6/29/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From KOCO of June 25, 2009
Shop Owner Shoots Would-Be Robber
A jewelry store owner in Oklahoma City opened fire on a would-be robber on Thursday, sending him to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
Police said they were called to the scene of a shooting at Northwest 23rd Street and Villa Avenue.
“When officers arrived at this location, they did find evidence that there was some type of shooting inside this door,” said Oklahoma City police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow. “Shots were fired.”
Police said they believe the clerk pulled out a gun from behind the counter just after the robbery began. They said the clerk told them they thought he hit the would-be robber at least once. No one else in the store was hurt.
Officers said the would-be robber ran out of the store and got into a vehicle that was waiting for him. The driver of that car took the man to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition late Thursday.
Police said they were looking for a maroon or dark red Chevrolet HHR with Oklahoma license plate number 762XNR. They said the driver was a black female wearing glasses and a pink shirt who had her hair pulled back. Police urged anyone who saw this woman not to approach her and to call police instead.
The shooting comes about six weeks after a similar robbery and shooting at Reliable Pharmacy. Pharmacist Jerome Ersland is charged with murder in the shooting because prosecutors said he continued to fire shots after victim Antwun Parker no longer posed a threat to him.
Labels: business robbery, OK
6/11/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the The Oklahoman of May 27, 2009
Intruder shot dead at southside Oklahoma City house
An Oklahoma City homeowner on Tuesday shot and killed an intruder he found inside his house during his lunch break, police said.
Scott Henson saw a blue pickup in his driveway at 2200 SW 57 when he made his daily trip home for lunch, said his wife, Delores Henson.
"Apparently, there was someone inside the house,” Delores Henson said. "So he (Scott) shot and killed him. ... I don’t know if he had to defend himself or what.”
Scott Henson pulled out a handgun and shot the intruder about 11:30 a.m., police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. Knight and Delores Henson said they didn’t know if the intruder, whose identity was not released, had a weapon.
Delores Henson said her husband has a license to carry a concealed weapon. She was at work when Scott Henson called.
"He just called and said he had shot somebody, that was it,” she said.
A neighbor, Daryl Kindrick, said he has lived in the neighborhood 20 years and there have been a number of home burglaries over the years.
"I’ve been robbed twice,” Kindrick said. "It doesn’t surprise me. It’s a shame someone got hurt.”
Labels: concealed carry permit, OK, residence burglary
5/30/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From May 19, 2009 KFOR channel 4:
OKLAHOMA CITY -- One burglar may be considering a different profession after nearly losing his life during a break-in, last Wednesday.
Heather Fitzgerald says she was checking e-mail in her garage with the garage partially open. Shortly before 3:00 a.m., however, an intruder crawled in.
Heather immediately worried for her children, who were sleeping inside the home. She grabbed her 9-milimeter pistol and fired two shots at the man.
Police do not believe he was hit because they found no blood at the scene. As he was running away, she says she lined up the gun's laser sight on his back, but did not pull the trigger again, most likely sparing his life.
"I just, I couldn't do it," Fitzgerald says. "And it took everything that I had, not to. Seems like you should be able to be in your own garage at night when it's dark and not have to worry about that kind of stuff."
Labels: female, OK, residence burglary
5/27/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the May 27, 2009 Oklahoma City Oklahoman:
Police identified a man fatally shot Tuesday inside an Oklahoma City man’s home as Ronald Penn, 29.
Penn and another person had broken into the house of Scott Henson, 41, in the 2200 block of SW 57 when Henson came home for his lunch break about 11:30 a.m., police said. Henson, whose wife said has a concealed weapons permit, pulled out a handgun and shot Penn to death.
The second person inside the home ran away, police said.
Labels: concealed carry permit, OK, residence burglary
5/23/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the May 22, 2009 Oklahoma City Oklahoman:
Jerome Ersland was back at work Thursday filling prescriptions and hoping that by taking the life of a 16-year-old boy two days earlier, he had saved others.UPDATE: From the May 27, 2009 Oklahoma City Oklahoman:Rubbing an oversized bandage on his left forearm, where he said he was grazed by a robber’s bullet, Ersland related details of what he said was a highly organized hit on the Reliable Discount Pharmacy.
"I just regret anybody would get killed,” Ersland said. "But if I wouldn’t have been here, there would have been three people killed — the other pharmacist and the two techs.”
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After the pharmacy near SW 59 and Pennsylvania was robbed two years ago, the owner installed new security measures to try to make sure his employees would never again be forced to a back room and pistol-whipped."We have a very good security system,” Ersland said, motioning to the magnetic door locks that won’t let anyone in or out of the store without permission. "The door locks, and they (robbers) knew that. They had cased it because they knew exactly what time to hit us when we’d have all of our narcotics out and our money out.”
About 10 minutes before 6 p.m., Ersland said, two robbers wearing ski masks waited for someone to leave the pharmacy and then grabbed the open door and threw down a board to stop the door from closing.
The robbers went in cursing and yelling, ordering employees to give them money and drugs, Ersland said.
Two women who were working behind the counter ran for a back room where they would be safe, but Ersland said he couldn’t run. Ersland said he’s a veteran with disabilities from wounds he received in Operation Desert Storm, wears a cumbersome back brace and just had his latest back surgery six weeks ago.
"All of a sudden, they started shooting,” he said. "They were attempting to kill me, but they didn’t know I had a gun. They said, ‘You’re gonna die.’ That’s when one of them shot at me, and that’s when he got my hand.”
Ersland said he was thrown against a wall, but managed to go for the semiautomatic in his pocket.
"And that’s when I started defending myself,” he said. "The first shot got him in the head, and that slowed him down so I could get my other gun.”
But as one robber hit the floor, Ersland said, a bullet from the other robber whizzed past his ear.
The pharmacist said he then got his second gun from a nearby drawer, a Taurus "Judge.”
After he had the big gun, Ersland said, the second robber ran.
But as he started to chase after the second robber, Ersland said, he looked back to see the 16-year-old he had shot in the head getting up again. Ersland said he then emptied the Kel-Tec .380 into the boy’s chest as he kept going after the second robber.
"I went after the other guy, but he was real fast and I’m crippled,” Ersland said.
Outside the pharmacy, he said he saw what he thought was a third black male in a car with the engine running and reaching for what appeared to be a shotgun.
"I pulled out my ‘Judge’ and pointed it right between his eyes and he floored it,” Ersland said.
The charge alleges Ersland shot Antwun Parker, 16, while he was incapacitated and lying on his back. Ersland’s account of the incident doesn’t match the video or the evidence collected at the scene, according to the affidavit written by Oklahoma City Police Detective David Jacobson.The surveillance video does seem to confirm that while the first shot was in self-defense, subsequent shots were not even close to being in self-defense. Nonetheless, the initial use was lawful self-defense.
Parker was shot once in the head and five times in the stomach area. The autopsy found Parker was still alive after the head shot and died from the stomach wounds.
Labels: business robbery, minor offender, OK
4/16/09
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Newson6 of April 15, 2009
Tulsa Homeowner Shoots At Burglary Suspect
A brazen burglary attempt ended in gunfire Wednesday.
A 20-year-old Tulsa man is accused of kicking down a door, and the homeowner stared him down with a loaded gun.
The incident occurred near 58th Street and South Memorial Road about 11:30 a.m.
In broad daylight, two men parked their car and knocked on the door to make sure no one was home.
They peered around into the backyard and watched for neighbors.
But the homeowner was home, watching through the windows. And when his door was kicked in, he did what he is trained to do as a reserve officer.
"I believe if I didn't have a gun, I would have been in trouble," said the burglary victim, who asked to be identified only as John. "If he was armed, then he would have shot me."
He was inside his house when two men he didn't know began walking around his property.
The suspect was not armed, but he got into this house using his feet. He literally began kicking down the door, and he busted through a panel and began crawling inside.
"I've gotta protect my house," John said. "I'm just thankful my wife and my daughter wasn't home."
As an experienced gun owner, he says he knew what to do.
"He was about halfway through the part he had kicked in, crawling," John said. "And I was on the phone with dispatch. I was talking to 911 until he began crawling into my home. Then I just dropped the phone, and that's when I started shooting."
John fired six shots. His bullets made contact with the getaway car, smashing the window.
Police later found and arrested 20-year-old Justin Boyd on complaints of first-degree burglary, false impersonation and hit and run, all after a previous felony conviction, in addition to two previous charges.
John says his neighborhood is full of young families and young kids.
"I think people need to arm themselves," he said.
That's what neighbor Bridgette Glasby is doing. She has a 4-year-old daughter and says the getaway car drove right her front yard.
"Terrifying, you just don't know how to stay safe anymore," Glasby said.
She said she was on her way to buy a gun.
After police arrived on scene, they used a search dog and a helicopter to try to find the second suspect, but he got away.
They're asking anyone who has any information to call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
3/27/09
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From KFOR of March 27, 2009
Man fends off knife-wielding intruder during home invasion
A Metro man takes on a man with a knife and wins. Maurice Johnson was catching up on some sleep Thursday afternoon when his burglar alarm sounds. He awakes to a man in his house in the 4300 block of North Blackwelder.
"I see a guy in a big black jacket holding a knife about that size and he tells me basically turn the alarm off and give me money."
Johnson, keeping his wits about him, tells the man to follow him to the back bedroom where there may be some cash.
The suspect keeps the knife held tightly against Johnson as they walk through the house.
Johnson says he pretends to rifle through his drawer to get money but got his gun instead and fires a shot at the suspect.
The suspect takes off immediately. No word on if the suspect was hit.
Labels: home invasion, OK, residence robbery
3/20/09
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
From Fox23 of March 17, 2009
BA Shooting Likely Self-Defense
a double shooting in Broken Arrow. One man, just identified by police as 40-year-old Rodger Dale McKnight, Jr. is dead. Broken Arrow Police say the other man, Randy Bryant, is considered the victim in this case. This all happened this morning around 7:30 in Broken Arrow at the Johanna Woods mobile home community. That’s where we find FOX 23’s Kaci Christian with the very latest.
“Broken Arrow Police tell me no charges are expected to be filed against Randy Bryant, the owner of this home behind me,” reports FOX 23’s Kaci Christian. “In critical condition at St. Francis, Bryant was shot in the chest with the same .32 handgun that killed McKnight. Police say, at this point, it’s being considered a case of self-defense.”
“We’re brand new to the neighborhood,” explains John McCuistian. “We’re just moving in, and we’re from Claremore, and just recently bought the house—yesterday.”
McCuistian was at the title company today, handling last-minute paperwork on his purchase of a mobile home on Kansas Street in Johanna Woods in Broken Arrow. He, his wife, Kandice and their son, Zane, impulsively decided to drive by their new place. That’s where they learned that the homeowner just three doors down had been shot after a struggle with a man believed to have been trespassing and trying to break into a vehicle on the property.
“It’s kind of scary,” McCuistian shares, “pulling up and realizing what happened today.”
Residents tell me Johanna Woods mobile home community is a quiet property with 235 homes. Only five lots are vacant, the property manager says. According to several people living in the neighborhood, management does background checks and keeps a close eye on residents, yet this morning, the unthinkable happened: a neighbor struggles with a possible intruder. A call comes in to 9-1-1, alerting law enforcement that a fight was happening in front of one of the mobile homes.
Units arrive within minutes, but by then, there’s one gun, and two victims.
The homeowner has been shot in the chest, and is in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, and the other man is dead.
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Labels: OK, trespassing
2/11/09
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From the February 10, 2009 Tulsa World:
Just after 1 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 600 block of East 53rd Street North. They found Terrance L. Johnson, 16, dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police at the scene said the shooting might have resulted from a botched robbery attempt. On Monday, however, detectives were still investigating what led to the shooting, Ashley said.
Preliminary information indicates that Johnson had gained entry into the home and that a resident of the home saw him with a handgun. The resident retrieved a gun and shot Johnson, Ashley said.
The man who shot Johnson was interviewed by police and released. The case will be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office for a determination on whether charges should be filed.
Labels: minor offender, OK, residence burglary
1/6/09
Choctaw, Oklahoma
From NewsOK.com of December 20, 2008
Prowlers trigger a firm response from Choctaw homeowners
Two men accused in a Thursday night burglary were stopped by two homeowners with guns, sheriff’s officials said.
Jason Dean Cornett, 30, and Joshua Starkey, 28, were arrested after a homeowner near NE 63 and Choctaw Road found two men rifling through his garage. The homeowner confronted one man and went back into the house to get a gun, but the burglar was gone when he returned, sheriff’s spokesman Mark Myers said.
A deputy found Cornett under a nearby vehicle and arrested him, Myers said.
Starkey escaped from the first homeowner and the deputies, but was arrested later after a homeowner near McLoud shot him in the shoulder with a shotgun and held him at bay until Lincoln County sheriff’s officers arrived, Myers said.
Labels: home invasion, OK
12/27/08
Adair County, Oklahoma
From the December 19, 2008 Muskogee [Oklahoma] Phoenix:
A Westville man remained in critical condition in a Tulsa hospital Thursday from a gunshot wound to the head, Adair County Sheriff’s Investigator Jack Smithson said.Darrel Fouse, 39, was shot after he violated a protective order and entered his rural home and allegedly began assaulting his wife, Smithson said.
Fouse’s wife, Marilyn Fouse, 39, told law enforcement her estranged husband entered the home about 2 p.m. Tuesday, hit her in the head, grabbed her arm and was assaulting her when a gun fell out of his fanny pack.
“She grabbed it and shot him,” Smithson said.
“She put a blanket over him, got her two girls (ages 11 and 14) out of their bedroom, and they ran across a field to a great-grandmother’s house.”
