Archive for April, 2008

Vicki Chiles Guilty

Vicki Leigh Chiles has been convicted of the first-degree murder of two-year-old Joshua Minton on May 17, 2007. After deliberating for about 3-1/2 hours, an eight-woman, four-man Tulsa County jury found Chiles guilty as charged and recommended a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Chiles did not testify in her own [...]

Francis Stipe Gets a Deal

Francis Stipe, 77, younger brother of former Oklahoma Senator Gene Stipe, has joined his “big brother” as a convicted felon, albeit one with yet another sweetheart deal for a fellow named Stipe. Last Thursday, Francis Stipe pleaded guilty in federal court in Muskogee, Oklahoma to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, witness-tampering and engaging in an [...]

Masturbating Judge Going Home

Donald D. Thompson, the infamous “Masturbating Judge of Creek County, Oklahoma” will be released from prison soon, very soon. It seems that Thompson, sentenced for indecent exposure to four one-year prison terms to be served consecutively, is getting a lot of time off his sentence for “good behavior”, more than two years worth of time [...]

Another Busted Sheriff

Michael Burgess was the Custer County, Oklahoma Sheriff from 1994 until just last week when he resigned as yet another sex slave scandal swept yet another Oklahoma Sheriff from office. On April 17, 2008 Michael Burgess joined former Latimer County Sheriff Melvin Holly in being accused of turning female inmates into “sex slaves” for his [...]