It was just a little after 11 P.M. and Myratia Cooper was doing “Mom things”, when the first one her children noticed the sound and said something to her. She was in the drive-thru at the Walgreen's in McAlester, when the child mentioned the screaming....
Weathington was represented by a court-appointed attorney named John Rife. Cash hired an attorney and paid him a lot of money, but he would end up withdrawing due to a conflict. This left Cash with little money to afford different counsel, but she did find...
“I wanna see that pistol.”, Donny said. He had been drinking. It was a hot day (May 30, 2011), and Lennis Donovan “Donny” Jones, had drank a few beers as he mowed the lawn that afternoon. He had finished around 2:00 P.M. and he come into...
A TWISTED BEND IN THE RIVER A Story of Murder in a Small TownPART III-the end That next morning Shedd watched from his usual spot at the diner, as Betty Jane got into a cab, carrying one small overnight bag. There was a part of him that...
A TWISTED BEND IN THE RIVER A Story of Murder in a Small Town PART II Excitement doesn’t last long in Eminence, before long time starts to slow and the quiet peace that is the norm settles in. It was the 3rd day of March, and B.B. Shedd...
A TWISTED BEND IN THE RIVER: A Story of Murder in a Small Town Part I There is a place in this world where the rivers run clear and cool, fed by natural springs. Where the air is sweet and clean. It has maintained its state as God...
I couldn’t believe she was on the line. I grabbed the phone receiver and smashed it to my ear, “Brandy?!”, I said too loudly into the phone. The soft voice on the other end confirmed it was indeed her. Tempering my excitement, the best I...
PART 2- Trial It was the afternoon of Tuesday September 18, 2018. Blake and I were meeting to discuss our final strategy before trial would begin the following morning. It was closing in on the six o’clock hour and we were winding down and fixing to...
Last Friday the District Court granted the State’s motion to continue the trial of Tony Watkins to November. Tony Watkins was arrested and charged with the murder of Harve Rodden in May of this year. What makes this particular case interesting is that Harve Rodden...
How a Washer Found its Way Into a Courtroom Today there is not a structure of any kind that stands at 205 S. 6th Street in McAlester. Only an empty dirt pad, with patches of scraggly grass, marks the location where the building once stood. It...