No charges have been filed. The shooting remains under investigation, Smithson said. An employee in the Adair County District Court Clerk’s Office said a protective order was filed Oct. 10 and that records show it was served on Darrel Fouse.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, domestic abuse, female, OK
12/25/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From the Tulsa World of December 24, 2008
Intruder killed in burglary attempt
A Tulsa homeowner shot and killed a teenager who was breaking into his house early Tuesday, police said.
Shortly before 3 a.m., three people broke into a home in the 1300 block of North Irvington Avenue, Tulsa Police Cpl. Mark Shelton said.
Many of the 15 to 20 occupants were awake, including the home- owner, who heard the break-in and got his gun.
Two of the suspected burglars, including one who was armed, were moving through the house when they encountered the homeowner, Shelton said.
Gunfire was exchanged. The homeowner shot one of the intruders twice in the chest, and the homeowner's wife was shot in the abdomen.
The wounded intruder, Cody Ray Payne, 15, left the house but died in the front yard, police said.
The homeowner's wife was hospitalized but is expected to recover.
The other two suspected burglars ran from the house and were not found, Shelton said. They were described as black, in their late teens and wearing hooded sweatshirts and dark baggy pants.
The victims, a Hispanic family, did not want their names released, said Capt. Ryan Perkins.
Labels: home invasion, minor offender, OK
11/25/08
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From KOCO of November 20, 2008
Store Owner Shoots At Would-Be Robber
A robber is on the run after narrowly escaping a barrage of bullets at an Oklahoma City convenience store.
Oklahoma County deputies said a man waited for the Buy Fast Foods store at Northeast 23rd and Boyd streets to close and started pistol-whipping the owner in the parking lot.
Deputies said the robber forced the owner to go back into the store and get money. Instead, the owner got a gun and fired several shots at the man.
The robber fled in a newer-model red pickup truck. Police said they're not sure whether any of the shots hit the robber.
Labels: business robbery, OK
11/15/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From KTUL of November 12, 2008
Homeowner Halts Burglary With Shotgun Blast
A man sent suspects running after firing a shot from his 12-gauge shotgun to end an attempted burglary overnight.
It happened at about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night near 45th and South Evanston. The victim told police his estranged wife and ex-girlfriend came to his home with two unknown men.
The victim says his wife broke through the front window and the two men kicked in the front door. The man retreated to his bedroom and got out his shotgun and fired one shot through the front room wall.
All of the suspects ran away from the scene. There were no injuries reported and no arrests have been made.
Labels: domestic dispute, home invasion, OK
11/2/08
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
From the Tulsa World of November 2, 2008
Homeowner opens fire on intruder
A 19-year-old man was shot several times by a homeowner Saturday night after he reportedly broke into the home, police said.
The victim, Stephen Richardson, was taken to an area hospital, where his condition was not immediately available.
Authorities said officers were dispatched at 9:40 p.m. to the home in the 3100 block of West Norman Circle.
Officers said Richardson reportedly was drunk when he entered the house, where the homeowner shot him.
Maj. Mark Irwin said Richardson “thought he was breaking into his (own) house.”
He said he wasn’t sure whether Richardson lived in the vicinity. Officers attempted to interview Richardson, but he was too drunk to be coherent, Irwin said.
Police are investigating the shooting.
Labels: intoxication, OK
10/17/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Fox23 of October 17, 2008
Tulsa Homeowner Shoots Man Trying To Break Into House
A Tulsa homeowner shoots a man police say was causing all sorts of problems near 34th & Riverside.
Shortly before midnight, police were called to Riverside Drive because a man was seen screaming and shouting at cars driving by.
About 10 minutes later, police received another call from a homeowner about the man trying to break into his house.
The homeowner was on the phone with a 911 operator and told police he had a gun. He left the phone off the hook and the operator heard several shots fired.
The homeowner told police the man had to break into his home and was shouting threats at him.
That’s when he grabbed his gun and opened fire, hitting the man in the right leg.
"When officers arrived, they found him in the flower bed at the front of the house and he still had enough energy to fight and resist officers. It took a few officers to get him into custody, but he was eventually placed in handcuffs,” says Captain Richard Alexander.
The man was taken to St. John Medical center with non-life threatening injuries. Police say the man was still very drunk. The man could possibly face charges of first-degree burglary and maybe charges on the other houses that he tried to break into. Police say it also look like he tried to vandalize a car.
Police say because the homeowner was in fear for his life he could be protected under the “Make My Day” law against unlawful intrusion.
Labels: home invasion, intoxication, OK
9/1/08
Muskogee, Oklahoma
From the Tulsa World of August 28, 2008
Intruder shot in Muskogee home robbery
A Muskogee man was being treated Wednesday night at Muskogee Regional Medical Center for gunshot wounds he sustained during what appears to be a home invasion, police said.
Police Lt. Bert Poole said the investigation so far shows that Bernard Harlin, 36, was in the house at 1420 Fremont St., when Anthony Irving, 36, entered the residence.
Officers said Harlin lives in the Muskogee residence during the week and in Wagoner on weekends.
Poole said Irving came into the residence carrying a gun, which discharged as he scuffled with Harlin. It went off again, striking Irving.
Harlin then ran outside, yelling for a neighbor to call 911.
That neighbor was Lillian Harlin, who said she was standing in her backyard at the time. She said she did not hear the gunshots because her air conditioner was running.
She ran into her home and called for help and later saw the victim being removed from the house on a stretcher. She said she did not hear or see anything else. She also said she did not know her neighbor.
District Attorney Larry Moore said the evidence so far in the case indicates the homeowner was defending himself against an intruder.
Moore said he doesn't expect to file charges against the homeowner but will consider charges against the intruder.
According to Oklahoma Department of Corrections records, Irving has prior convictions for drug possession and distribution of drugs. His last conviction in Muskogee County was in 2006, when he received a suspended sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, home invasion, OK
7/29/08
Midwest City, Oklahoma
From KOCO of July 17, 2008
Homeowner Guns Down MWC Burglary Suspect
Authorities said a homeowner shot and killed a burglary suspect after a confrontation in a rural Midwest City neighborhood.
Oklahoma County Sheriff's spokesman Mark Myers said the resident told deputies he spotted a man breaking into a large shed on his property and confronted him about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. When the suspect got into his car and tried to flee, the homeowner said he stepped in front of the vehicle to prevent the man from leaving.
The homeowner said he fired one shot from a shotgun as the suspected burglar lunged toward him in his car.
Myers said the man died at the scene. The names of the victim and the shooter were not immediately released.
Labels: assault, OK, trespassing
7/10/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From KJRH of July 9, 2008
Homeowner fire shots at intruder
A homeowner shot his gun at an intruder Wednesday night. It happened near 49th and South Newport in midtown Tulsa.
Tulsa police tell 2NEWS that the homeowner missed when he fired a shot inside his house. The homeowner then forced the suspect outside, and fired another shot, missing.
There was a struggle, and the intruder got the homeowner's gun. When police arrived, officers feared the intruder may fire shots at them. Officers quickly tackled the suspect and took him into custody.
Labels: defender's gun taken away and used against him, home invasion, intruder, OK
5/5/08
Lawton, Oklahoma
From April 29, 2008 KSWO channel 7:
Investigators say the man who started it all is one of the people who was shot. They say Michael Stevenson got into an argument with two men at an apartment before it turned physical.
Detectives say Stevenson left, but returned with a gun and shot one of the men in the back of the head and the arm. They say he then went after the other man. "The third party did have a weapon, saw him coming, and told him not to come in the house [since] there were children around," says Lawton Police Captain Will Hines. "He did fire at the attacker and was struck."
Police say the other man shot Stevenson in the arm and leg. The District Attorney has ruled that the shooting was in self-defense.
Labels: home invasion, OK
4/12/08
Moore, Oklahoma
From KSBI of April 11, 2008
Homeowner Shoots Intruder
A man who broke into a home received quite a shock.
The break-in happened just before 12:00 p.m. at 1300 Odom Way in Moore. The two homeowners were at home in bed when they heard someone inside.
Police say the man shot the intruder after discovering he had broken in. He then held the man at gunpoint until police arrived.
Alex Downing, 38, received non-life threatening injuries. He was arrested for first degree burglary.
Police are looking for a possible accomplice. They say a black male with a stocky build drove away in a light green Nissan Maxima.
You can call the Moore Police Department if you have any information at 793-5171.
Labels: home invasion, OK
3/5/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From the Tulsa World of March 5, 2008
Teen shot during alleged robbery attempt
A 15-year-old boy was in serious condition Tuesday night after being shot while allegedly trying to rob a restaurant, and a man was shot in the face earlier Tuesday in what a detective said could have been a parking-lot robbery attempt.
After the teenager was shot about 8:20 p.m. at Ralph's Fish & Burger, 1801 N. Lewis Ave., a second would-be robber fled, police said.
The restaurant's owner told police that he had shot someone who was trying to rob him, Sgt. Virgil Litterell said.
The youth reportedly had a gunshot wound to the lower back. EMSA spokeswoman Tina Wells said he was taken to St. John Medical Center.
The restaurant had just closed and an employee had stepped out the front door when two armed juveniles confronted him, Litterell said. While one pushed the employee to the ground, the other entered the restaurant, he said.
When the owner saw the armed youth enter, he drew a gun and fired twice, hitting the teen once, "before he could be fired upon," Litterell said.
The other youth ran west across Lewis, dropping his gun in the street, Litterell said.
Police used a helicopter and dogs in their search for the teen who fled. He was described as black, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a slender build and dark clothes.
Labels: business robbery, minor offender, OK
2/14/08
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Newson6 of February 12, 2008
Domestic Dispute Leads To Shooting
The Tulsa Police Department is investigating whether a woman shot her ex-boyfriend in self-defense. It started as a domestic dispute and led to a shooting on Tuesday morning.
Officers were called to the scene near 1500 East 51st Place North around 8 a.m. Police say the woman said her ex-boyfriend had come by Monday night, slashed her tires, and then beat her.
Police say when he came back on Tuesday, she shot him four times with a .22-caliber handgun.
The man drove himself to the hospital and is expected to recover. Police say the woman was also taken to the hospital for her injuries.
Labels: domestic dispute, female, OK
12/21/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From the December 21, 2007 Tulsa World:
A man was shot in the leg Thursday after exchanging gunfire with someone who apparently was trying to rob his brother.
The man who was shot went to a hospital, but his injury was not life-threatening, Officer Leland Ashley said.
The shots were fired just before 11 a.m. after a man who was fixing a flat tire outside his home in the area of 5900 E. 30th St. was approached by two men, one of whom pointed a gun at his back, Ashley said. He started yelling at the men, and his cousin and his brother -- who was armed with a gun -- came outside the house to help him.
Shots were exchanged, and the man's brother was shot in the leg, Ashley said. The assailants then ran away.
Police are searching for the two men, whose descriptions were not available. They also are continuing to investigate who fired the first shots and how many shots were fired.
Labels: OK, street robbery
12/11/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From KJRH of December 11, 2007
Storm victim shoots suspected burglar
An ice storm victim shot a suspected burglar Tuesday night. It happened in east Tulsa, near 21st Street and 101st East Avenue.
Police say the victim was inside his apartment, which had no power, when he heard a window break. The man grabbed a shotgun, and confronted a suspected burglar. He told the suspect to freeze, but the suspect ran off, so the man shot him in the buttocks. The man then held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.
The suspect was taken to the hospital. Police say it's unlikely that the shooter will be charged with a crime.
From NewsOK.com of December 11, 2007
Sleeping man awakens, shoots intruder
A man shot a teenage intruder tonight who he said broke into his Tulsa apartment, which has no power, police said.
The youth was identified only as a 16-year-old male.
The man, a 20-year-old who police also would not identify, said he had been sleeping in his apartment in the 2100 block of S 99 East Avenue about 7:30 p.m. when he was awakened by the sound of breaking glass in another bedroom, Officer Leland Ashley said.
Ashley said the man then retrieved a shotgun and went into the room and discovered a person holding what he believed was a gun, but later turned out to be a flashlight.
The man then shot the youth once in the hip with birdshot, Ashley said.
"The man stated that he was afraid for his life," Ashley said.
The youth was taken to St. John Medical Center. His injury is not life-threatening and he will later be taken into police custody on a complaint of first-degree burglary, Ashley said.
The man was not arrested.
Labels: home invasion, OK
10/26/07
Lawton, Oklahoma
From Lawton’s KSWO.com of October 26, 2007
Another would be burglar stopped by gun wielding homeowner
For the second time in just one week a shooting is ruled justified in connection with an attempted burglary. This time it happened in Lawton's Old Town North Addition in the 500 block of Bell. The homeowner says he was asleep in the middle of the afternoon when he heard someone trying to break in. He says his first reaction was to grab his gun to stop the would be burglar in his tracks.
This is a very separate case from Tuesday's incident where the burglar was killed. This would be burglar - who also happened to be a 17 year old boy - was not hit by gunfire. He got lucky because he very well could have been killed - and the law would have allowed it.
Like many homeowners in Lawton, Andy Miguez says he's been extra cautious of burglars lately. Especially after, he says, his neighbors home has been victimized a handful of times recently. What he didn't know was that he was next.
"Somebody rang my doorbell. Knocked on the door and I didn't answer it," says Miguez. "They lifted my mail slot up and looked in my mail slot and I could see somebody out there moving around - and they came around the other side of the house and jumped the fence," he says.
Miguez says he's CLEET certified - the same training law enforcement officers receive for a would be burglar trying to get through a window. "I grabbed my gun and I came out through the back door to see if I could catch them," he says. "And I caught the kid right there trying to pry open my window. He was up against the house and he turned toward me and he had a screwdriver in his hand or something that's when I shot."
