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  • Dallas Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Department-Issued Firearms and Pawning Them In Oklahoma

    Dallas Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Department-Issued Firearms and Pawning Them In Oklahoma

    A former Dallas police sergeant has been indicted on federal gun charges for allegedly selling stolen department-issued firearms, USA Today. Thomas Michael Fry, 52, was officially charged last Wednesday with three counts of possession and sale of a stolen firearm.

    “Police officers have a sacred duty to uphold the rule of law. Instead, this sergeant betrayed his department – and his community – by allegedly pawning stolen firearms,”

    said Chad Meacham, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

    “The U.S. Attorney’s Office will not hesitate to pursue charges against law enforcement officers who fail to live up to their oaths.”

    The Dallas Police Department began investigating Fry in October 2022. Investigators discovered that the sergeant had stolen at least three 9mm Sig Sauer pistols from a substation between August 2021 and July 2022 while assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division. He then pawned the stolen firearms at a pawnshop in Oklahoma, according to federal authorities. 

    Fry was first arrested in April 2024 after he turned himself into the Mesquite Police Department on three counts of firearm theft, a state jail felony. In July 2024, he was arrested again by the Royse City Police Department on a separate felony theft charge. During the internal affairs investigation, he was placed on administrative leave.

    While under investigation, Fry resigned in August, as confirmed by a police spokesperson to FOX 4. If found guilty, Fry could face up to 30 years in federal prison.

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  • Pastor Seemingly Shocked After Finding Out Spouse Is Cooperating With Police In Alleged Abuse Of Eight Children

    Pastor Seemingly Shocked After Finding Out Spouse Is Cooperating With Police In Alleged Abuse Of Eight Children

    A pastor is behind bars for allegedly abusing eight children in his residence, as reported by Law & Crime.  Keith Lynn Holt, 58, from Blackwell’s House of Prayer, seemingly showed his frustration by muttering to himself, leaning back in his chair, sighing, and crossing his legs.

    “Wife turned against me. You’re the one who caused it,”

    he whispered while alone in the room.

    He is scheduled to stand trial on February 25, 2025, in Kay County, Oklahoma. According to police statements from January 17, 2024, the children living in the home suffered substantial abuse. One girl was reported to have bruises on her arms and legs, along with a black eye. 

    A boy alleged that Keith Holt punched him and threw him down the stairs. Records indicate that Candy Denise Holt, 53, pleaded no contest to three charges of enabling child abuse and one charge of child neglect. On December 13, she was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison. However, the judge suspended nine of those years, meaning she will only serve one year in Kay County Jail, with credit for time already served. 

    Additionally, she is required to

    “testify truthfully,”

    according to court documents. In January, she acknowledged hitting one of the children when he was four years old and stated that her husband spanked his two biological children, though she insisted that he never left any marks. She refuted claims of seeing her husband hit the children with wood, asserting that he only used a belt. 

    Keith Holt, for his part, stated that he never

    “corrected”

    certain children because their mother did not want them to experience corporal punishment. The officer said that the five older kids made the allegations and gave them the board that was found behind the TV. He is being charged with three counts of child abuse and one charge of child neglect.

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  • Father Arrested After Reportedly Tying 15-Year-Old Daughter To Tree For More Than 24 Hours

    Father Arrested After Reportedly Tying 15-Year-Old Daughter To Tree For More Than 24 Hours

    In Oklahoma, 40-year-old Johnny James and his girlfriend, 42-year-old Kayla Clark, were apprehended for child abuse after James reportedly tied his 15-year-old daughter to a tree. The couple face charges of abuse and neglect, according to PEOPLE. 

    On July 28, Washington County deputies went to a home in Vera, Oklahoma, about 25 miles north of Tulsa, following a report of child abuse, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Law & Crime. A woman informed officials that a 15-year-old girl was tied up in the backyard and needed medical attention for a hole in her leg and lesions on her arms. The unnamed bystander reported that the girl had been there for three days, during which she snuck her food. The girl and her relatives were visiting from Texas. When deputies arrived, they discovered the teen sitting on a piece of carpet next to a red shed as well as a chicken coop, leaning over with a bandage on her leg and a

    “ratchet-style tie-down strap around her. “ 

    James allegedly informed police that he tied his daughter to a tree as punishment for her indoor bathroom issues, thinking it would prevent the problem. He also reportedly punished her because she wanted to live with her mother. 

    Clark acknowledged knowing about the situation but claimed she was too

    “frazzled”

    to report James’ actions. 

    James and Clark are in jail in Washington County with a $500,000 bond, awaiting a court date on Aug. 9. The injured teenager was taken to a hospital, and DHS will take custody of her. 

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  • Woman Assaulted After Confronting Group For Jumping Over Pool Fence

    Woman Assaulted After Confronting Group For Jumping Over Pool Fence

    According to Samantha Milbee, her Memorial Day was going great as she spent time with loved ones at the pool. However, things took a violent turn when a group of individuals trespassed by hopping over the pool’s fence, reports KFOR News.

    “Gives me goosebumps just thinking about how disgusting that was,”

    said Milbee.

