Sentencing in firearms case

A Cushing man charged last December on a firearms count has waived his preliminary hearing, has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.Alfred John Saddington, 60, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Dec. 28, 2023 with possession of a firearm after former felony conviction.

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Turner Turnpike going cashless

The days of fumbling for change while speeding down Turner Turnpike are coming to an end. The toll road will be officially cashless on May 1, with the transition happening overnight, according to Joe Echelle, executive director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.

Child abuse, intimidation charges

A woman from Meeker and a Shawnee man, already charged with felony child abuse, now face additional felonies. One of the counts against the Meeker woman is for intimidation of witness.

County, state candidate filings

Contests have developed in Lincoln County for three elected county positions in the June 18 primary election and one official has won another term without opposition.

‘Not guilty’ plea entered in neglect case

A Prague woman facing a single count of child neglect who waived her preliminary hearing and has pleaded not guilty.Her husband, Lou Earl Nelson, was charged with four felonies for alleged crimes against minors.Lynette Marie Ausborn, 43, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov.

Charges dropped in aggravated assault case

Aggravated assault and battery charges against three defendants have been dismissed.Michael Adam Norris, Joseph Daniel Dearmond and Jordan Sean Thomason, all Lincoln County Jail inmates at the time, were charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan. 23, this year, with felonies.

Prelim hearing set for Texas man on drug trafficking

Apreliminary hearing has been scheduled forTexas man facing two drug-related felonies following his arrest by a Highway Patrol trooper on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.Cheng Dong, 36, of Allen, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov.

Marijuana bust on Turner Turnpike

An arrest of a driver on the Turner Turnpike recently resulted in the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana and a felony drug charge being filed.Formal charges of trafficking in illegal drugs were filed March 7 in Lincoln County District Court against Zeng Ling Wang, 49, of Frederick, Md.

Hearing set on kidnapping, other charges

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for a McLoud area man who faces felony kidnapping and domestic assault and battery by strangulation charges in addition to other felonies. A misdemeanor charge was also filed against him.Eliah Lively, 24, was formally charged Sep.