He fired two shots - both misses. Miguez says the boy jumped the fence and took off running down the street until police caught him a few blocks away. The District Attorney's Office says Miguez's actions were justified under several laws - including the "Make My Day", and "Stand Your Ground" laws.
"I believe I have a right to protect my home and belongings in my home and my family," says Miguez. "You know, this is my property. I'm buying it. I'm paying for it. So I have a right." But, with two similar incidents this week - both justified - will it lead to more homeowners arming themselves to potentially fire upon bad guys who are only trying to steal?
"I don't think everybody ought to be running up and down the street with a gun," says Miguez. "But, if you buy a gun legally and you have a concealed carry permit and you have taken classes, I think you ought to be able to arm yourself to protect yourself and your property." He says this teenager initially tried to hit a house a few doors down from his, but when he rang the doorbell and heard someone inside, he moved on to the next target. Miguez says he picked the wrong house.
That 17 year old boy has been charged with attempted first degree burglary under the youthful offender act. He's now in the Comanche County Jail.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
10/23/07
Lawton, Oklahoma
From Lawton’s KSWO.com of October 23, 2007
Burglar killed by homeownerFrom Wichita Falls’ KAUZ.com of October 25, 2007
Lawton police have towed away a truck that they say may have been involved in the shooting in the 1700 block of Northwest 70th that has left one person dead.
Deputy Chief James Apple says a family came home and found a burglar in their house. Apple says there was some type of confrontation between the family and the burglar, and it led to shots fired.
A neighbor says the homeowner was on the phone with the police holding the burglar on the front lawn until authorities arrived. But, the burglar moved and he fired - killing the intruder.
Eyewitnesses say they thought the two were just goofing around until they found out the burglar was shot and killed. Now, they say it looked like self defense.
Lawton Teen Killed While Burglarizing A Home
Tonight prosecutors are asking themselves if this is a case of self-defense. The Make My Day Law gives Oklahomans the right to kill intruders inside their homes. Something 40-year-old Jeff Dorrell did yesterday afternoon in his front yard. When he noticed a suspicious truck and found the front door open he immediatly went back to his vehicle and grabbed his pistol. "He has a concealed license so he has a right to carry that pistol."
Family Attorney John Zelbst says when Jeff approached the house he came face to face with the intruder. "At that time he chambered up the weapon and ordered the man to the ground and called 9-1-1."
But while waiting for police, he says the intruder came after Jeff, "Jeff charges the pistol and grazes him probably because he is on the phone and sees the guy coming after him."
Zelbst says the 17 year old laid back down but then tried to attack again, "Goes after the gun hand and jeff discharges and strikes him in the chest."
"The gentlemen who owns the house and the intruder didn't know each other as far as we can tell now." Police say it was all caught on 9-1--1 audio tape, "People remember things different ways and when we have a recording we can go back to see exactly what happened and lot of time it can jar memory and say that's right it did happen that way."
But Zelbst says bottom line, this is a case of self defense. "It's not something he relishes in or enjoys or even brags about. it was a very traumatic experience for him to deal with too, to have shot somebody and they end up loosing their life."
While in Lawton a family member of the 17-year-old approached us. He says Freddy didn't come from a broken home and says he was trying to change but was too involved with the wrong crowd. He also says the family doesn't hold a grudge against the homeowner---but wish the situation would have ended differently.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
10/15/07
Oil Center, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KOCO.com of October 15, 2007
Woman Checking Mail Attacked, Killed By Dogs
A woman checking her mail was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs in south-central Oklahoma on Monday, authorities said.
According to officials with the Ada Fire Department, the dogs belonged to the woman's son-in-law, who lived next door near Oil Center. Emergency crews found the woman dead just after noon, lying in a nearby street.
Authorities said she had bite marks all over her body.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they reported seeing somebody shoot the dogs with a shotgun. Four of the dogs were killed, but the rest got away.
10/11/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of October 11, 2007
Shots Fired At Apartment Complex
The sound of gunfire overnight at a Tulsa apartment complex. Tulsa Police say it happened about 1 am Thursday when a security guard at the Normandy Apartments near 36th & Sheridan fired a shotgun blast at a car.
Police officers say the driver in the car has a history of violence and had been banned from the apartment complex. The security guard told police, he fired when the man backed the car towards him. The driver ran off but has been arrested.
No one was hurt in the incident. Tulsa Police continue to investigate.
9/22/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Amarillo’s (TX) KFDA.com of September 22, 2007
Tulsan acquitted in brother's shooting death
A Tulsan who claimed he was acting in self defense when he shot his younger brother to death has been acquitted of a murder charge.
Jurors deliberated for seven hours yesterday before finding 27-year-old Benjamin Smith not guilty in the March 2006 shooting death of 22-year-old Samsun Smith.
Defense attorney Allen Smallwood successfully argued that Benjamin Smith acted in self-defense when he shot his brother in the chest during an altercation.
The altercation, which took place at a family residence in west Tulsa, escalated when Benjamin Smith aimed a rifle at Samsun Smith. Immediately before he was shot, Samsun Smith threw a pillow at his brother and took a step backward.
Labels: altercation, OK
9/2/07
Norman, Oklahoma
From Lawton’s KSWO.com of September 2, 2007
Security guard fires shot during altercation
A security guard at an east Norman apartment complex fired a shot at a suspect during an altercation early this morning, but police say no one was injured.
The incident happened about 1:10 this morning at the Dutch Hollow Apartments in southeast Norman.
When police arrived on the scene, they saw a man fighting with a security guard in the street. During the fight, police say a second security guard fired a handgun in the direction of the two men fighting.
Norman police broke up the fight and detained four people, including the two security guards.
They arrested 21-year-old Lelis Record of Norman on complaints of disturbing the peace and public intoxication.
The security guard who fired her weapon was not arrested, but police say the incident remains under investigation.
Labels: altercation, OK
8/23/07
McAlester, Oklahoma
From the Durant Daily Democrat of August 23, 2007
Jury acquits Pittsburg County man in killing
A Pittsburg County jury on Wednesday acquitted a man of first-degree murder in the death of a former employee.
Jurors deliberated a little more than an hour before finding Mike Krebbs not guilty of murder in the Aug. 3, 2006, death of Ty Mordecai outside Krebbs' home near Blocker. The panel also acquitted Krebbs, 34, of the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter in the heat of passion.
As the jury foreman read the verdict, Krebbs, who had been leaning forward with his eyes closed, slowly exhaled. Mordecai's mother, Kathy Mordecai, who had gathered signatures on a petition for a grand jury investigation of her son's death, sat in silence.
Mordecai had once worked for Krebbs' construction company and the two men had been friends.
Krebbs testified on Wednesday that he shot Mordecai, but did so after he was assaulted. Witnesses also said that Mordecai had threatened Krebbs previously.
On the stand, Krebbs said Mordecai had called him earlier that night wanting to fight him and had threatened to burn his house down if he didn't come home. When Krebbs returned to his residence around 1:30 or 2 a.m., he saw a strange car parked outside his driveway and another one pulling out from his home, according to his testimony.
He said he put a clip in a handgun he had in his truck, and when he pulled up close to his house, he saw Mordecai waiting for him.
Krebbs told the jury that Mordecai attacked him as he sat inside his truck.
“He was coming in through the window,” Krebbs told the jury. “I shot, not to kill him, just to get him away from me.”
Krebbs also said he fired several more shots because he didn't know if Mordecai had a weapon. None of the other bullets struck Mordecai, according to testimony.
Emily Redman, the district attorney for Bryan, Atoka and Coal counties who was appointed to try the case, told jurors that Krebbs ran after Mordecai and shot at him with a pistol at least five times.
Redman was assigned to the case after the recusal of Pittsburg County District Attorney Jim Miller, who knew Krebbs.
When Miller declined to file charges in the weeks after the shooting, Kathy Mordecai gathered signatures to urge authorities to take action in the case.
7/27/07
Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
From the Muskogee Phoenix of July 27, 2007
Farmer acquitted of animal cruelty
Webbers Falls man shot, killed two dogs on his property
Jurors deliberated about an hour before acquitting a Webbers Falls farmer charged with animal cruelty after he shot and killed two hunting dogs he said were chasing cattle on his property.
James Yang, 44, also was acquitted of two misdemeanor charges: obstructing an officer and destruction of evidence. The obstruction charge alleged Yang was uncooperative during law enforcers’ investigation; the second misdemeanor was based on the incineration of one of the dogs that died on Yang’s property.
Yang’s lawyers, Charles Kania and James Wirth, argued that their client had a legal right to protect his property from the dogs, which a group of coyote hunters had let run loose across the countryside the night of March 25, 2006.
Wirth told jurors in his opening remarks — and again during his closing argument — the case would be an easy one to decide. His declaration was based on the facts of the case and the defenses available to his client.
“The only thing Mr. Yang did wrong was to buy property in the middle of an area these hunters think they own,” Wirth said.
The dog’s owners were angered by the decision. But at the urging of Eric Johnson, who prosecuted the case for the state, they declined to comment about the trial’s outcome.
Kania said after the trial he believed jurors were — and Muskogee County residents should be — outraged Yang’s case was filed, let alone brought to trial. On his law firm’s Web site, Kania states:
“Oklahoma statutes specifically provides that a person may lawfully shoot a dog that is chasing livestock on his property. ... Despite the overwhelming evidence that the shooting of these two dogs was lawful, the Muskogee County District Attorney continues to use their limited resources on prosecuting this case.”
At least one member of the eight-woman, four-man jury appeared to agree.
“I think this poor man is out a lot of money,” juror Sandra Checotah said about Yang after the verdicts were announced. “I am sorry he and his family had to go through this at all.”
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7/23/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the July 21, 2007 Oklahoman:
Five accused in invasion tryFive people are accused of attempting a home invasion robbery Thursday morning that went awry when one of the alleged robbers was shot, police said.A resident of Almonte Apartments, 5901 S May Ave., in Oklahoma City was also shot during the break-in, which occurred about 5:30 a.m.
The wound suffered by the resident, Antwaine Williams, 19, was not life threatening, Sgt. Paco Balderrama said.
One of the alleged robbers is in critical condition following surgery for a gunshot wound at Integris Southwest Medical Center, police said.
According to Balderrama:
Police think Williams shot the accused robber, Darrell Gatewood, 18, but aren't sure who shot Williams.
Minutes after police responded to the shooting, Gatewood was dropped off at the hospital, wounded, with his girlfriend, Chrise Thomas, 23.
Thomas also is accused of participating in the home invasion.
Also arrested are Christopher Hill, 18, Samuel Carolina, 17, and Randale Whitemore, 18.
Labels: home invasion, minor offender, OK
7/22/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of July 22, 2007
Man Saves Neighbor From Vicious Dog Attack
A Tulsa man will be honored this week for saving another man's life. Back in April, Michael Cook came to the rescue when a pitbull attacked his neighbor. The News On 6’s Chris Wright reports Cook will receive the Citizen Appreciation Award from Tulsa police on Tuesday, an honor his neighbor says he more than deserves.
Marvin Battle walks with a cane these days, but says considering what happen to him on April 25th, he can live with the limp.
"I can't bend my leg. I have to go through physical therapy,” said Battle. “I've been on a lot of pain medications. I have panic attacks and I have nightmares."
Those nightmares stem from a vicious pitbull attack. Cook was walking his 6-year-old Chow Chow, Xena, and his 2-year-old Pomeranian, Jazzy, when he says the pitbull came out of nowhere.
"I turned around to go back to the house, and the dog knocked me down,” Battle said. The pitbull killed the Pomeranian, injured the Chow, and then turned its attention to Battle.
"I'm fighting for my life here. If someone doesn't come help me or if this dog doesn't stop, I'm going to be killed. So all I'm thinking is saving my life,” Battle said.
Michael Cook heard all the commotion, grabbed his gun, and came outside. He says the only thing he'd ever shot at before was a target, and the margin for error was thin. Fortunately, the pitbull looked up for a split second, and Cook pulled the trigger.
"So I bent down to try and shoot the dog from the side. When I did, that's when he raised up, and I shot him in the head,” Cook said.
The pitbull was killed, and Battle, though injured severely, was alive. He says he owes his life to his neighbor, and the two, who did not know each other before the attack, have become friends.
"It was terrible. Had my neighbor Mike not come out and shot the dog, it would have killed me,” Battle said.
"I think we're becoming pretty good friends,” Cook said. “Turns out we have a lot more in common than I thought we did. Marvin's a good guy."
Cook spent a week in the hospital recovering from his injuries. No one knows exactly who owned the pitbull. Battle believes it belonged to his neighbors, who have several other pitbulls.
We talked to those neighbors Saturday, and they say the dog was not theirs.
7/13/07
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
From July 12, 2007 NewsOK.com:
‘I just kind of cringed'
Caley, 38, had just finished a late-night shift of hunting down bail jumpers and had bought some food at the Whataburger on May Avenue, just south of I-44, Tuesday morning. The father of two got onto I-44 eastbound, and by the time he got to Pennsylvania Avenue, he had noticed a truck swerving, he said.
He followed, and as they neared northbound I-35, Caley said he knew he was tailing a drunken driver. He called 911 and got on the line with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol dispatcher. He can be heard on the 911 recording telling the dispatcher:
"I'm following a drunk driver. He's on the shoulder.”
A second later, Caley's voice intensifies as he tells the dispatcher there's been an accident, that the driver has hit two cars parked along the interstate's shoulder.
"I think there's a fatality. Yup, there's a fatality. There's a guy underneath the car. I don't think he made it.”
"As I watched it happen, I just kind of cringed,” he said Wednesday.
