Deferred sentences in pot case

Two men from Okmulgee who were scheduled to stand trial during the upcoming jury term have pleaded no contest to reduced charges and drawn deferred terms.Lincoln County deputies arrested the two in November of 2022 The deputies reportedly seized 386 marijuana clone plants.

Trial ahead for grow house defendant

A Prague man has been bound over on several felonies stemming from a reported crime spree he went on following a reported armed burglary he and a Shawnee man allegedly committed last October. Shawn David Morgan, 31, of Prague, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Oct.

Guilty plea in child porn case

A Stroud man facing two felony counts dealing with child pornography has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison.John Mack Byrd., Jr.

Sentencing continued in shooting

Sentencing of a Chandler man has been continued on amended charges in a shooting on Easter Sunday night in 2023 that injured a teenage girl.

Chandler board rehires principals

Chandler Board of Education members this week rehired their four principals for the next school year and approved a couple of policies among other items.School Supt.

Dale school board OKs fund-raisers

Dale Board of Education members this week approved a couple of fund-raisers and also approved a joint agreement between Dale and Gordon Cooper Tech Center.Both fund-raisers were for the Middle School Leadership Team.

Hearing set in death of child

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Harrah man facing a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his four-year-old son reportedly jumped from his pickup truck and was run over by the vehicle.

Deferred terms in endangerment

One of two men charged with child endangerment and a drug-related count who previously pleaded guilty has drawn two deferred sentences.Blake Michael Barrett, 21, of Seminole, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 13, 2022 with two felonies and a misdemeanor.