Crime

A Johnston County judge has sentenced a convicted murderer and jail escapee to life in prison without parole.

The Liberal, Kan. Police Department reports investigating a case of rape and human trafficking involving a 13-year-old girl from Texas.

A Pottsboro man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for breaking into his ex’s house and attacking her days after trying to burn down her home.

Justin Marquiwis Cuba, of Sherman, has been wanted since Aug. 3, 2021 when a warrant for his arrest was issued in connection to the homicide of a man in Ladonia.

According to police, officers responded to a call of a stabbing at a residence in the 700 block of E. Sears St., shortly after 12 p.m.

A man was seriously injured when he crashed a stolen motorcycle on US Highway 75 in Denison Tuesday afternoon.

Five Texas men were arrested after authorities say they tried to steal from the Ardmore Best Buy Distribution Center on Friday.

A man faces several charges after he stole a car and kidnapped a woman in Garvin County on Tuesday.

A man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after prosecutors say he tricked the federal government into giving his company a nearly $200,000 contract.

Police are looking for a man wanted in a potential attempted child abduction on Sunday night.

The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that occurred at a dispensary in Cartwright on Tuesday.

A Denison man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to criminal solicitation aggravated child sexual assault and seven counts of promoting child pornography.

Dennis Wayne Baecht, 43, of Durant, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine 4-200 grams.

A Honey Grove ISD teacher/coach has been arrested for sharing sexually explicit messages and images with a 15-year-old male student.

19-year-old, Jayden Limbaugh and 19-year-old Javon Jones both of Cooper, Texas, face two counts of 2nd degree Arson as well as a charge of possession of marijuana under two ounces.

Following the attack of Lillian Avila, owner of Abby’s Restaurant in Downtown Howe, the restaurant announced they will close for two-to-three weeks due to the incident.

Police in Durant have identified the suspect in a DUI crash Halloween night that ended with another vehicle crashing through a family’s apartment.

Denison Police have arrested a suspect in a series of recent copper thefts.

One man is dead and another facing murder charges after hunting trip went wrong.

One man is dead and another is injured after a homeowner shot them for breaking in and assaulting him Sunday afternoon.

According to court documents, Kalah Jackson, 27, stole the package from a man’s porch

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a minor on Monday.

A Stratford man was arrested for the arson and burglary of an Ada grocery store earlier this month.

A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to two separate murders in Seminole County, Oklahoma.

On December 20, 2000, George “Dale” Turner was found shot to death at his home near Bray.

Eight people have been arrested in Stephens County after a burglary investigation.

A Grayson County man from Anna, Texas faces 30 years in prison for possession and intent to deliver meth, GHB and LSD.

After 24 arrests and 16 convictions, Scotty Earl Haskins, 54, of Cartwright, Oklahoma will serve three sentences adding up to 50 years behind bars.

Jack Steed, 58, of Whitesboro, Texas, had a warrant for his arrest after he was accused of shooting dogs back in April 2018.

Two people are dead and another is wounded after a triple shooting in Bryan County over the weekend.