Caley and the pickup driver pulled over. Caley was closest to the accident. The pickup's hazard lights flicked on and Caley turned to go help the injured. He thought the pickup driver was going to follow, but he didn't.
"Hey, hey, hey ... the guy's running. The guy's running. He's on foot. He's going into the grass.”
Still on the phone with the dispatcher, Caley jumped back into his truck and gave chase across the ditch, quickly closing the 500-yard head start the man had on him. He jumped out of the truck, ran down a ditch and grabbed the man, who struggled.
Caley's cell phone was on his front seat, capturing everything on the 911 recording.
"Get on the ground. Get on the ground. I got him right now.”
Caley said Wednesday he dragged the man up the side of the ditch and eventually had to pull his weapon, which was under the seat of his truck.
Labels: intoxication, nl, OK
Schulter, Oklahoma
From July 12, 2007 NewsOK.com:
No charges due in shooting
A man who shot a 17-year-old 10 times will not be charged with a crime, Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said.
Jesus Bustos, 38, shot Justin Burgess after an altercation at Bustos' residence in Schulter on June 12.
"He's going to live,” Rice said.
Rice said Burgess went to Bustos' once and left after he was asked. He later returned with a knife, Rice said.
Bustos will not be charged because of the Stand Your Ground law. It declares a person "has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force” if force is necessary to prevent death, great bodily harm or the commission of a forcible felony.
Labels: altercation, OK
7/3/07
Jay, Oklahoma
From the Joplin (MO) Globe of July 3, 2007
Authorities: Teen, fatally shot in home burglary, identifiedFrom the Miami News-Record of November 2, 2007
Authorities on Monday identified a Delaware County teenager who they said was fatally shot after he allegedly broke into a home early Sunday in Colcord.
Sheriff Jay Blackfox identified the victim as David Gudde, 17, of Colcord. He was pronounced dead at the scene about 4 a.m. Sunday.
Jack Doughty, 62, of Colcord, told investigators that Gudde and another man, who has not been identified, were in his house and were opening a door to a room when he shot in the direction of the door with a revolver, said Jessica Brown, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman.
Doughty said he was trying to scare them, Brown said.
The pair ran out the door, and Doughty followed behind, firing two shots in the air to alert neighbors that there were problems, Brown said.
Brown said Doughty also sold fireworks from his home.
When authorities arrived, they found Gudde on the ground, Brown said.
The shooting remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed, she said.
Man cleared in shooting
Oklahoma's “Make My Day” law was the deciding factor in the fate of a Colcord man who fatally shot a 17-year-old this summer, according to District Attorney Eddie Wyant.
Jack Doughty, 62, stood accused of shooting David Gudde in the early morning hours of July 1.
According to police reports, Doughty operated a fireworks stand out of his Delaware County home in June and early July. Doughty told authorities that he was awakened around 4 a.m. on July 1, by what he believed to be intruders.
Gudde and 18-year-old Lance Stick were reportedly in Doughty's home and were opening an inside door when Doughty fired a shot in the direction of the door with a .22 caliber rifle.
Doughty told investigators that he chased the intruders as they ran outside, firing two more shots to “alert neighbors”.
When authorities arrived at the scene, they found Gudde lying on the ground outside Doughty's home.
An Oklahoma law passed in 1988, protects residents from being prosecuted for using deadly force against suspected threats to themselves in their homes and on their properties.
After investigating the incident, Wyant said he will not file charges against Doughty because is actions were in accordance to the “Make My Day” law.
“With the number of residential burglaries, I am really surprised more people don't get shot for breaking into people's houses with this law on the book,” Wyant said. “I hope people realize the risk they put themselves into when they unlawfully enter someone's house.”
Stick was charged July 30, with first-degree burglary and is currently in Delaware County Jail on a $20,000 bond.
Last year, legislators passed a law in accordance with the “Make My Day” law. The “Stand My Ground” law protects people from prosecution if they use deadly force in other locations, such as their vehicle, when they reasonably feel their life is in danger.
Labels: minor offender, OK, residence burglary
6/30/07
Midwest City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KOCO.com of June 30, 2007
Pit Bull Shot After AttackFrom the Midwest City Sun of July 3, 2007
Dog Owner Cited For Harboring Vicious Animal
Midwest City police said they wouldn't cite a man who shot a pit bull terrier that was attacking a meter reader.
Jason Fish was reading a meter for Oklahoma Gas and Electric Friday when police said the dog attacked him. A neighbor heard Fish screaming and shot and killed the animal with a shotgun.
Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said Fish was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Clabes said the dog's owner -- Terry Almon -- was cited for harboring a vicious animal.
Neighbor shoots dog in Midwest City
A dog was shot after attacking a meter reader Friday, according to Midwest City assistant police chief Jay Dee Collins.
Collins said at about 11:30 a.m., the Midwest City 911 center received a call about a person being attacked by dogs in the backyard at 214 E. Jacobs.
Jason Fish, a meter reader for Oklahoma Gas and Electric, approached to read the meter. He rattled the gate and one dog came to him and seemed friendly, Collins said. He then hopped over the gate and was met by two additional dogs, one of which was aggressive, Collins said.
The dog, a mixed breed, started attacking Fish, biting him numerous times on the arms, hands and ankle, Collins said. The meter reader called for help and his calls of distress were heard by a neighbor, Collins said.
Collins said the neighbor looked out and saw the man in trouble and distracted the dog.
“The dog came toward him and he shot one round and incapacitated the dog at that point,” Collins said.
At that point, the meter reader was able to escape back over the fence.
Police, fire and EMS arrived. The victim was taken by ambulance to the Midwest Regional Hospital, Collins said.
The dog was taken into custody by animal control and died on the way to the shelter, Collins said.
Charges were filed against the owner of the dog, Terry Almon, for harboring a viscious animal, Collins said.
Charges were not filed against the shooter because he fired to preserve the life of another person, Collins said.
Almon said his dog, Princess, has never attacked anyone before.
“It surprised me,” he said.
Almon also said it would not be possible for the neighbor to be aware of what took place in the yard.
“I have a 6-foot stockade fence around my house,” Almon said. “He couldn’t see anything.”
Arkie Stevens, the alleged shooter, did not wish to comment.
6/25/07
Muskogee, Oklahoma
From the Muskogee Phoenix of June 25, 2007
Intruder shot at church fireworks stand
A Muskogee man was stable following surgery for a gunshot wound to the chest Sunday in connection with an assault at a church firecracker stand.
Police got a condition report on Darnell Gilbert from a Tulsa hospital about 9 p.m. Sunday.
Darnell Gilbert was shot about 3 a.m. Sunday by Wagoner Church of God Youth Pastor Charles Donnelly, 44. Donnelly and a 17-year-old member of his youth group were staying all night at the stand when a group of about five or six individuals arrived in one vehicle, he said.
The group had been to the stand about 20 minutes earlier, seemingly casing the firecracker stand, Donnelly said. But at the 3 a.m. visit, several individuals went into the back of the large tent stand, where the juvenile was, Donnelly said.
The youth was attacked and hit in the mouth, knocked down and then rolled outside the tent, screaming for help.
“Three subjects rushed Donnelly about that same time, who was outside the tent,” said Muskogee Assistant Police Chief Johnny Teehee.
“I shot — I was in fear of my life and Daniel’s life — I feel I did what I had to do,” Donnelly said in a Sunday night phone interview. “I’m angry. I’m glad he (Gilbert) is going to be OK but angry they put me in that position.”
The youth was taken to Muskogee Regional Medical Center and later released, Donnelly said.
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6/11/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From June 11, 2007 Fox channel 23:
(TULSA, Okla.) June 11 - A Tulsa driver who shot a man in an apparent case of road rage says, "it was self defense."
An elderly Tulsa driver says he was assaulted by a man, near 21st and Riverside, yesterday. He said he had to shoot the man to protect his life.
The shooter told FOX23 News that the other man, Dale Turney, was unhappy with his driving, so Turney followed him to a parking lot.
The shooter says he didn’t want to fight and tried to back away from Turney.
He also showed Turney that he had a gun. But Turney was getting closer and closer and pushed him in the chest.
The shooter says Turney told him “you are history.” That’s when the shooter says he felt like his life was in danger, so he shot Turney.
Labels: altercation, OK, road rage
6/8/07
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
From the Muskogee Phoenix of June 8, 2007
Woman allegedly shoots, kills estranged husband
Authorities are investigating the overnight shooting death of a man who broke into the home of his estranged wife.
Witnesses told police that Robert Andrew Wolfe, 49, broke into the Sallisaw residence and attacked Kimberly Opal Davis with a baseball bat. Davis grabbed a pistol and shot Wolfe, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said it appears the shooting was justifiable.
“She shot and killed him while he was breaking into her home,” said OSBI Assistant Director Jon Loffi. “It apparently will be a self-defense shooting.”
Labels: domestic abuse, home invasion, OK
6/5/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From May 29, 2007 KWSO channel 7:
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City police have identified a man shot and killed over the weekend after entering a home on the city's northwest side.
Police say 27-year-old Eugene Drake was killed shortly before 8 o-clock Saturday morning after a gunbattle broke out at the house.
Police say Drake was seen prowling outside the house on Northwest 121st Street before he entered the home and exchanged gunfire with someone inside. Drake was shot and killed, and the resident was wounded.
The resident's name wasn't immediately released, while police determine whether to recommend any criminal charges.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
5/25/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the May 25, 2007 Oklahoman:
A convenience store clerk is in good condition at a local hospital after being shot during a robbery attempt in northwest Oklahoma City this morning, a police spokesman said.
The suspect is also thought to have been shot, police Sgt. Paco Balderrama said. The suspected robber is in police custody after calling for paramedics shortly after the attempted heist.
Police have not released the identities of either the clerk or the robber.
About 2:15 a.m., police responded to the 4 Seasons Gas & Food at northwest 63 and Santa Fe, where the clerk at the store had been shot in the chest and left hand by a robber, Balderrama said.
The suspect ran, but the clerk told police he had shot the robber before the man left the store. A short time later, the suspected robber called for medical help about a gunshot wound from 6316 W Wilshire Blvd., Balderrama said.
The man was taken to a hospital and is currently in police custody. Police think he is responsible for the robbery, Balderrama said.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, OK
5/4/07
Lawton, Oklahoma
From KSWO of May 4, 2007
Pistol packin' grandma stops robbery attempt at her liquor store
Criminals listen up. You might want to think twice before messing with one pistol-packin' grandma. A couple of would-be-robbers found out the hard way when they tried to hold up a west Lawton liquor store. What they didn't know was that the owner, 75-year-old Rosemarie O'Keeffe, was waiting for them-- armed with a gun and ready to pull the trigger. It seems they changed their minds pretty quickly when they realized they were staring down the barrel of her pistol.
O'Keeffe says she just did what she had to do to protect herself and her business. She was behind the register at her liquor store this week, when she saw something that didn't look right. Two men wearing hoodies, with gauze bandages over their faces walking up to her store. "It really made me think an ancient mummy, the way he was covered up, so you know he wasn't doing anything good."
O'Keeffe says it happened very quick. She could see out of the window from her register, saw the two guys walk by, and by the time they got to the door, she had a surprise for them.
"I said, 'Oh my God he's going to rob me. What do I do?' I get up. I grab my gun and I point it at the door. He came in and I said, 'Get out or I'll shoot'."
She wasn't joking. That was all the two masked men needed to see. O'Keeffe says they immediately high-tailed it out the door and ran away through the alley.
"I had them all in my view. I could have shot them. I could have killed them both."
O'Keeffe says her sons taught her how to use a gun, and when she told them what had happened, they couldn't have been prouder. So, is her daughter-in-law Pam Dobbs. "She takes no bull," Dobbs said. "We really need that in today's society. Our society has gotten meaner, so I wasn't a bit surprised because she's very tough."
Believe it or not, this is the second time O'Keeffe has stopped a robber. She says a couple of years ago, she chased another man off with a whiskey bottle. She says she was going to beat him with it.
So far police have not arrested the two men in the most recent robbery attempt. O'Keeffe believes they were likely in their late teens.
Labels: business burglary, female, OK, senior
5/3/07
Purcell, Oklahoma
From the Norman Transcript of May 3, 2007
Liquor store owner foils robbery attempt
A Purcell liquor store owner refused to comply when a man entered his store and told him to hand over his money Tuesday. Instead, the owner pulled out his gun and told the would-be robber to get out.
At about 4 p.m. Tuesday, a white male entered Butch's Cork and Bottle, 528 S. Green Ave. in Purcell, said owner Butch Kluth, 63.
The man demanded all of the money in the register, and Kluth said he replied, "F-- you," according to the police report.
"What do you mean, 'F-- you?' Give me all your money," the man responded, Kluth said in the report.
Then the man reached into his pants, "like he had a gun," Kluth said.
So Kluth retrieved his own Smith -- Wesson 357 and pointed it at the man, telling him to get out of the store, Kluth said.
The man made an attempt to grab the gun, but when he failed he ran out of the store, Kluth said.
Kluth then followed the man to a dark green Mustang parked on the south side of the liquor store, the report said.
Kluth fired one shot in an attempt to hit the man's tire, but the round struck the right front fender instead, the report said.
"I was a little feared for my life, but at that point I didn't think about it," Kluth said Wednesday afternoon in his store. He didn't bother to close the store after the incident, saying the attempted robbery didn't shake him up.
Police were dispatched on the report of an attempted robbery with shots fired at 4:11 p.m.
Wayne police caught up with the car in the 200 block of South Seventh Street. The suspect was ordered to exit the vehicle and was arrested for robbery in the first degree.
