Archive for the 'Law Enforcement' Category

Sheriff Says ‘Drop Them Charges’

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 his [...]

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 personal [...]

Brokeback PD

Now that Okay, Oklahoma Police Chief Ronald Perry Lee, 32, has been charged on allegations that he failed to arrest on outstanding warrants a man with whom he lives, lots of folks may be suspecting some kind of “Brokeback” goings on at the Okay PD.
And odds are they might be right.
Chief Lee turned himself in [...]

Ex-Police Chief Admits Rape

Coke Douglas Makerney, 48, former Police Chief of Sawyer, Oklahoma has admitted in federal court in Muskogee, OK to the rape of a female driver after pulling her over in a traffic stop.
The incident was alleged to have occurred on May 25, 2007 at an intersection near Sawyer, OK.
On November 7th, Makerney was indicted by [...]

The Fence of LeFlore County

One of the most viewed series of articles on Bubbaworld has been that of “The Fence of LeFlore County, Oklahoma“.
That series details Barbara Ellison’s struggle for justice in a county where justice often exists only for those that can afford to buy it or that are friends with those that dispense it.
The last update to [...]