    “My neighbors said that there were about nine teenagers, two adults. They were stomping on my head, my face. They were kicking me.”

    Milbee explained to KFOR that the management of Meadow Townhomes in Norman has been strict about enforcing the pool rules. When she noticed a group of people jumping the fence without the required wristbands, she decided to speak out.

    “I just was like, ‘man, can y’all not climb our fence’,”

    said Milbee.

    “There was no attitude with it.”

    Suddenly, Milbee was punched in the face.

    “They threw her on the pavement and started stomping on her head,”

    said Derrick John, Milbee’s son.

    “I was scared,”

    said John.

    “I was almost like not paralyzed but I didn’t know what to do.”

    Arrest warrants are out for two minors and a 39-year-old named Amanda Kelley, according to the Norman Police Department. The suspects are facing assault and battery charges.

    “I know it was mainly the girls that started the attack, but then it was everybody… Everybody was involved.”

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  • 9-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy Accused Of Harassing and Stalking Classmate, Served With Victim Protective Order At Elementary School

    9-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy Accused Of Harassing and Stalking Classmate, Served With Victim Protective Order At Elementary School

    A 9-year-old boy from Oklahoma received a victim protective order (VPO) at school after reportedly stalking and harassing a female classmate for several months, reports the NY Post. 

    Undersheriff for Pottawatomi County, Travis Dinwiddie, delivered the order to the student at Horace Mann Elementary School on Wednesday morning, following approval by Judge Tracy McDaniel. The girl’s mother, Elsy Goggin, had filed the petition for the order.

    “We served it there because that was the address that was put on the petition by the court… It’s ordered by the courts. And so we have to serve that as officers of the court,”

    Dinwiddie told the outlet.

    Before serving the boy at school, the sheriff’s office made sure to inform his family about the situation.

    “I’m just shocked because he’s nine years old being served by sheriffs at school,”

    Lavonne McCoy, grandmother of the 9-year-old boy, told the outlet.

    “I’ve seen her at the store, and she always runs after him playing. And he tries to hide because, you know, he’s nine… I’m not sure why he’s getting in trouble for just being a child because there is nothing on here that says any type of abuse,”

    McCoy said. McCoy described the children’s interactions as

    “children being children, running around playing.”

    However, according to the girl’s mother, Elsy Goggin, the boy has been violent towards her daughter. Goggin told the outlet that she made several attempts to resolve the issue before filing.

    “I had to go to this point where I said, enough is enough,”

    Goggin told the outlet.

    After being served, the child was sent home. He is to appear in court on April 24, according to the outlet.

    In a statement provided to the outlet, Horace Mann Elementary School’s superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt said,

    “We will always cooperate with our law enforcement officials and will work with families to ensure the highest safety standards and protocols are followed.”

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  • Calls To Fire Oklahoma Elementary School Drag Principal Who Once Faced Child Pornography Charges

    Calls To Fire Oklahoma Elementary School Drag Principal Who Once Faced Child Pornography Charges

    An elementary school in Oklahoma is facing controversy as demands to dismiss its drag queen principal, who previously faced accusations of child pornography, reports the NY Post. 

    According to a report by Fox News, Shane Murnan, known as

    “Shantel Mandalay”

    during drag performances, was appointed as the top administrator of John Glenn Elementary School in Oklahoma City in June. The report reveals that Murnan was charged with possession of child pornography over two decades ago, but the case was eventually dismissed due to a lack of evidence indicating that the images involved minors. 

    The Oklahoman notes that Murnan had been working as a fifth-grade teacher at the time and subsequently resigned before re-entering the profession at a later date.

    Shane Walters, the head of public school education in the state, strongly criticized the school district officials for hiring Murnan and demanded immediate termination of their employment.

    “I think that the left has absolutely an agenda for our kids, that they are at war with our kids in the classroom,”

    said the Sooner State’s head of public school education, Shane Walters.

    “What they are doing is injecting this ideology for an end goal here. Their end goal is to absolutely break down a child’s mind, break down the classroom, break down the family, and you see the results that have come from this.”

    District Superintendent Brayden Savage expressed his support for Murnan’s preference when it was announced. Fox News revealed that the principal had a separate Facebook account under the name Mandalay, where he presented himself in drag.

    According to the Christian Post, Murnan, who is known for taking part in local drag queen story-reading events for children, applied to become a church minister back in 2014.

    “If I went to church this is exactly what I would be wearing,”

    Murnan said in a comment while sharing a picture of himself wearing an electric blue wig and sticking out his tongue. Despite reaching out for comment, Murnan did not respond to Fox’s request.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • $2 Billion Disneyland-Like Theme Park Planned for Oklahoma

    $2 Billion Disneyland-Like Theme Park Planned for Oklahoma

    A group of investors are planning to build a Disneyland-like theme park in Oklahoma. The park, which is tentatively called Ozaland, would be located in the town of McLoud and would cost an estimated $2 billion to build.

    The park would feature rides, shows, and attractions based on the works of L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz books. It would also include a water park, a hotel, and a convention center. The investors behind Ozaland are led by entrepreneur David Freeman, who is also the founder of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are hoping to break ground on the park in 2024 and open it to the public in 2026.