He identified himself as Jeremy Lloyd Cox, 32, of Ardmore. Kluth said he had never seen Cox before.
Cox was processed at the Purcell Police Department and then transferred to the McClain County Detention Center. He will be arraigned 1:30 p.m. today.
Kluth said he's been in business for only a year. He said he'd never expected to be robbed, but kept a firearm in the store just in case, because "things like that happen."
He said he'll keep his gun handy in the future, too.
Labels: business robbery, OK
5/2/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Lawton’s KSWO.com of May 2, 2007
Man who was shot wants shooter arrested; police decline
Tulsa police have thus far declined to arrest a man who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon and who was involved in a shooting last week that left another man injured.
The man who was injured, Steven Hackler, wants police to arrest the man he says shot him, whom police identify as Phillip Stephenson.
Tulsa Police Officer Jason Willingham says authorities questioned Stephenson but opted not to arrest him, and Willingham says that such a scenario usually means that charges will not be filed.
Tulsa County District Attorney's office spokeswoman Susan Witt says that office is waiting to receive the police report before making a decision on whether or not to file charges.
Hackler says Stephenson said he fired the shot because Hackler had pushed Stephenson's wife. Hackler says the shooting definitely was not in self-defense.
Labels: altercation, concealed carry permit, OK
4/13/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of April 13, 2007
Homeowner Shoots At Burglary Suspect
Tulsa Police are investigating an early Friday morning shooting that started with a vehicle break-in. Police officers were called to 3700 block of East 2nd Place about 4 a.m. Friday. A homeowner told police officers, he caught a man inside his SUV. After a confrontation between the homeowner and the suspect, the homeowner says he thought the burglar was pulling out a weapon so he fired one shot at the suspect.
The suspect ran off.
Detectives are still investigating.
Labels: OK, street property theft
3/27/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of March 27, 2007
Gunshot Scares Away Burglary Suspect
A burglary victim chases off a suspect with his gun overnight in Tulsa. It happened around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 2300 North Boston.
Tulsa Police say a man heard someone messing with his car outside his home. He grabbed his gun and fired a couple of warning shots into the ground. Police say the suspect ran off and tried to break into a home a couple of blocks away.
Tulsa Police officers searched the area for some time but never found the suspect.
Labels: OK, street property theft
2/22/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KOCO.com of February 22, 2007
Metro Man Shoots, Seriously Injures 2 Intruders
Two men are still in an area hospital and another is on the run on Thursday after a shootout in northwest Oklahoma City.
Officers said three men broke into Anthony Eubanks' home at Northwest 51st Street and Portland Avenue early Thursday. The men started shooting, police said, hitting Eubanks twice.
Eubanks shot back, striking Ronnie Dixon and Rico Davis, police said.
Eubanks was taken to a hospital and released. Dixon and Davis are in serious condition, authorities said.
Police are still looking for a third intruder.
Labels: assault, home invasion, OK
2/21/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the February 20, 2007 Oklahoman:
Three men remained jailed Tuesday after an Oklahoma City pawn shop owner shot and wounded two of them Monday as they demanded money from his employees at gunpoint.UPDATE: No date (but apparently early April 2007) KTEN channel 10:
The robbery attempt was at about 6 p.m., and was captured on a surveillance camera inside Joe's Pawn and Bargain Center, 1825 NE 23.
Three suspects were arrested in connection with the robbery. They are: Robert Jamel Pennington, 17, , shot in the shoulder; Kentrell Smith, 16, shot in the left elbow and left thigh, and Garrick Lee Thomas, 17, who was not shot, police said.
Pennington and Smith were treated for gunshot wounds at an Oklahoma City hospital.
Mike Wilbanks owns the pawn shop. He said he was in an office when he was alerted the robbery was unfolding. His office looks out on the sales floor through a one-way mirror; people on the store side see their own reflection, but he can see them through the glass.
Wilbanks didn't notice the robbers at first. It wasn't until an employee came bursting into the office, white-faced and breathless, that he learned what was happening.
He pulled a 9 mm Sig Sauer semi-automatic out of his desk drawer and peered through the glass. He could see his employee, Daniel Ray, standing on the far side of the counter with a gun to his head. He could see another employee pawing money out of the register. And he could see the gunman.
"I got him in my sights,” said Wilbanks, 39, "but I didn't want to endanger anyone else. At some point, he started waving the gun around at other employees, telling them to give him the cash, and my manager backed way, way up, completely out of my line of fire. As soon as that happened, I had a clean shot on him, and I just started pulling the trigger.”
Wilbanks' gun was loaded with special safety rounds designed to prevent stray bullets from penetrating walls or other hard surfaces and accidentally striking innocent victims. Wilbanks pulled the trigger four times, shattering the mirror and apparently striking the gunman, then fired four more times as the robbers fled.
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OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma County prosecutors decline to charge two men who shot at three would-be robbers at an Oklahoma City pawn shop.
Joe's Pawn and Bargain Center owner Michael Paul Wilbanks and employee Patrick Joseph Diorio fired about a dozen shots at three teenagers who tried to rob the store February 19th.
According to police, a robber had aimed a gun at another employee's head.
Two of the teens were injured and now all three face charges of robbery with a firearm.
Prosecutors reviewed police reports about the shooting and declined to file charges against Wilbanks or Diorio, calling their actions justified.
Labels: business robbery, minor offender, OK
2/4/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From February 4, 2007 KOTV channel 6:
An apparent burglary attempt ends in a fatal shooting in East Tulsa, police said. Officers were called to the 1100 block of South 146th East Avenue around 3 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived they found a 39-year-old white man dead in the front yard.UPDATE: From the February 23, 2007 Tulsa World:
The homeowners told police the man had started banging, then kicking on their door. The husband said he went to get his gun and when the door started to give way, he pulled the trigger. The couple told police they did not know the suspect.
Neighbors heard the whole thing. "I heard three gun shots and went and got my dogs and put them in the house, both my dogs were facing the house so I knew something was up," said neighbor Kris Orman.
Detectives say the evidence matches what the homeowners told them. They're investigating the shooting as a justifiable homicide and didn't arrest anyone.
"You've got an unknown subject attempting to kick the door in and a husband and wife that are fearful for their safety," said Tulsa Police Captain Eric Dalgleish.
A Tulsan was justified in fatally shooting a man who evidence indicates was breaking into a home earlier this month, a prosecutor said.
The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office has declined to file any charge against William E. Wright linked to the Feb. 4 shotgun slaying of Jerry A. Savino, 39.
Police did not arrest anyone after the shooting and said then that evidence indicated that a resident had shot a man who was trying to break into a house at 1131 S. 146th East Ave.
After reviewing reports, Assistant District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said this week that Wright was justified in defending himself and his wife, who was in the home, against an intruder, identified as Savino.
Savino had felony convictions for crimes such as burglary, concealing stolen property, petty larceny, possessing a police radio in commission of a felony, possessing a controlled drug and possessing a controlled drug with an intent to distribute, records show.
Labels: home invasion, OK
1/31/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KSBItv.com of January 31, 2007
Former Athlete Killed In Home Invasion
Oklahoma City police were called to an apartment at 2201 NW 122 about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Police were responding to a "home-invasion” call.
When they arrived they found 33-year-old Richard Dean dead. Dean also goes by Mandrell Dean.
Mandrell was a well-known athlete at Millwood Public School. He also played for the Oklahoma Wranglers, and had signed to play with the Green Bay Packers.
Police say 17-year-old Brandus Clayton shot Dean after he had broken into his apartment, demanding money and jewels.
Clayton said he gave Dean what he wanted, but Dean demanded more. Police say that is when Clayton's girlfriend asked Dean to leave.
Dean became mad and assaulted the female, according to authorities. The 17-year-old victim then reached for a firearm kept close by and shot Dean, according to reports.
The shooting occurred approximately at 5:00 a.m., however police were not called until three hours later. The reason for the delay is unclear.
Clayton was interviewed by police at the scene, but was not arrested because he acted in self-defense.
The shooting is still under investigation. The Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office will decide if charges should be filed.
Labels: home invasion, OK, residence robbery
1/27/07
Marland, Oklahoma
From the January 24, 2007 Oklahoman (free registration required):
Unwanted visitorsCraig Camp, 60, was home with his wife, Belle, and her son, Emery Roy, when gunfire broke out about 2 p.m., Noble County Sheriff Charlie Hanger said. The sheriff said a few people were at the home at 508 N Buffalo Ave. for a social gathering where alcohol was being consumed.Dwain Camp, Craig Camp's brother, was not at the scene but said there was no party. The family was sitting at home watching television when the group of unwanted visitors arrived, he said. Craig Camp told them to leave at least once but they returned with a handgun, his brother said.
Hanger said an argument broke out and Moses Scott, 25, began waving a handgun in a threatening manner. At that point, Craig Camp left the room and returned with a 12-gauge shotgun, Hanger said.
Brown said it remained unclear who fired first but it appeared Roy, 30, was caught in the cross-fire as he tried to flee the room, Hanger said.
Witnesses questionedOne of the shots fired by Scott struck Roy, who died at the scene.Six other bullets struck Camp in the arms, chest and abdomen as he fired the shotgun at Scott, striking him in the chest, Hanger said.
"We think Scott was the aggressor,” Brown said.
Scott fled the home with two others after the incident.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper spotted their car about an hour later and pursued it to Ponca City, where the vehicle was stopped with the aid of several local law enforcement agencies.
Troopers arrested an unidentified driver on suspicion of drunken driving, and a 17-year-old female passenger was held for questioning, Hanger said. Scott was found dead in the back seat.
Brown said investigators are still questioning witnesses and will present their findings to the district attorney to determine whether criminal charges will be sought in the case or if Camp acted in self-defense.
Labels: altercation, OK
1/25/07
Muskogee, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of January 25, 2007
Muskogee Prosecutors Decline Charges In Fatal ShootingFrom the TulsaWorld.com of January 26, 2007
Muskogee County prosecutors are declining to file charges against an 81-year-old Haskell man who shot and killed another man Saturday night.
District Attorney Larry Moore says Curtis Wright acted in self-defense when he shot 49-year-old Arthur Fisher Junior in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun. Investigators say Fisher had threatened Wright with a knife.
Shooting ruled self-defense; DA won't charge man, 81
The Muskogee County District Attorney's Office has decided not to press charges against an 81-year-old Haskell man who authorities say acted in self-defense in a fatal shooting.
The shooting happened about 5 p.m. Saturday at the home of Curtis Wright, who recently opened his home to Arthur E. Fisher Jr., 49, after Fisher was released from prison Dec. 8.
"No one (else) would have a thing to do with" Fisher, Sheriff's Deputy Tim Brown said.
Brown said Fisher had a drinking problem and started other bad habits, such as stealing money from Wright.
"This exact same thing happened in 2004, and that's why he went to prison," Brown said. "Wright got tired of it and reported it."
Records show that Fisher had been incarcerated for burglary.
On Saturday, Wright told Fisher to leave and never come back, authorities said.
But Fisher did come back, kicking in the door and wielding a 13-inch carving knife, officials said. Wright reportedly shot him once in the middle of the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun.
"It couldn't have been a better shot," Brown said.
Assistant District Attorney Jeff Sheridan said he would not press charges because Fisher kicked in a wooden door and threatened bodily harm with a knife while standing in Wright's threshold.
Labels: assault, home invasion, OK, senior
1/21/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City's NewsChannel10.com of January 21, 2007
Security guard shoots man at business
A suspected burglar is hospitalized this morning after being shot by a security guard at an Oklahoma City business.
Police say the man broke into the W-and-W Steel Building near Reno and Pennsylvania Avenue about 6:15 this morning. That's when he got into a struggle with a security guard, who shot the intruder in the neck.
Sergeant Mike Klicka says the suspect's wounds don't appear to be life-threatening, but he was taken to a local hospital. The security guard cut his hand during the struggle, but Klicka says his wounds are also minor.
Police didn't release the identities of those involved.
Labels: business burglary, OK
1/5/07
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From TulsaWorld.com of January 5, 2007
Tulsan thwarts home burglary; 2 men arrested
A Tulsa man held two possible burglars at gunpoint early Thursday and then shot out one of their car tires when they drove toward him, police said.
When the resident encountered the men outside his home in the 8300 block of South Delaware Place, he demanded that they stay until police arrived.
Instead, they got in a car and drove toward the armed man, who then fired twice, striking the car's left front tire, Officer Jason Willingham said.
Police then arrived and took the two men into custody.
Dustin M. Furra, 21, and Daniel E. Miller, 20, were arrested on one complaint each of attempted first-degree burglary. Furra is also held on complaints of assault with a deadly weapon and driving without insurance.
Officers found that the zip tie securing the homeowner's back gate had been broken and that a back window screen had been removed, reports show. Two screwdrivers and a flashlight were found with the men, the report states.
The resident became aware of the intrusion about 12:50 a.m. when a neighbor called to tell him she had seen two men walk into his backyard, Willingham said. He tripped his home's panic alarm and armed himself with a 9 mm handgun before walking outside and confronting the men.
A "Stand Your Ground" bill, signed into law during the last legislative session, allows people to use deadly force to protect themselves even if they are not inside their homes.
Furra was in the Tulsa Jail in lieu of $45,300 bail Thursday evening, and Miller was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
12/28/06
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the December 23, 2006 Oklahoman:
A suspected robber was shot and killed Friday by a resident during a break-in at a northwest Oklahoma City apartment, police said. The suspect, Robert Antonio Freeman, 20, died at the scene.
Shortly after midnight, police received a call from an apartment in the 12800 block of Stratford Drive, Capt. Steve McCool said.
