On January 12, 2009 former Woodward County Sheriff Leslie Morton, shown above, appeared in Woodward County District Court for a preliminary hearing on 9 counts of embezzlement. It was alleged that Morton, while sheriff, used his county-issued vehicle and fuel card for personal use. At that time, Morton entered a no contest plea to five [...]
July 29th will be a big day for Woodward County Sheriff Leslie Morton, shown above, as it is primary election day and he is facing two opponents in the Democrat primary race for Sheriff of Woodward County. Sheriff Morton may be a bit distracted on election day as that is also the scheduled date of [...]
Katherine Rutan, also known as Katherine Rutan Pollard, was today sentenced to life in prison without parole. Rutan was found guilty in a jury trial in August of the murder of her son Logan Tucker, age 6, who has not been seen in five years and whose body has yet to be found. Sentencing for [...]
The first-degree murder trial of Katherine Rutan, also known as Katherine Rutan Pollard, is underway at the Woods County Courthouse, in Alva, Oklahoma after having been moved from Woodward County on a change of venue. She is being tried for the murder of her son Logan Tucker back in 2002, when he was 6-years-old. In [...]
