TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A jury that convicted an Oklahoma teen in the fatal stabbings of five family members has recommended he serve 28 years in prison for assault and battery with intent to kill. Jurors recommended the sentence Thursday for 19-year-old Michael Bever, who was convicted Wednesday on five counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault and battery for his role in the July 2015 stabbings. Jurors must still decide whether he will serve life in prison with or without parole on the murder counts.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections says a white ex-volunteer deputy who served time in prison for the shooting an unarmed black man could face punishment after he was seen at a bar. Ex-Tulsa sheriff's volunteer deputy Robert Bates was spotted in January by another patron sitting at the bar of a restaurant in apparent violation of the terms of his parole, which prohibit him from consuming alcohol or being in places that serve it.
HARRAH, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man faces animal cruelty charges after his teenage daughter accused him of killing her two dogs to punish her for not doing the dishes. Oklahoma County court records show charges were filed Wednesday against 35-year-old Jeffrey Don Edwards of Harrah, about 22 miles east of Oklahoma City.
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - Two New Mexico women are accused of kidnapping and molesting a 14-year-old Oklahoma boy. Authorities say 35-year-old Kristen Aragon and 29-year-old Melissa Goelz drove 13 hours from Farmington, New Mexico, to Oklahoma's Pittsburg County in April to pick up the boy and they then returned to Farmington with him.
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