People inside the apartment told police two men, identified by police as Freeman and his brother, Michael Montreal Freeman, 17, entered the unit and attempted the robbery, police said. An occupant fired, striking and killing Robert Freeman, McCool said.
It is not know whether Robert Freeman fired before he was shot, police said. Investigators still were determining Friday who shot Freeman.
Michael Freeman drove away and was captured by police a short time later in the 2100 block of NW 18, police said.
Michael Freeman was booked into the Oklahoma County jail on several complaints, including robbery with a firearm.
Labels: home invasion, minor offender, OK, residence robbery
12/22/06
Norman, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KOCO.com of December 22, 2006
Police: Norman Man Shoots, Kills IntruderFrom the Norman Transcript of December 22, 2006
Norman police said a man was shot and killed Thursday after breaking into a northeast Norman home.
Responding to a 911 call from the resident, police said they found the body of Keith Dewayne Robinson, 23, in the home about 11:45 p.m.
Capt. J.D. Younger said the resident told officers he returned home from work about 11:30 p.m. and found Robinson inside.
The man told detectives he fought with Robinson and then shot him.
The man's name hasn't been released, and Younger said detectives are still investigating the shooting.
Resident shoots late-night intruder
A man who police say broke into a northeast Norman home was shot to death by the resident late Thursday.
Keith Dewayne Robinson, 23, was pronounced dead at the home on Princeton Circle shortly before midnight. Police said the home’s occupant, Ernest Bernal, 49, arrived at home about 11:30 p.m. Police said Bernal discovered Robinson inside the home.
“A confrontation between the resident and the intruder ensued in which the resident shot the intruder,” according to a police press release.
Norman police received the call about 11:40 p.m.
The shooting death is under investigation by Norman police department’s criminal investigation’s division.
12/20/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From the Tulsa World of December 20, 2006
Gun-toting Tulsan nabs burglary suspect
A Tulsan captured a man inside his garage Monday and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
Police were called to the 1100 block of South Atlanta Place to investigate a report of gunshots about 7:45 a.m. Monday, an arrest report shows.
When they arrived, they found a man holding a burglary suspect at gunpoint. The man told police that he saw someone in his garage stealing tools and toys, so he got a gun and confronted the intruder.
Later, police found that the burglary suspect's vehicle had been reported stolen.
Police arrested Anthony Shelton, 46, on two complaints of second-degree burglary after a former felony conviction, and one count each of possession of stolen property and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
10/20/06
Hugo, Oklahoma
From Amarillo’s NewsChannel10.com of October 20, 2006
Wife of liquor store owner shoots robberFrom Oklahoma City’s KFOR.com of February 19, 2007
Police say the wife of a liquor store owner shot an armed robber in the shoulder with her pistol and when that didn't stop him, she fired a shotgun blast at his midsection.
Guy Buck was flown to a hospital after the shooting last night and remains in critical condition.
Police arrived just after Sheila Almond wounded him with a shotgun blast.
It turned out he was armed with a plastic air gun.
Woman, robber both recovering from shooting
A woman who shot a robber in the gut with a shotgun as he reached for money from the cash register at her liquor store says it took her almost two months to recover emotionally from the incident.
Sheila Almond says she first shot 50-year-old Guy Wade Buck in the shoulder with a shoulder (sic) with a pistol.
When that didn't persuade Buck to stop the October 19th robbery attempt, she told a worker at the store to "Bring me Baby," which was the nickname she had for her shotgun.
The 59-year-old Almond laid the shotgun on the store counter and pulled the trigger. Buck suffered injuries to his colon, kidney, liver and lung from the blast.
He wasn't expected to live, and he remains on a ventilator and can't talk.
Choctaw County Assistant District Attorney Joe Watkins says authorities are waiting to see whether Buck survives before determining whether or not to file charges against him.
In the meantime, Almond's beloved shotgun remains with law enforcement officials, because it is evidence.
Labels: business robbery, OK
10/19/06
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s Native American Times of October 19, 2006
DA ponders slaying of Euchee man
It’s up to a Creek County prosecutor now to decide if the man that shot and killed a young Euchee man and wounded two other people will face any charges at all.
Dakota Cloud, 20, was killed following an apparent fight at a home in Sapulpa. His sister, Diane Cloud, 19, and friend Mike Solis, 19, were shot by Christopher Vanmeter, the host of a party that Solis and the Clouds attended, according deputies working for the Creek County Sheriff’s Department.
The three shooting victims managed to get back into their car following the shooting, driving into Sapulpa in order to seek help. They flagged down a passing police officer about three miles away from where the shooting happened.
They were taken to a Tulsa hospital where Dakota Cloud died following a massive loss of blood. The other two were seriously injured, but are now recovering, officials say. Investigators said charges might not be filed because the circumstances of the shooting suggest that Vanmeter acted in self-defense. The three people he shot were unarmed.
Court records show both Vanmeter and Dakota Cloud has prior criminal histories. Vanmeter had been arrested for drunk driving and Cloud had just been released from prison three weeks before the Sept. 14 shooting.
Labels: altercation, OK
10/17/06
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
From the TulsaWorld.com of October 17, 2006
Man shoots 3, killing 1; claims defense of home
The Creek County Sheriff's Office is investigating a weekend shooting that killed a Sapulpa man and left two other people injured.
Sheriff Steve Toliver identified the dead man Monday as Dakota D. Cloud, 20. He had been taken to Tulsa's St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Wounded were his sister, Diane Dawn Cloud, 19, and Mike Craig Solis, 19, the sheriff said.
They were taken to St. John Medical Center, where they were recovering Monday from gunshot wounds to the chest.
Toliver said the Sheriff's Office received a report of gunfire about 11:15 p.m. Saturday at 15610 Willow Lane, about a mile south of Sapulpa.
The sheriff said Christopher Ray Vanmeter, 20, who lived at the mobile home, shot the three with a .22-caliber rifle after they had broken into his home.
Vanmeter was not arrested because he was apparently defending his home, but the investigation is continuing, Toliver said.
The break-in followed a fight outside the home during which a 12-year-old girl was clubbed on the head with a broomstick.
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Labels: altercation, home invasion, OK
9/21/06
Durant, Oklahoma
From the Durant Democrat of September 21, 2006
Shooting leaves two injured
Two were injured when an ex-husband drove his truck through a metal gate and peppered his ex-wife's mobile home with .22-caliber slugs, according to Durant Police.
Durant Police Chief Gary Rudick, who was at the scene, said that Travis Wigington, 47, drove through the gate of property located at 2909 Cemetery Road, pulled out a .22-caliber rifle, and began firing at a travel trailer occupied by Carol Annette Johnson, 45, and her 6-year-old daughter.
According to police, Johnson yelled at Wigington to stop shooting and that the child was inside. Rudick said Johnson returned fire with a handgun.
The incident was heard by a police dispatcher when Johnson called at 5:05.
“She called us and said, ‘He's shooting at us,' and finally, she said, ‘I shot him,'” Rudick said.
Johnson was hit in the right shoulder, and Wigington was shot in the groin area. Both were taken to the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma where they are listed in stable condition, according to a hospital spokesperson.
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Labels: assault, defender shot, domestic dispute, OK
8/23/06
Harrah, Oklahoma
From the Midwest City Sun of August 23, 2006
Resident takes action
Home invaders are shot at during broad daylight
With no phone available, a Harrah resident shot at two home invaders Sunday afternoon, according to the Harrah Police Department.
Police Chief Eddie Holland told The Sun that the homeowner, who lived near the intersection of N.E. 23rd Street and Peebly Road, hadn’t been able to contact them until at least 30 minutes after the incident because he lacked a phone. Harrah police used a canine unit to track the scent of the two men to car tracks leaving the wooded west end of a ballfield across the street.
According to the resident, who declined to be named, two black men — a shorter one with Bermuda shorts and a football jersey and a medium-sized one with longer hair — pulled up into the driveway at approximately 10 a.m. and knocked on the door and rang the doorbell. The homeowner didn’t answer after seeing the two look in through the blinds of the front window. The two men left and later returned and at one point kicked the back garage door and cut open the kitchen screen window.
“I’m watching him from one set of blinds as he peers in another,” the resident said.
Though the license plate of the vehicle was covered, the homeowner believes, the car was conspicuous, a newer model dark-colored Chrysler 300 with dark-tinted windows.
The homeowner said that if one of the men had actually entered the house, he would have shot them with the pistol he owns. Instead, after they pulled into the ballfield and headed for his house one last time, he came outside and fired one shot into the air and one into the ground, he said.
“They couldn’t have gotten more than $50 a piece from robbing my home,” he said. “It’s not enough to risk your life for.”
8/4/06
Poteau, Oklahoma
From the August 2, 2006 Oklahoman (free registration required):
POTEAU -- A murder charge against a Talihina woman was dropped in Le Flore County District Court in Poteau after medical records showed she was abused by the victim, an assistant district attorney said Tuesday.
The case was dismissed in "the best interest of justice," according to court records.
Marion Fry, assistant district attorney, said the murder charge against Cynthia "Sandy" A. Crenshaw, 47, was dismissed Friday.
Crenshaw was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 13 shooting death of Kevin Hampton.
Labels: domestic abuse, OK
7/31/06
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the ChannelOklahoma.com of July 31, 2006
Man Killed In N.W. OKC Fight Identified
Oklahoma City police have released the name of a man who was shot and killed during a fight at a home in the northwest part of the city.
Capt. Jeff Becker said James Young was found in the driveway about 8 a.m. Sunday by officers responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Becker said Young had apparently been fighting with his estranged girlfriend, Elise Wheeler, and had followed her to the home of Richard Bailey.
Becker said Young began hitting Wheeler with a handgun. Bailey began fighting with Young, and a round went off, hitting and killing Young.
No arrests have been made, police said.
Labels: domestic dispute, OK
7/21/06
Checotah, Oklahoma
From the July 19, 2006 Muskogee [Oklahoma] Phoenix:
CHECOTAH — Three men involved in a shootout Monday night in Checotah were identified Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown said Timothy Lee Dawkins Jr., 27, was killed after he walked up on a group of people gathered outside the home of Milton Warrior and began shooting.
Brown said Warrior, 22, and Dan Dyer, 22, “were shot in the back area.” One of the men returned fire, shooting and killing Dawkins.
6/16/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KTUL.com of June 16, 2006
Suspect Shot And Killed During Apparent Home Invasion
A man is dead after police say he attempted to break into an apartment and was shot by a man inside.
It happened at about 5:15 a.m. at the Sandy Park Apartments in the 6100 block of West 11th Street. We're told a man was staying at his brother's apartment when a man attempted to break into the apartment.
When the suspect made his way in, the man inside opened fire, striking the suspect several times. The suspect was taken to St. John Medical Center, but was later pronounced dead.
The man who fired the shots was taken in for questioning, but police believe he acted in self defense.
The man's wife and one child were also in the apartment at the time. No one else was hurt.
5/19/06
Hugo, Oklahoma
From Ardmore’s KXII.com of May 19, 2006
Elderly Woman Shoots Male Intruder
An 81-year-old woman says she shot a man who was breaking into her home Thursday night, and now deputies in Choctaw County are looking for the two suspects. It happened around 6 p.m. just a few miles north of Hugo.
Deputies are not releasing the woman’s name, but say she was home alone when two intruders broke in. She shot one of them, but they both managed to get away.
Authorities do not have much to go one, but they do know both intruders were male, between the ages of 18 and 30. The woman did not suffer any injuries.
5/11/06
McAlester, Oklahoma
From the May 7, 2006 Oklahoman:
McALESTER - A man remained hospitalized Saturday after he was assaulted, bound, gagged, abducted and shot in the back Friday, authorities said.
James Brian Powell, 19, was shot in the back after escaping his bonds and the trunk of a car that was traveling on State Highway 31, Pittsburg County Undersheriff Richard Sexton said.
Powell staggered to a nearby home and sought help. The vehicle continued north on the road then crashed into a ditch, Sexton said.
Four occupants fled the area but returned later. A resident held the four at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
Joe Vernon Baker, 18, was arrested on complaints of shooting with an intent to kill, kidnapping and assault and battery. Baker is being held without bail in the Pittsburg County jail.
Charles Lee Bedford, 20, was taken into custody on assault and battery and kidnapping complaints, and a kidnapping complaint was lodged against Rowdy Adam Peterson, 20. Both are being detained in lieu of $200,000 bail, officials said.
4/29/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s ChannelOklahoma.com of April 29, 2006
Police: Tulsa Woman Justified In Fatally Shooting BoyfriendUpdate from the Fox23.com of April 29, 2006
Police here believe a woman fatally shot her boyfriend in self-defense but they've forwarded the findings of their investigation to Tulsa County prosecutors, who will determine whether charges should be filed.
Cornell Clemons' death is the 29th homicide in Tulsa this year.
The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the home Clemons shared with Jane Burns, Sgt. Kim Presley said. Officers found Burns, 22, standing over the 29-year-old outside the house.
She told police she had shot him in self-defense during a domestic argument. Medics pronounced Clemons, a registered sex offender, dead at the scene.
The couple had a history of domestic problems, Sgt. Mike Huff said.
"She had been a past victim of domestic violence by the same subject, and she was trying to leave the residence that evening," Huff said. "He initially said that he was going to slash her tires, and then he lunged at her with the knife." Burns shot Clemons once in the torso and then ran to a neighbor's house screaming for help. A semiautomatic handgun and a knife were recovered from the house.
"She has been cooperative with the investigation, and her story is consistent with the physical evidence," Huff said.
Burns was released after she was questioned Thursday night.
Clemons was charged in March 2004 with assaulting Burns when they lived at another location.
