Rogers County DUI crimes are charged as either a felony or misdemeanor depending on your past. On June 8, 2017 the Oklahoma Governor approved Senate Bill 643. This essentially makes it mandatory for anyone receiving a conviction of Driving under the Influence (DUI) to have an interlocking ignition device put in their vehicle. Previously, only aggravated DUIs or repeat offenders…
Shoplifting and Petty Larceny are crimes that are very common. Recently a Oklahoma City store manager was pepper sprayed when he followed a shoplifting suspect into the parking lot. The suspect took a pair of fake eyelashes from the Mid K Beauty Supply Store. When the manager saw it happen, he followed the suspect taking pictures with his cell phone….
malicious injury to property is a common crime in Oklahoma. Over 70% of property crimes in 2015 involved larceny and theft. But what about the other crimes? These fall generally under the “malicious injury to property.” Thousands of malicious injury crimes occur annually. These may be vandalism, arson, or other destructive acts. Crimes like these cost not only the victim…
Defending Oklahoma Shooting with Intent to Kill in Rogers County requires Claremore attorneys with experience and dedication to you. In the 1984 Tulsa case Hollan v. State, two men received charges of intent to kill and also charges of murder. After losing a fight at Tulsa’s Swinger Bar, the men rallied their family and friends. They returned to the bar…
Rogers County prosecutes pursue Oklahoma Statutory Rape charges with extreme vigor. In August of 2016, a woman was arrested for assault and battery with a deadly weapon. She shot a 31 year-old man she discovered in her teenage daughter’s bed. Police report that the man would come to the teen’s room two to three times a week after her mother…
Eluding The Police in Rogers County is a jail-able offense. Throughout the state, law enforcement has been aggressively persuading cases against other wise innocent clients. Recently, a Bartlesville man was charged with eluding the Police after recently leading police on a chase reaching Oologah. Police pursued the man for over three hours before capturing him in an Oologah neighborhood on…
On February 3rd, Tulsa Police arrested a woman for possession of drug paraphernalia and aggravated drug trafficking. The woman had several bags of methamphetamines hidden in places around her home. Further, this included a 2 lb. bag of meth behind the washing machine. Police also discovered scales and a glass pipe which is commonly a tool for meth use. Oklahoma…
Failing to Pay Criminal Fines and Court Costs in Rogers County could cost you your freedom. A June 2016 Daily Progress article talks about the hardships increased fines in Oklahoma are costing the residents. For example, 2015 3.9% of Oklahoma’s budget came from fines and fees in the legal system. This was a total of over $300 million. Further, OK-CURE…
Transporting an Open Container is a misdemeanor in Rogers County. In the summer of 2016, Oklahoma Highway Patrol report a woman wrecked her vehicle off Highway 75. Witnesses state she was swerving and drove through a fence. Eventually the vehicle came to a stop against the Goodwill building on Southwest Boulevard. Upon removal from her car, the driver was under…
Expunging juvenile records in Rogers County can be done with an order from the District Court. When it comes to Expunging Juvenile Records in Rogers County The 2015 Crime in Oklahoma report by the OSBI lists over 13,500 Oklahoma juveniles as arrested in the year. Consequently, this accounts for over 10% of the arrests made in the state. Depending on the…