Former Okla. sheriff convicted of rape, bribery

A former Oklahoma sheriff was convicted of second-degree rape and bribery Saturday in a case that accused him of coercing sex from female inmates and drug court defendants.

A Major County jury convicted former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess on 13 felonies, including five counts of second-degree rape and three counts of bribery by a public official. He was acquitted of 23 other felony counts that included second-degree rape, forcible sodomy and rape by instrumentation.

The jury recommended Burgess serve 94 years in prison. He is to be sentenced March 24...

Tie Exists Between Break-Ups, Violence?

Experts on domestic violence say it's common for relationships to not turn violent until one person tries to leave.

They hope the deaths on Monday of 25-year-old Summer Rust and her four children will cause more people to focus on the issue of domestic violence, which authorities say results in 60 homicides each year in Oklahoma.

Prosecutors have charged Rust's ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Joshua Durcho, with five counts of murder. He had lived with Rust and her children before their deaths...

Mother, daughter slain in Calera home

A mother and daughter were brutally slain and a suspect is facing double-murder charges in what authorities are calling a horrific and gruesome crime.

The victims have been identified as Vivian Pierce, 28, and her mother Rebecca Pierce, 56.

Calera Police Chief Don Hyde said the body of Vivian Pierce was found by family members Saturday evening at her home at 109 Section Line Road...

Police investigate 2 OKC rapes

The rapes and abductions of two women may have been committed by a man whom police believe may have attacked others.

John Early Stepney Jr., 31, was arrested Thursday in connection with two assaults that were reported within three weeks of each other in northwest Oklahoma City, police said.

Stepney faces complaints including rape, rape by instrumentation, pointing a firearm, armed robbery and vehicle larceny, police Master Sgt. Gary Knight said. A judge denied bail until charges are filed...More Here...