According to court records, he allegedly threw a can of air freshener at her face, hitting her right eye. A police officer who responded to the call said her eye was swollen and that her eyebrow was cut.
The case was dismissed in August 2004 at the request of the prosecution, court records show.
Clemons was arrested in March for failing to register as a sex offender, Presley said.
Police Say Homicide Was Self Defense
Police say a woman who shot her boyfriend to death was acting in self defense. Police say the woman was defending herself from her boyfriend who was coming at her with a knife. Police say the couple did have a history of domestic problems. The man is a registered sex offender with a second degree rape conviction.
The shooting happened at about 10:30 pm on Thursday at the couple's home around 7th and Xanthus. Police say after they have fully completed their investigation they will forward the case to the District Attorney's Office so they can determine if charges will be filed. The man's death was Tulsa's 29th homicide this year.
Labels: domestic abuse, OK
4/18/06
Logan County, Oklahoma
From KTEN channel 10 (date unspecified):
GUTHRIE, Okla. Police say a man was shot by a homeowner during a break-in in rural Logan County.
Authorities say 37-year-old Joseph Sean Young of Meridian was shot in the left forearm.
Officials say Homeowner Kelly Joe Wanzer fired his gun numerous times at a man who broke into his home Friday.
Labels: OK
3/19/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s 2WorksForYou.com of March 19, 2006
South Tulsa Homeland ShootingFrom Tulsa’s KOTV.com of April 11, 2007
A South Tulsa grocery store is closed after an attempted robbery and shooting.
Police say 2 men with a gun attempted to rob the Homeland at 91st and Memorial about 7 p.m. on Saturday. A customer in the store at the time pulled a gun and shot one of the men. The suspects managed to escape in a white 4 door Oldsmobile. No one else was hurt. No word on when the store will reopen.
Man Uses Concealed Weapon To Stop Robbery
A citizen shoots a robber during a grocery store heist. It happened more than a year ago in the Homeland store at 91st and Memorial. The man has never shared his story until now, and he spoke only to News On 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright. She reports it was a tough decision for him to make.
It was split second and life or death. The man and his wife had been to the movies and stopped at the grocery store on the way home. They were in the check-out line when the robbery unfolded right in front of them. Joseph saw the men walk into the grocery store and head to the store office with the managers as they pulled their t-shirts over their faces.
Even though he spent 21 years in the military, and believes he made the right decision, it's hard for him to talk about.
"The gentleman I shot produced a handgun and placed it against the manager's head like this and I thought, I need to do something, so, it's harder to talk about, I pulled my weapon, sighted him and fired two shots," said Joseph.
He hit one of the robbers once. Michael Curly, dragged himself out of the store. Another suspect, Mark Brown, ran off. Both men were arrested months later.
Joseph had gotten his concealed carry permit 7 years earlier, and had practiced shooting regularly.
"The only time you can use deadly force is when you believe a life is at stake, and my belief was that manager was about to be killed and I had to do something about it," he said.
Joseph had a Smith and Wesson 357 revolver that night, with five shots and would've been outgunned had the robber shot back. Now, he carries a glock 357 semi-auto with 14 rounds and a laser site.
"I don't regret having shot him,” Joseph said. “I also am pleased he didn't die, for a couple of reasons. Nobody likes to take a life and the other is, maybe he'll tell his friends they need to think twice, or three times about doing what they've been doing."
Joseph never faced any charges in the case, and police returned his gun to him a week later. The man he shot had been given a 40 year prison sentence in 1995 for crimes in Oklahoma City that involved rape, robbery, torture and scalding, but he got out after serving only eight. He is now testifying against other robbers so he hasn't been sentenced for this crime yet.
Labels: business robbery, OK
2/23/06
Minco, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s The Native American Times of February 23, 2006
Police: Man masquerading as BIA agent attempts to intimidate rape victim
Suspect’s story crumbles because of Delaware cop’s son
A bizarre story out of a small Oklahoma town involving a phony Bureau of Indian Affairs office, an attempted sexual assault that sees the victim firing a gun at her alleged attacker, and two men- including the victim’s husband-arrested on a total of six separate charges.
“It’s a pretty wild set of circumstances,” Minco Police Chief Tommy “Gus” Handke tells the Native American Times.
The case began the evening of Feb. 19 with Thomas Gibson visiting the Minco home of William Patchell and his wife.
According to police, Patchell, 26, accused his wife of flirting with Gibson during the evening and began to choke her. She was able to get Patchell to leave, only to see Gibson come into the room in his underwear, intent on sexually assaulting her.
“She was resisting him and telling him to stop,” Handke said. “He rolled her onto her stomach and pinned her to the bed. When he did that she was able to get to a loaded .22- caliber pistol and fire one shot.”
The bullet missed Gibson and lodged into a wall. By this point William Patchell had rushed back into the room and, according to police, began helping Gibson wrestle the gun away from his wife. The wife then locked herself into a closet, emerging later to phone police. Handke took the call.
“I made contact with the victim and she was really shaken up. She said, ‘Gus, I’m scared to death of [Gibson].’ He had told her he was a BIA officer.”
Handke says Gibson threatened to use his authority as a BIA agent to get the victim in trouble if she reported what had happened.
Handke tracked Gibson down, describing him as being “extremely intoxicated.”
“First he tells me he’s a cop, then he tell me he’s an undercover cop and then he tells me he’s a BIA cop from the El Reno office,” Handke said. “I guess he thought we didn’t know anyone there.”
Handke did. His deputy chief is Gary Journeycake, a member of the Delaware Tribe that has a son working in the same office Gibson claimed to be affiliated with.
“I asked if he knew a Johnny Journeycake and he said he did. So I picked up the phone right in front of him and talked to Johnny. He said he never heard of him,” Handke said.
While this conversation was taking place, Gibson “got one of those uh-oh looks on his face,” Handke said.
After shattering the BIA agent story, Handke placed Gibson under arrest and charged him with several offenses, including sexual battery, assault and battery and impersonating a peace officer. Bond was set at $150,000, which Gibson has since posted. William Patchell was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. He also bonded out.
The case is rare for Minco, a Southwestern Oklahoma town of 2,000 people that likes to call itself the “best little US town on both sides of the Mississippi.”
“The main contributing factor here was alcohol,” said Handke. “They had all gone out for drinks before and were drinking whiskey when they came home.”
2/7/06
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From February 4, 2006 NewsOK.com:
"What's up, fool?" David Anderson said as he opened fire with a .45-caliber pistol.
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The startled intruder scrambled through the broken door of Anderson's northeast Oklahoma City business and hit the streets -- but not before taking a bullet.
Friday's shooting still is under investigation, but so far, police said, Anderson is thought to have acted in self-defense, firing his weapon to protect his business from at least one would-be burglar.
Shannon Johnson, 17, was struck once in the leg, police Lt. Stan Van Nort said. He was treated at a city hospital, then arrested on a complaint of second-degree burglary.
About 1:20 a.m., someone broke into the Clean As A Whistle clothing store in the 1800 block of NE 23, police Sgt. Gary Knight said. Police found a broken glass door and searched with a police dog, but didn't turn up any suspects.
Anderson, 44, said the broken door prevented him from securing his store, so he decided to spend the night inside with his "buddy," the .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol.
About 7:30 a.m., a pounding noise awakened him. Someone was outside.
"I'm like, 'I know these fools aren't this stupid,'" Anderson said. "But by the time I got up and got my 'buddy' and started making it to the door, the door came flying open and he came running in."
Anderson said he ducked behind a clothes rack and watched the intruder approach a pair of white-and-gold Air Jordan basketball shoes.
Labels: business burglary, minor offender, OK
Muskogee, Oklahoma
From the February 4, 2006 Muskogee Phoenix:
A Porum woman shot during a struggle with a burglar Thursday told authorities she believes she hit the intruder with at least one shot.
Muskogee County Deputy Jeff Smith said investigators interviewed Tammy Brown, 33, Friday at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, where she was recovering from a gun-shot injury to her chest. Smith said Brown’s condition is critical, but stable, and improving.
“She (Brown) told medics from the Porum Fire Department she thinks she hit the suspect at least once,” Smith said. “Investigators found blood on the couch, but right now we have no confirmation regarding the source of that blood.”
Smith said Brown is expected to improve.
Meanwhile, Muskogee County investigators continued their search for evidence inside Brown’s home. Muskogee County Sheriff Charles Pearson said Thursday the intruder had left a trail of evidence throughout Brown’s home during his apparent search for weapons.
Smith said investigators have a few subjects of interest but have made no arrests in the case.
Labels: defender shot, OK, residence burglary
2/6/06
Miami, Oklahoma
From Ada’s KTEN.com of February 6, 2006
Charge against Wyandotte man dismissed
Ottawa County prosecutors dismiss a first-degree murder charge against a Wyandotte man after authorities determined that the shooting was self-defense.
Twenty-one-year-old Michael Anthony Morrison was charged May 2nd in the shooting death of Keith Alexander Gordon.
Gordon was found on a Wyandotte road with a gunshot wound to the face.
U-S marshals arrested Morrison in Kansas City, Kansas, and he returned to Miami in October.
District Attorney Eddie Wyant says an investigation revealed that Gordon was running at Morrison with a belt-like vest containing several shotgun shells, knives and machetes.
Wyant says Gordon's relatives removed the vest from his body and hid it in their home nearby.
Witnesses say Morrison grabbed his gun from his vehicle and shot Gordon when he began running at him with a machete in his hand.
1/28/06
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From January 27, 2006 KOCO channel 5:
A shooting in northwest Oklahoma City on Friday that resulted in the death of one man was justified, according to initial reports from metro police.UPDATE: From January 30, 2006 KTEN channel 10:
Officers said that a man broke into a home at 3101 NW Grand Blvd., when the owner of the home awakened from a nap and shot him.
Police said it does not appear that the resident will face any charges. They said it appears the shooting falls under Oklahoma's make-my-day laws, which allow residents to use lethal force on people breaking into their homes.
Oklahoma City police have identified a man killed after apparently breaking into home last week as an Oklahoma City man.
Police say John Simmons the third was shot by James Petery after Petery confronted the man inside his house about 2 a-m last Friday.
Petery told police he was awakened by a loud noise and got a gun to investigate. He says he shot once when Simmons made a move toward him.
1/25/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of January 25, 2006
No One Hurt After A Shooting Overnight In Tulsa
Tulsa Police are investigating an overnight shooting incident. It happened near Pine and Delaware Place. Police say an exchange of gunfire means a close call for a couple.
Around 1:30 AM Wednesday, someone went to a home and opened fire. They shot up cars and the house. Someone inside returned fire, and the suspects left.
One bullet hit a house across the street. It landed in a mattress where a couple was sleeping.
No one was hurt, and Tulsa Police are investigating.
Labels: drive-by shooting, OK
1/14/06
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of January 14, 2006
Attempted Robbery Turns Deadly
A 15 year-old robbery suspect shot and killed by a store clerk in tulsa. Police say three teenagers tried to rob a flea market on north lewis this afternoon. A person working at the store shot one of the teenagers in the back after being assualted by the suspects when he refused to hand over the money. The suspects all left in a gray car.
Police caught up with them at an apartment complex not far from the store after one of the suspects mother called police. The injured suspect was transported, and later died at a local Hospital. He was 15 years old. Police are questioning the other suspects.
Labels: assault, business robbery, OK
12/27/05
Marlow, Oklahoma
From Tulsa‘s KOTV.com of December 27, 2005
Duncan Man Shot In Face By Estranged Wife's Teen Son
Authorities say a teenager shot his mother's estranged husband in the face when the Duncan man showed up at their home near Marlow.
Stephens County Assistant District Attorney Dennis Gay says the woman had been granted a protective order against the shooting victim, whose name wasn't released yesterday.
Gay said police weren't sure what led the 15-year-old boy to believe his mother was in danger but he told police he fired on the man to protect her.
The man was flown by helicopter to Integris Baptist Medical Center and then taken to OU Medical Center in serious condition Monday night.
Officials at the Stephens County Sheriff's Department and Marlow police refused to answer questions about the incident.
Labels: domestic dispute, OK
11/1/05
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KTUL.com of November 1, 2005
Intruder Shot And Killed In Okmulgee
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says one of two men who allegedly broke into an Okmulgee home was shot and killed by someone inside the home.
It happened late Sunday night. Investigators say the two men, who have not been identified, came through the front door and that shots were exchanged between them and 26-year-old Brian Currin, who was inside.
One of the suspects was struck several times by the gunfire and died at the scene. The second suspect ran from the home and has not been arrested.
OSBI Spokeswoman Jessica Brown says it's not likely Currin will face any charges in the fatal shooting.
8/25/05
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City‘s ChannelOklahoma.com of August 25, 2005
Osage County Shooting Said To Be Self-Defense
Osage County authorities said a shooting northwest of Sand Springs that left one man dead appears to be self-defense and no charges are expected.
Investigators said Larry Cunningham was shot and killed after pulling a gun and firing a shot during an argument with men who had gone to the home of Cunningham's girlfriend to pick up a motor home.
Undersheriff Lou Ann Brown said the argument was apparently over the sale or financing of the motor home.
The name of the man who fired the fatal shot hasn't been released.
Labels: altercation, OK
8/11/05
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of August 11, 2005
Overnight Pawn Shop Burglary Under Investigation
Tulsa police are searching for a group of men suspected of breaking into the Green Country Pawn shop near 31st and Mingo early Thursday morning.
Authorities say the business owner was notified by his alarm company and went to check on things. He says he shot at four hispanic men as they escaped through a hole in the roof.
The suspects all got away.
Police found an SKS rifle, a hunting bow and arrows in a car wash across the street but no signs anyone was injured.
