Atoka County Woman Arrested in July Murder Case

ATOKA COUNTY, Okla. – An arrest has been made in the July 2020 murder of 41-year-old Curtis James Pines. Pines was shot on July 17, 2020 at his residence on South Potubby Creek Road in Atoka. At approximately 9:30 p.m., the Atoka County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call and when deputies arrived they found Pines was deceased on the front porch.

On Sunday, November 22, 2020, deputies from Atoka County arrested 49-year-old Holly Kellogg at her home in the 7600 block of Coffman Lane in Atoka County. A warrant for her arrest was issued on November 20, 2020 for one charge of Murder in the First Degree with Deliberate Intent and one count of Feloniously Carrying a Firearm. Both counts are related to the death of Pines. Kellogg’s bond is set at $1 million.