
Posted by: The ORIGINAL OLD SCHOOL on Aug 28, 2008 at 11:33 AM
I did not post the comment @ 4:26p.m.. However, I too agree with spanking..if needed. I have spanked my children with my hand. NEVER did I leave a mark. We also don't use the phrase "Shut Up" in our home. When growing up, my dad beat me every chance he got. I swore that I would raise my kids differently and I have. My, now teens, say "Thank you, Mam/Sir....etc." There are times when spanking might be appropriate. But most times, communication with consequences works better. Of course, you have to establish this from the beginning. Overall~~anyone who beats a child should be chained out in public for the public to deal with.PERIOD
Posted by: Jess on Aug 28, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Old school, I couldn't have said it better. It's funny how they "find" and charge some people, but the people they really should be looking at, they just "seem to miss". Or in one instance a couple of months ago, they had the children in their protection and then they gave them back to their parents, thus resulting in the beating, hanging in the closet, and death of the boy. It's just sad how they look the other way on some things and seem to get their act together when there's nothing there, especially when a child's life is at stake.
Posted by: qualls on Aug 28, 2008 at 10:56 AM
I spank my kids A**** when and if they need it, i hate to think i may have to go to jail for disciplining them when they need it, what is this earth coming to?
Posted by: Dave Location: Oklahoma on Aug 28, 2008 at 07:15 AM
I AGREE TOTALLY WITH OLD SCHOOL!
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 28, 2008 at 12:33 AM
to be fired from a job for a non-job related crime is jumping the gun a bit. let him have his day in court and if the evidence shows he's guilty, then maybe there are grounds for termination. otherwise I'd already have filed a wrongful termination suit. marshall did not miss work or anything else as I read in this article.
Posted by: T Location: Denison on Aug 27, 2008 at 11:44 PM
Old School, why does your latest blog change so dramaticaly from the first one you submitted?
Posted by: cory Location: ardmore on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:21 PM
ken grace have you never spanked your child with your hand i think we need a new sheriff what do you mean firing a deputy when he has not been found guilty have you heard of administrative leave without pay untill after the trial you need to loose your job.
Posted by: charles Location: ardmore on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:16 PM
a parent has the right to spank a child look at the law and just because the da files charges that dont mean mr. marshall will be found guilty they loose cases all the time and being spanked by hand and leaving one bruise on the bottom does not mean a beating.
Posted by: momof2 Location: LG on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:16 PM
This is the same jail worker that did not allow some of the inmates to eat one saturday. The same jail worker who got away with that. The man who said that he is THE MAN. I say he gets thrown in with those that he looked down on so hard, and find out what bruising is all about. Sure, you can spank a child, they have to learn right from wrong, but bruise them...NO!!!
Posted by: amanda Location: ardmore on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM
i agree with old school it is up to the to disipline their children what is worse a child cussing his parents and not having respect for themself or any one else and on drugs and in the prison system better yet ask teachers about the problems they with kids and parents who will not let them show disapline in our school system and futher more ithink its a shame for you channel twelve and ken grace to treat and talk about mr. marshall like is is guilty what happened to innocent untill proven guilty.
Posted by: Parent on Aug 27, 2008 at 08:34 PM
O.S. TITLE 22 gives parents the right to use reasonable force as a means of discipline for a child. "REASONABLE FORCE" is the issue in these cases.
Posted by: OldSchool Location: Punishment on Aug 27, 2008 at 04:26 PM
I do not condone child abuse, it is wrong and irresponsible. However I do believe in having the right to spank your own child. My A** had been bruised by my father numerous times, and though as a kid I may not of understood completely, today I love him for it! Yes I show my kids tough love too! Although I am a firm believer in not spanking your kids while you are angry, I have left whelps and once a bruise. I did feel bad, but he has not told his mother to Shut-Up again!Instead he says Yes Mam! this should be investigated to with suprise visits to the childs school, or home, to see if there is an acctual problem or if this is just another case of America going soft! What would this country be without being able to discipline your child? o wait, increased drug use, underage drinking, teen pregnancy, ect. If they dont respect YOU the ones who raise them and gave them life, Who will they respect? Spare the rod and spoil the child yeah right, thats what grandparents are for.
Posted by: Old School on Aug 27, 2008 at 04:22 PM
Aubrey, where there's smoke, there's usually fire. The DA felt there was enough proof to file charges.
Posted by: Ardmoreite Location: Ardmore on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:59 PM
Aubrey, sounds like you condone child abuse! If there was no actual proof, the DA's office would have not filed charges against this child beater! I say throw him in jail so the rest of the dogs can get a hold of him. Let him feel what that poor innnocent child felt, FEAR! He's out of jail because he has friends in high places. At the Ardmoreite blog, some sick people are actually blaming Plainview Schools and the child for causing this to happen. It's no surprise certain people would sweep this under the rug.
Posted by: ME Location: AREA on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:29 PM
To Aubrey- do you really know this person that well? I hope you are right for the child's sake.
Posted by: just Location: nowhere on Aug 27, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Aubrey...SO...just HOW did those bruises get there??? Falling off a chair????
Posted by: Aubrey Location: a friend on Aug 27, 2008 at 02:53 PM
I know this person very well, I know that this man would not hurt his child. The reason he wasn't taken into custody is cause there is no actual proof that he did anything to his kid. Unless you know him don't be so quick to judge him. So for the comment that was mad previously keep your mouth shut unless you know exactly what happened.
Posted by: Mr. Ardmore on Aug 27, 2008 at 02:50 PM
See ya in Jail Steve ha hah hahhahahahah..
Posted by: Mom Location: OK on Aug 27, 2008 at 02:28 PM
I don't condone child abuse, but what happens to his job if he is found not guilty?
Posted by: Old School on Aug 27, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Was this Marshall's child? WHY (irregardless of whose child it is) WAS HE NOT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY????? What is with these people? Again, shackle him and put him on the town square for the public to deal with.
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