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  • Woman Held Social Worker Captive In Garage While She Killed Her Three Children In Murder-Suicide, Police Say

    Woman Held Social Worker Captive In Garage While She Killed Her Three Children In Murder-Suicide, Police Say

    An Oklahoma mother is accused of holding a social worker captive while she killed her three children in an apparent murder-suicide, reports the Daily Mail. Police say the unidentified social worker set off fireworks in the garage to try and alert people of the mother’s crime. 

    The social worker was reportedly on assignment to collect Brandy McCaslin’s 11-year-old daughter and was greeted with a gun to her head by the suspect. McCaslin’s confiscated the woman’s phone and locked her in the garage. McCaslin then went on to shoot her daughter, killing her, as well as her two sons, six-year-old Bryce and 10-month-old Billy before turning the gun on herself. 

    Neighbors reported seeing fireworks coming from inside the home at the time, which authorities revealed was the social worker trying to warn someone about the danger the children were facing.

    When officers were finally able to get into the house hours later, they found McCaslin and her three children dead.

    Billy’s father, Billy Jacobson Sr. told DailyMail.com that McCaslin had asked for an extra hour with their son, which he now believes she

    “planned it in advance.”

    “I knew she had problems, and I was so scared something could happen like this. She planned this ahead of time,”

    he told the outlet. 

    “She asked me a week and a half ago, if she could have an extra hour with Billy that day. She was a very controlling person and that combined with her losing her grandparents is what caused this. Her not having control over where her kids went, it would have been a factor. She was trying to push for them to move back in with her,” 

    “Her grandparents would baby her through her whole life, they brought her up, gave her everything she wanted and if she got in trouble they covered for her. All it did was create a monster,”

    he added. 

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  • Judge Caught Scrolling Through Facebook and Looking At GIFs While Overseeing Her First Trial Involving A Man Accused Of Beating A 2-Year-Old To Death

    Judge Caught Scrolling Through Facebook and Looking At GIFs While Overseeing Her First Trial Involving A Man Accused Of Beating A 2-Year-Old To Death

    An Oklahoma judge is under investigation after she was caught on surveillance footage scrolling through her phone throughout a seven-day murder trial, Insider reported. 

    Judge Traci Soderstrom, who was recently elected as a new state judge in November, was reportedly overseeing the murder case that began last month. 32-year-old Khristian Tyler Martzall, was on trial for murder after he allegedly beat his then-girlfriend’s 2-year-old son, Braxton Danker, to death, The Oklahoman reported. 

    Ironically, at the beginning of the trial, Soderstrom told jury members to turn off their

    “electronic devices,”

    so they could

    “concentrate on the evidence without interruption,”

    according to The Oklahoman.

    A ceiling security camera above the judge’s bench caught Soderstrom looking through her device several times throughout the case. 

    At a certain point, Soderstrom

    “checked her cellphone during a tearful testimony from the victim’s mother, Judith Danker,”

    according to the outlet. The footage also shows Soderstrom scrolling through Facebook and, once, searching and sending a GIF, The Oklahoman reported.

    District Attorney Adam Panter, who examined the footage after getting a tip from a courthouse employee, told The Oklahoman that the judge

    “spent hours of the trial on her cellphone both texting and scrolling through social media.”

    “It is both shocking and disappointing,”

    Panter told the newspaper.

    “Jurors are banned from using cellphones in the courtroom during trials because we expect them to give their full time and attention to the evidence being presented. I would expect and hope the Court would hold itself to the same standard required of the jurors, regardless of the type of case.”

    Martzall was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter at the end of the trial. Prosecutors were pursuing first-degree murder charges, reports note. 

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  • Convenience Store Clerk Hired Friend To Rob The Store So He Could Leave Work Early

    Convenience Store Clerk Hired Friend To Rob The Store So He Could Leave Work Early

    An Oklahoma man allegedly asked his friend to rob the convenience store he works at so he could get off of work early, police said per Fox News. 

    Isaias Jones, who initially acted as a victim, told police he gave up the stores cash to a man who walked into the establishment on June 5 and passed him a note that said,

    “Give me all your money or I will shoot you,”

    the Tulsa Police Department wrote on Facebook. 

    Steven Jones was arrested in connection with the robbery. Steven Jones reportedly confessed to the crime and told police he was hired by a woman named Alyia Locke, a friend of Isaias Jones, who invited her to rob the store, so she could get some quick cash and he could go home early. 

    Isaias Jones was taken into custody on June 14, and faces,

    “embezzlement and conspiracy to commit a felony charge,”

    reports reveal. Steven Jones faces,

    “conspiracy to commit embezzlement and possession of a firearm AFCF (after former conviction of a felony) charges.”

    According to police, Locke was arrested on an outstanding warrant on June 9 and faces additional charges. She reportedly admitted to setting up the robbery, claiming that Isaias Jones had paid her afterward. She also allegedly exposed incriminating text messages from Isaias Jones, police say. 

    “Our Human Resources department, and likely every H.R. department in the world would like to advise people that this is not the recommended way to leave work early,”

    the police department joked at the end of the Facebook post.

    “Carry on.” 

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