Labels: business burglary, OK
8/8/05
Texoma, Oklahoma
From August 7, 2005 KTEN channel 10:
OSBI officials say around 9:00 Saturday night, 28-year-old Jeremy Edward Hines of Swink drove up to a residence near Rufe and started an argument with the homeowner. Hines shot at the home and the homeowner fired back... killing him.
Hines was apparently a stranger to the homeowner. The homeowner's wife and two small children inside the home at the time of the shooting. No charges have been filed.
7/29/05
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
From July 22, 2005 Sequoyah County Times:
A domestic dispute Tuesday night led to the shooting of a Sequoyah County man, who was listed in serious condition Thursday night.
Sequoyah County Sheriff Johnny Philpot said the shooting was the result of a domestic dispute that carried over to a neighbor's home two and a half miles southwest of Redland Road near Muldrow.
Bradley Plank, 34, was shot in the collarbone area with a 9 mm handgun.
Philpot said Plank and his girlfriend, who lived together with the woman's two children, got into an argument, and Plank began physically assaulting her. From the information the sheriff's office has received, Plank had allegedly assaulted the woman, whose name is not being revealed to protect her identity, on previous occasions. Philpot said the woman never reported the past incidents to police.
When the woman went next door to the home of Chris Plank, Bradley Plank's cousin, Bradley Plank allegedly followed her and also began assaulting Chris Plank.
Chris Plank and Bradley Plank's girlfriend fled to call police at the home of another neighbor, James Newton, who lived across the street. Philpot said Bradley Plank allegedly kicked in the door to Newton's home and began assaulting Newton and Chris Plank before Chris Plank got Newton's gun and shot Bradley Plank one time.
Labels: domestic dispute, home invasion, OK
5/19/05
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From ChannelOklahoma.com of May 18, 2005
Alleged Intruder Shot By Homeowner
Suspect In Serious Condition; Police Say Case Still Under Investigation
An intruder got more than he bargained for Tuesday night when he allegedly tried to break into a home in northwest Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City police said a woman shot Ervin Donaldson twice in the chest while he tried to break into her home at 1221 N. Woodward St. near Northwest 12th Street and Grand Avenue. Officers said Donaldson knocked on the back door of the house just after 10:30 p.m Tuesday, asked to use the phone, then tried to force his way into the home.
A man who also lives in the house apparently confronted Donaldson and started fighting him. Lt. Don Holland said that's when the man's wife pulled out the gun and opened fire.
"The information we got ... he came to the back door, knocked on the door, (then the) homeowner came to the back door, (and) an altercation occurred at the back door," Holland said.
Donaldson was in serious condition Wednesday at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. Police said the man who confronted him was also shot once in the hand, but added that his injuries aren't considered serious.
Police were continuing their investigation Wednesday evening. Officers said it would be up to the district attorney to decide whether the shooting was justified.
According to state prison records, Donaldson spent time in prison for seven burglaries committed over two days in 1997. He also served time on drug and trespassing charges in 1996.
Labels: assault, defender shot, home invasion, OK
5/9/05
Stillwell, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s NewsOK.com of May 8, 2005
Officials rule shooting was act of self defense
No charges will be filed against an Adair County man for the February shooting death of his neighbor, prosecutors say.
Ryan Wingert, 34, died Feb. 21 after being shot in the chest with a rifle at the residence of Christopher Gist, 34.
Richard Gray, district attorney for Adair, Cherokee, Wagoner and Sequoyah counties, said he made the decision not to file charges after reviewing a report from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Gist allegedly shot Wingert after Wingert approached him with a club. The men lived about 200 yards from each other eight miles south of Stilwell in Adair County.
Police said the men had been arguing over Wingert's dog chasing Gist's cattle. When Wingert came at Gist armed with a club, Gist shot him in the chest, police said.
4/22/05
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City‘s ChannelOklahoma.com of April 21, 2005
Teen Shot During Alleged Burglary Attempt
Second Teen Arrested; Police Still Looking For Man Who Fired Shots
Police said a teenage boy was shot Thursday when he and another teenager allegedly invaded a home.
Officers said the alleged burglary attempt happened at 1425 N.W. 105th St. on Thursday morning. According to police, the wounded suspect and his accomplice forced their way into the home but were fought off by a man inside, who fired shots at both teenagers.
Officers said the teenagers tried to break into the home for the second time in 10 days. The second teenager fled the scene but was eventually arrested on Thursday afternoon.
The suspects' names have not been released.
Homeowner LaSautee Nichols said she arrived home to find numerous police cars parked in front of her yard.
"I've never had a problem in this neighborhood before," Nichols said. "I've been here almost three years, and I've never had this kind of problem before. It's just shocking they tried it again."
Nichols said she was scared by the first break-in attempt and had asked two friends to watch the house while she was at work.
"I have an alarm, it's been set ... but I was just wanting to take extra precautions because I don't have any dogs or anything like that," she said. "So I've been having someone stay here while I'm at work, until I get home, and then they leave or whatever."
The person who shot the suspect could not be located on Thursday afternoon, police said. Nichols and a second man who was inside the home at the time of the shooting were cooperating with police.
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2/21/05
Ponca City, Oklahoma
From the Oklahoma City’s ChannelOklahoma.com of February 21, 2005
Ponca City Man Dies From Gunshot Wounds
Police Say Shooting Followed Confrontation With Couple
A 34-year-old man was shot after a confrontation with another man and his wife, police said.
Witnesses told investigators the man walked up to the back of a house, grabbed the wife of a man who lived there and began making threats. The woman's 26-year-old husband retrieved a gun from inside the house and fired multiple shots, hitting the victim once in the head, the spokesman said.
The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to Via Christi Oklahoma Regional Medical Center in Ponca City where he died, police said.
2/16/05
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s ChannelOklahoma.com of February 15, 2005
Would-Be Purse Thief Attacks Oklahoma City WomanThis incident appeared here earlier, but this subsequent account is so revealing, as is the 911 tape, that we include this newer account.
Woman's Daughter Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Officers Arrive
A man who is accused of following an Oklahoma City woman from a grocery store and attempting to steal her purse was arrested Tuesday.
Roger Campbell, who gave the name "Roderick Starr" to detectives, was arrested on burglary and assault charges. Police said he followed Barbara Geselle to her home near Southeast 61st Street and Voorhees Road, then opened her car door and took her purse.
Eyewitness News 5's Terri Watkins spoke to Geselle about the attempted theft. Geselle said that she was puzzled when the man continued to follow her car.
"I didn't know he was here until I drove in the garage and he was following me," Geselle said. "He was alongside the car -- and the door was closed, naturally -- and the car was going ... I didn't have it in park or anything."
Geselle said Campbell opened her door, yanked her purse away from her chest and took off running.
"It was one big jerk, then the strap came loose ... and he got the purse," Geselle said.
Geselle's daughter, Teresa, happened to be at the home at the time of the attack. She and a neighbor chased Campbell down and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.
Authorities said Campbell faces several felony charges related to the attack in addition to other unrelated charges.
I strongly urge you to listen to the tape. The headline should read
"911 Call Reveals Woman's Struggle With Police Dispatcher."
From Oklahoma City’s ChannelOklahoma.com of February 17, 2005
911 Call Reveals Woman's Struggle With Purse Thief
Woman Held Suspect At Gunpoint Until Police Arrived
Oklahoma City police released a 911 recording Thursday that reveals a dramatic struggle following an attempted purse-snatching in south Oklahoma City.
Barbara Gesell, 83, had just pulled into her garage when a man ran inside her garage and grabbed her purse, which has hanging across her shoulder. A suspect, Robert Campbell, was arrested shortly afterward on suspicion of attempted robbery.
Police said the story might have ended differently if Gesell's daughter, Theresa Gesell, had not taken action.
According to police, Theresa Gesell ran behind Campbell and tried to catch him when he ran from the scene. While she was chasing the suspect, she called 911.
"A man has attacked us in our house, and we are fighting him in the yard," Theresa Gesell said to the 911 dispatcher.
As the struggle moved down the street, a neighbor -- whom Theresa Gesell identified as "Hershall" -- stopped to help. Theresa then grabbed her .45-caliber pistol and continued running after Campbell -- despite the dispatcher's plea for her to drop the handgun.
"I am going to go get my .45 ... you all are too slow," she said.
As the call continues, the dispatcher asks Theresa to get rid of the weapon. However, after the suspect tried to escape along a creek bed, Theresa and Hershall used the pistol to make sure he didn't leave.
"You can go put that gun up now," the dispatcher said.
"No sir," Theresa replied. "We have the gun pointed at him ... he must have been a city fellow because he didn't know anything about the woods."
Seconds later, police arrived and arrested Campbell. With Hershall's help, the Gesells retrieved Barbara's purse.
Campbell is currently housed in the Oklahoma County Jail. He is expected to be charged with assault and attempted robbery.
Labels: OK, street robbery
1/17/05
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of January 16, 2005
Tulsa Homeowner Kills Burglary Suspect
Tulsa Police are searching for a suspect involved in a deadly weekend burglary.
Officers say a homeowner heard noises in his home about 11:30 Saturday night. He saw two shadows, so he shot twice.
Tulsa Police later found one burglar dead in the backyard of the home in the 6700 block of East 26th Place. The other got away.
The dead man's name has not been released.
Officers say the burglars came in through a window.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
1/13/05
Henryetta, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of January 13, 2005
Henryetta Shooting Ruled ' Self-defense'
The Henryetta doctor who admitted shooting a man is not expected to face criminal charges.
Prosecutors say Doctor Wesley Parkhurst[pictured] shot Gary Wayne Britt in self-defense.
Henryetta Police say Doctor Parkhurst shot Britt twice Tuesday morning after Britt rammed the doctor's car then approached him outside City Hall.
Henryetta's police chief says he's asking the district attorney to file charges of assault with a deadly weapon and domestic violence against Britt, who remains hospitalized in Tulsa in serious condition.
12/4/04
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of October 22, 2004
Tulsa Domestic Violence Call Ends With One Man ShotNo subsequent stories about this incident were found.
Tulsa Police are investigating a late Thursday night domestic violence call.
It sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities received a call in the 1500 block of South Lewis Place that two men were fighting over a DVD player.
One man pulled out a knife; the other man pulled a gun, fired a shot, and hit the other man in the head.
Authorities say his wound is not-life threatening. No one has been arrested.
Tulsa Police say it appears to be a case of self-defense.
11/12/04
Shawnee, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City’s KFOR.com of September 25, 2004
Woman dead after domestic disputeNo subsequent stories about this incident were found.
A 23-year old Shawnee woman is dead and her husband is recovering from a gunshot wound after a domestic disturbance.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Kurt Shirey says Stephanie Ray Mosier was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest late Thursday night.
Her husband -- Todd Dwain Mosier -- was treated for a gunshot wound to the hand and released.
Todd Mosier told officers he returned fire after his wife shot him in the hand.
Sheriff's officials say no arrest has been made.
Labels: domestic abuse, OK
8/13/04
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa‘s KOTV.com of July 14, 2004
Tulsa Police Investigate Fatal ShootingA subsequent July 28th story in the Tulsa World reported, “Calling it ‘a classic case of self-defense,’ prosecutors declined to file charges Tuesday against a man who fatally shot his son's roommate.”
The News on 6 has the names of those involved in a deadly midtown Tulsa shooting Tuesday night.
Tulsa Police say John Anderson was confronted on his front porch on 15th Street between Yale and Sheridan Tuesday night by his 21-year-old son, Steve and Steve's 56-year-old roommate, Carl Billetdoux.
They say the father had a shotgun and told his son and Billetdoux to leave. That's when officers say Billetdoux went to a truck and got his "own" gun. He went back to the porch and pointed it at the father, but the father fired first, hitting him in the chest.
The son took his injured roommate to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made in the case.
Labels: assault, domestic dispute, OK
7/31/04
Grove, Oklahoma
From Tulsa’s KOTV.com of July 31, 2004
Shooting Near Grove Sends One Person To The Hospital
A Delaware County man is in the hospital after being shot by his ex-girlfriend. It happened early Friday morning near Grove.
Police say 44-year-old Dennis Jackson was shot several times while trying to crawl through the window of his ex-girlfriend's home. The woman told police she told Jackson not to come in and to leave, but he refused and kept saying he was going to kill her.
Police had been called to the residence earlier in the evening when the woman said Jackson refused to leave.
Labels: assault, home invasion, OK
6/4/04
Tulsa, Oklahoma
From Tulsa's KOTV.com of June 4, 2004
Tulsa Resident Fires His Gun To Scare Away A Would Be Burglary Suspect
An 87-year-old man living alone in north Tulsa grabbed a gun and started shooting when he heard someone trying to steal his air conditioner.
It all happened around 4:30 AM Friday. The man found an antique shotgun and fired two shots, but Tulsa Police say they don't think he hit anyone.
Labels: OK, residence burglary, senior
3/11/04
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From Oklahoma City's KOCO TV of March 11, 2004:
Burglar Shot By Homeowner
A potential thief was injured Thursday morning when he was shot by the man whose home he was attempting to burglarize.
The incident happened at a home located near Northwest 12th Street and Portland Avenue.
Police said the homeowner shot Jason Wayne Wolf, 21, in the arm with a shotgun.According to Eyewitness News 5's Rachel Kim, Wolf ran out the back door of the home and got in a car with two other men.
The men then left Wolf at a police training center near the home, where he received medical treatment.
Meanwhile, police said the homeowner was booked on charges unrelated to the shooting, which they are still investigating. The homeowner told Eyewitness News 5 that he had seen Wolf on the street before.
Wolf's prior criminal record shows only minor traffic violations from December 2002.
Labels: OK, residence burglary
