09 Jan Man Sentenced to Life for What Prosecutor Calls One of the Most Callous Murders He’s Seen
In the News KOTV Tulsa World Claremore Progress January 9, 2019 CF-2017-847 Chance Carl Barrett Chance Barrett (DOB: 4/29/1998) is sentenced to...
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07 Jan District Attorney Matt Ballard Sworn In to Serve His Community for another Term
In the News: Claremore Progress District Attorney Matt Ballard and Family Surrounded by his family today District Attorney Matt Ballard was sworn in to serve another four years as top prosecutor in Craig, Mayes and Rogers Counties. The January 7, 2019 swearing in...
07 Jan Vinita Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Child Sexual Abuse
January 7, 2019 In the News KJRH KOTV William Henry McAfee CF-2016-171 A Craig County Judge ordered William Henry McAfee (DOB: 12/15/1959) serve 25 years in prison followed by...
04 Dec Survivor Faces Her Brutal Rapist Just before He’s Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
In the News Survivor speaks out to Lori Fullbright, News on 6: KOTV Sentencing: KTUL KOTV Julian Watson CF-2018-26 The woman who suffered violent and repeated attacks, death threats and rapes by Julian Watson (DOB 7/23/1997) had her say in court before the judge told Watson...
04 Dec Judge Reduces Prison Sentence for Wrong Way Drunk Driver Who Killed a Man
In the News KOTV [caption id="attachment_16740" align="alignleft" width="174"] Megan M. Kramer[/caption] CF-2016-974 Following a judicial review December 5, 2018 a Rogers County Judge shaved five years off the first degree manslaughter sentence for Megan M. Kramer (DOB 11/17/1979) Her sentence is reduced from 22 years to 17 years in...
16 Oct Judge Finds Vinita Man Guilty of Sexual Abuse on a Child; Beginning When She Was Five
[caption id="attachment_16725" align="alignleft" width="213"] William Henry McAfee[/caption] Craig County CF-2016-171 The prosecution showed William Henry McAfee (DOB 12/15/1959) began abusing his victim when she was just five years old and continued the abuse until she was about ten. His victim had to take the stand and testify during the...
27 Aug Judge Denies New Trial For Former Vinita Teacher Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse
In the News: KOTV [caption id="attachment_16691" align="alignleft" width="207"] Ronald Floyd Manners[/caption] CF-2015-157 Craig County A Craig County Judge overruled a motion for a new trial for 49-year-old Ronald Manners, a former teacher at Vinita's Hall-Halsell Elementary school. Then handed down a 25 year prison sentence. In May 2018 a jury found...
12 Jun Mother Follows Sons to Prison for Trying to Cover Up Their Crimes
CF-2015-396 In the News KOTV KJRH FOX23 Dorothea Annette Butanda Dorothea Annette Butanda (02/04/1976) is ordered to serve nine years in prison for her part in trying to cover up the fatal hit-and-run of Noelle New. Maranda Talley sustained near fatal injuries...
25 May Jury Convicts Former Vinita Teacher of Child Sexual Abuse
In the News KOTV News on 6 KJRH Tulsa World KOTV KTUL Vinita Daily Journal [caption id="attachment_16691" align="alignleft" width="203"] Ronald Floyd Manners[/caption] CF-2015-157 Craig County Following a week-long trial late Friday May 25th a jury came back with a unanimous guilty verdict against Ronald “Ronnie” Manners...
11 May 15-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder; Sentenced to Life in Prison
In the News KOTV Tulsa World KTUL KRMG Crime Watch Daily KFOR CF-2016-174 [caption id="attachment_16669" align="alignleft" width="175"] Koalten Glenn Orr2016[/caption] Koalten Glenn Orr (DOB: 1/29/2002) entered a plea of guilty for shooting and killing his father’s fiancé...