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CALERA, OK--- A semi truck traveling northbound on Highway 75 flipped on its side this afternoon in Calera. It happened around 3 p.m. Calera police said the driver lost control of the wheel and drove acrossMore >> CALERA, OK--- A semi truck traveling northbound on Highway 75 flipped on its side this afternoon in Calera.More >> ARDMORE, OK-- With summer quickly approaching, Texoma pools will be opening their doors soon, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission has a warning for parents. Jenny Kassheimer is a mother of 4-year-oldMore >> ARDMORE, OK-- With summer quickly approaching, Texoma pools will be opening their doors soon, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission has a warning for parents. Jenny Kassheimer is a mother of 4-year-oldMore >> DURANT -- Other than a recent visit, Amber Hart has no ties to Moore, Oklahoma. Still, she says watching the destruction from this week's tornados on television compelled her to help. "I woke up andMore >> DURANT -- Other than a recent visit, Amber Hart has no ties to Moore, Oklahoma. Still, she says watching the destruction from this week's tornados on television compelled her to help. "I woke up andMore >> DENISON, TX -- Since 1990 there has been two Boys and Girls Clubs in Denison with similar goals.Graham Skipsey, the Divisional Director of Boys and Girls Clubs from Dallas, TX says, "Boys and girls clubMore >> DENISON, TX -- Since 1990 there has been two Boys and Girls Clubs in Denison with similar goals. Thursday they became one group.More >> Red Cross Needs: DiapersHand sanitizerWet wipesSoapSunscreenDeodorantWork glovesTooth brush, tooth pasteBaby formulaBottled water and or GatoradeSnack packs Donation Drop Off Locations: Carter County,More >> We're keeping a running list of places you can go across southern Oklahoma and north Texas to donate items to the relief efforts from the recent devastating central Oklahoma tornado.
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ADA -- Sam Quinton Lee, 40, was sentenced to forty years in prison, to be followed by a term of thirty years suspended sentence, after pleading guilty in Pontotoc County District Court. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Welde. Lee entered the plea of guilty during jury selection Monday.
Lee was charged with ten felony counts related to a scheme in which he and his accomplices, claiming to work for a utility company, would allegedly entice elderly people to go out in the back yard of their homes. According to the prosecutors, while outside an accomplice would enter the homes and steal checks out of the victims' checkbooks. Investigators say the checks would then be forged and cashed. In all, six different checks were allegedly stolen and cashed at various banks in Ada.
"My office considers the scamming of elderly citizens to be a very serious crime," District Attorney Chris Ross said. "Whether it is a ploy involving fake home improvement, or a scheme such as the one employed by this defendant, these crimes deserve significant punishment. Mr. Welde worked very hard on this case, as did Detective Kathi Johnston of the Ada Police Department. I commend them both on their effort. The defendant had a history of preying on the elderly. After he serves his forty year sentence, he will have another thirty years of probation. If he commits more crime, he can receive thirty more years."
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