Man arrested for Johnston County murder

JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A woman is dead and a Johnston County man in jail for murder after what the sheriff’s office is calling an act of domestic violence.

Deputies arrested Cory Boykin Saturday night after responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on West 24th Street near Tishomingo.

First responders found a woman severely beaten and unconscious, and she was later pronounced dead at an Oklahoma City hospital.

The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office says Boykin ran away leading to a search but he came home, where they found him hiding in a closet.

He’s in the Johnston County Jail for first degree murder and other charges.

The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is working a homicide investigation, which took place last night. One person has...
Posted by Johnston County Oklahoma Sheriff's Office on Sunday, November 22, 2020