Lee Crum of rural Muskogee County was among 15 people pardoned by President Donald Trump this week.
A jury deliberated about an hour Friday before finding Jimcy McGirt guilty again of sexually molesting a 4-year-old girl in 1996 at a Broken Arrow home.
A jury deliberated about an hour Friday before finding Jimcy McGirt guilty again of sexually molesting a 4-year-old girl in 1996 at a Broken Arrow home.
Alisa Henin shared her story Wednesday with media, prosecutors, investigators and advocates for survivors. And, while sharing her story, she was flanked on either side by, as she describes them, "warriors" against domestic violence.
A little more than a year ago, Jack Thorp was appointed as district attorney for Oklahoma’s District 27 when then DA Brian Kuester stepped dow…
The case involved a patient whom a judge deemed was a "vulnerable victim."
The top federal prosecutors in Oklahoma and around the country have been told they now have wide latitude to prosecute marijuana crimes. How they will use it remains to be seen.
MUSKOGEE — Sometimes your most severe critics are your own children.
Governor Mary Fallin has appointed Jack Thorp as district attorney for District 27, which covers Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin has announced she is appointing Jack Thorp as district attorney for District 27, which covers Adair, Cher…
Wagoner County District Attorney Brian Kuester has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. …
Trent Shores will serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District, while Brian Kuester will serve the Eastern District.
Brian Kuester, District Attorney for Oklahoma District 27, will be the featured speaker at the Cherokee County Republican Women’s meeting on S…
Trent Shores, currently an assistant U.S. attorney for the Tulsa-based Northern District, is the Trump administration’s choice to head that office, and Brian Kuester, a state district attorney for Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair and Sequoyah counties, is tapped to lead the Eastern District in Muskogee.
Trent Shores and Brian Kuester are expected to get the thumbs-up from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning.
James Ray Vogel, 55, was arrested in Muskogee with the aid of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the Muskogee Police Department, according to a statement from Cherokee County District Attorney Brian Kuester.
Trump selected Brian Kuester, district attorney for District 27 in Oklahoma, for the U.S. attorney post for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's District 27 consists of Adair, Cherokee, Sequoyah and Wagoner counties.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is investigating two peace officers with the city of Coweta on allegations of official misconduct. …
OSBI spokeswoman Jessica Brown said that on Friday, Wagoner County District Attorney Brian Kuester requested that OSBI investigate two city employees on allegations of official misconduct. Neither would name those under investigation.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has confirmed an investigation is underway of two people associated with the city of Coweta for mis…
Sheriff Chris Elliott said Friday that the deputy was terminated this year for misconduct and "violations of the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office policies and procedures."
A former Wagoner County deputy is being investigated by a state agency after being fired this year for misconduct.
Cheyenne Mason Watts, 24, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree murder, as well as to five additional charges, in the death of 88-year-old Charley Kirk. Paul Dean Newberry, 25, had already been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder.
A murder charge has been filed against Chester Lynn Overall for the 2001 death of Diana Marie Potter.
After reviewing the June 7 incident — which ended in the death of 25-year-old Andrew Henson — Wagoner County District Attorney Brian Kuester deemed Officer Robert Reynolds' actions justified.
