11/10/09 – Moore, OK — According to court records, Sharon Sue Currier, 39, is accused of stealing over $3,200 from the non-profit South Moore Softball Booster Club where she served as treasurer.

Prosecutors claim that Currier was the only person who had access to the Booster Club’s bank account and evidence shows she “made numerous ATM withdrawls and wrote checks to herself and to cash.”

Last Wednesday a single felony criminal charge was filed against Currier in Cleveland County court.

Public records show that Currier resides in the 1700 block of McClaren Ave. in Moore.

According to her Face Book page, Currier is originally from Peoria, IL, employed at Convergys, has been married for “over 19 years and (has) 4 kids.” Oh yeah, her favorite quotation is “I don’t give a rats ass.”

11/5/07 — Moore, OK – Ah, the joys of fatherhood; that unexplainable sense of pride when your little boy becomes an adult – or, at least gets charged as an adult after he plunges a knife into your stomach and arm!

According to court records, Ernest Ray Robinson decided to confront his 17-year old son, Cameron Cortez Gaddis, on Oct. 27th. The reason for the confrontation? Seems Robinson was seeking an apology for an assault on him by Gaddis previously.

Seems Gaddis wasn’t in an apologetic mood. According to police, Gaddis produced a knife and stabbed dear old dad in the chest. When dad tried to detain Gaddis, Gaddis allegedly stabbed him in the left arm.

Robison was treated and released from a local hosptial.

Gaddis has now been charged in Cleveland County with assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

Update: Case was transferred to juvenile court.

7/5/07 — Norman, OK – Take a note OKRA News Blog fans… “Do not soak your party guests in gasoline and then joke around with a butane lighter.”

Seems in October of 2006 a Moore resident learned that lesson the hard way.

According to court records, and published reports, Michael Allen Eckhoff, 24, was charged in the death of Sampson Levi Evey, 22. This after Evey reportedly tipped over in a chair he was seated in an knocked a container of gasoline over, soaking himself, his clothes and the immediate area.

Eckhoff, who is identified as Evey’s cousin, allegedly proceeded to stand over Evey and lit a butane lighter, causing Evey to become engulfed in flames.

As reported by the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, “Witnesses said Eckhoff meant his gesture with the lighter ‘as a joke.’ In filing the second-degree manslaughter charge, which refers to the killing of someone by the ‘culpable negligence of another,’ prosecutors probably felt Eckhoff ’should have known better than to hold a lighter next to the victim and light it.’”

Though Evey was taken by helicopter to Baptist Hospital in OKC, he later died of his injuries.

The second-degree manslaughter charge is punishable by imprisonment for not more than four years and not less than two years, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both fine and imprisonment, according to state statutes.

Update: Convicted 10/22/08 and sentenced to 4-years in prison.

4/27/07 — Moore, OK – It’s no secret that gasoline is expensive. The super sexy SideBarBlog mini van costs about $45 to fill up! But high prices at the pump are no excuse for criminal stupidity.

Meet Karen Lynn Henderson, 46, of Moore, Oklahoma.

Seems Henderson was in need of some go-go juice earlier this month. So she stopped in to the Murphy USA gas station on 19th in Moore.

Henderson pumped $10.04 in gas. She then realized she didn’t have any money on her.

According to the station attendant, Henderson offered to leave her Oklahoma State driver’s license as security so she could go home, get some money and return.

The problem? Henderson never came back. Or at least not before the attendant’s patience wore thin and he called police.

Last week Henderson was charged in Cleveland County with misdemeanor violation of the pump piracy act.

Here’s what we at the the OKRA News Blog don’t get – If you’re gonna steal gas, first, fill up the tank, second, don’t leave your ID behind. Lastly, in case Henderson just thought she could get away with pilfering $10.04 of gas in exchange for her ID – Someone needs to tell Henderson it costs $10 just to replace a lost driver’s license in Oklahoma!

Update: Henderson was convicted 8/8/07 and fined.

Moore, OK – Okay, who hasn’t had someone threaten to kick their ass from time to time. But, have you ever heard of someone stupid enough to call 9-1-1 to put their own threat on record? Well, you have now.

Meet Kenneth Wayne Suggs IV, 45, from Moore, Oklahoma.

According to court records, Suggs was visiting an acquaintance when he threatened to “burn down his house, and that he intended to ‘put a bullet in [his] head.’” As if Suggs’s intentions were not clear enough, the police report goes on to state that Suggs, not wanting to be misunderstood, told the victim, you’re a “dead motherfucker!”

The victim called police and they promptly interviewed Suggs. This is the part on COPS where the guy in the sleeveless t-shirt and boxer shorts proclaims his innocence and that the other dude is lying – case closed.

Well, not so fast. Suggs isn’t your typical Einstein, and allegedly tells police that he did indeed make the statements but that all he really intended to do was “kick his ass.”

The police noted that they advised Suggs against the aforementioned ass-kicking. Suggs reportedly admitted it was ill-advised but planned to do it anyway.

Again, not wanting to be misunderstood, Suggs later called 9-1-1 and stated he wanted it “on record” that he planned to kick the victim’s ass.

I know, I know, you never saw this coming – Last week Suggs was charged in Cleveland County with “threatening a violent act.”

Update: On 10/15/08 Suggs pled guilty and was given a 6 month suspended sentence plus fines and costs.