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Hearing set in manslaughter case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a young Prague man charged with first degree manslaughter. A formal charge was filed March 2 this year in Lincoln County District Court against Joseph Resin Linnhuber. The charge is the result of a fatal traffic collision.

13-year sentence in biker shooting

An Oklahoma City biker who was convicted in June of first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of a Midwest City man in September of 2021 has been handed a 13-year state prison sentence.

Warrant issued

A $25,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Chandler woman facing four felonies and two misdemeanors after she failed to appear for her initial appearance. Formal charges were filed Aug. 2 in Lincoln County District Court against Desmyn Cheynne Hill, 30.

Hearing set in Stroud man’s death

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Jennings man facing a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his semi-trailer truck collided with a vehicle driven by a Stroud man who died in the crash.

Investigation continues in shooting of teens

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting that injured two teens, still seeking to identify two suspects. The two teenagers were reportedly injured in a shooting north of Chandler just before midnight on Aug. 11.

Suspect to stand trial in teen shooting

A Chandler man has been bound over to stand trial on amended charges in a shooting on Easter Sunday night that injured a teenage girl.

Charges filed in Wellston animal cruelty case

Two women from Wellston who were recently arrested as the result of an animal neglect investigation that began in March now face 49 charges of animal cruelty. Formal charges of cru-9 elty to animals were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Aug.
Jimmie Brownfield, w ith some of her power-lifting awards. File photo/Brian Blansett

Jimmie Brownfield, w ith some of her power-lifting awards. File photo/Brian Blansett

Crash kills Davenport teen

A 15-year-old Davenport High School girl was killed Sunday evening in a one-vehicle traffic crash on Kendrick Road between Kendrick and Stroud.

McLoud teacher waives hearing

A McLoud High School teacher facing three felonies after she was arrested on charges for allegedly soliciting sex with minors by use of technology has waived her preliminary hearing.

Charges in child’s death

A Harrah man faces a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his fouryear- old son reportedly jumped from his pickup truck and was run over by the vehicle.