Sharon Kay Smith has been formerly sentenced to 40 years in prison for the abuse of a then 4-year-old Braggs, OK boy who is her great-nephew. Smith was found guilty by a Sequoyah County jury in June of this year. The jury recommend 40 years on each of three counts and a $5,000 fine. The [...]
Another two-year-old Oklahoma child has died and allegedly at the hands of someone that was supposed to care for him. The latest victim of alleged child abuse is Kelynn Eric Byrd, of Coweta, Oklahoma. Reportedly the boy’s mother and her live-in-boyfriend Michael Hernandez, 23, got into an argument and the mother left to visit a [...]
Five-year-old Austin Haley was shot in the head and killed Friday night when a Noble, OK police officer shot at a snake killing it and apparently the five-year-old. The boy was fishing at a pond nearby with his grandfather Jack Tracy at the time. Speaking of the 9mm bullet, Tracy said, “It went right through [...]
Raye Dawn Smith, charged with child abuse/permitting child abuse, in the death of Kelsey Smith-Briggs, age 2, was today found guilty of enabling child abuse by a Creek County jury in Bristow. The jury recommended a 27 year prison sentence. Formal sentencing is currently set for August 23rd. News media coverage: Mother guilty in Kelsey [...]
The trial of Raye Dawn Smith, accused with child abuse/permitting child abuse, in the death of Kelsey Smith-Briggs, age 2, is set to start today in Creek County District Court in Bristow. The trial was moved to Bristow owing to concerns over finding an impartial jury in Chandler. The prosecution will be led by Richard [...]
Yesterday the Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked media access to the identities of foster parents. This after the Department of Human Services argued it would deter felons from seeking to care for foster children. Say what? Yes, you read that right. DHS does NOT want to DETER convicted felons from being foster parents. Who wants [...]
