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Oklahoma State Rep. Ty Burns pleads guilty, sentenced for domestic abuse, assault

Thursday, August 28 by News 6

OKLAHOMA CITY -A state representative pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of assault and will receive a one-year suspended sentence, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond.Rep. Ty Burns was charged by prosecutors for the November 2024 and April 25, 2025, incidents involving family members, according to the... Read More.

Afghan man accused of planning Election Day attack in US pleads guilty

Saturday, June 14 by The Associated Press

By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America(AP) — An Afghan man in Oklahoma accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. on behalf of the Islamic State group pleaded guilty on Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court.Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, pleaded guilty to two offenses: conspiring and providing support to the... Read More.

Pierce Accepts Plea Deal For 2nd Degree Murder; County Attorney Cites Premeditation Hurdles

Friday, August 12 by Lyman James

Updated: 11:12 a.m. (Editor's Note: Previous reporting from NewsCow's Shane Farley contributed to this article.) ARK CITY — Justin Pierce has changed his plea to guilty following a deal with the state in the district courtroom of Judge Christopher Smith in Ark City Friday morning. Pierce pled guilty to an amended charge of Intentional 2nd... Read More.

Moulton pleads guilty after fatal accident that killed Ark City football player

Wednesday, July 13 by Lyman James

Kay News Cow reports that 19-year-old Walker Moulton pleaded guilty this morning to a reduced charge of negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, as the driver in an accident last fall that claimed the life of Ark City High football player Rhett Lathers.He had been charged with a felony count of first-degree manslaughter for the Oct.... Read More.

Moulton Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Counts; Victim’s Mother Asks Court To Drop Charges

Tuesday, July 12 by Lyman James

NEWKIRK -- Walker Moulton pled guilty to counts of negligent homicide and DUI Tuesday morning in Kay County District Court.Moulton, a 2021 graduate of Ark City High School, was the driver of a 2000 Jeep Wrangler on the night of Oct. 26, 2021 in rural Kay County when he lost control and the vehicle... Read More.

Oklahoma City man enters guilty plea in Kay County for felony charges

Wednesday, May 18 by Lyman James

Shelby Dale Krout, 28, Oklahoma City, entered guilty pleas in the Kay County District Court to felony charges of embezzlement and false declaration of ownership in pawn and a misdemeanor charge of false declaration of ownership in pawn.According to Kay News Cow, Krout is now convicted of embezzling from Evans and Associates.Ponca City police... Read More.

Ponca Tribe Member Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

23 year-old Sage Atheakee Gomez, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.According to the court documents, on Sept. 15, 2018, Gomez stabbed B.L.W., a member of the Tonkawa Tribe, at a rural residence on Indian land near Ponca... Read More.