Archive for the 'Law Enforcement' Category

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 [...]

Colbert Cops Bug Out

It appears that the entire Colbert, Oklahoma Police Department took it on the lam, bugging out over the dismissal of police department secretary, Libby Lavone, who was fired Thursday.
Late Friday afternoon, the town of Colbert was “copless” after all four officers serving the town decided to pack it in, in-mass. Well, as in-mass as [...]