Explaining Domestic Assault And Battery Crimes in Wagoner County

Domestic Assault And Battery Crimes

Domestic assault and battery crimes are very serious charges. The prosecutors in Wagoner County are have a determination to limit the crime. In doing so, they have a commitment to requesting jail time for those found guilty of the offense. In Addition to potential jail time and a mark on your criminal record this kind of crime can also impact your family life and…

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Violating a Protective Order in Wagoner County

Violating a Protective Order

Violating a protective order in Wagoner County is a fairly common crime.  Often it involves a person who acts against the order due to revenge or anger purposes. For example, a the Choctaw man here in Oklahoma kidnapped his ex-wife from Broken Arrow after she filed a protective order against him.  The man took her from her home and transported her to Siloam Springs, Arkansas. …

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Wagoner County Assault and Battery Laws

Wagoner County Assault and Battery Laws

Wagoner County Assault and Battery Laws are strict and if violated are charged as either a felony or a misdemeanor. Assault and Battery occur more often than you would expect.  Imagine being in an argument and tempers flaring.  You reach out and slap a book out of someone’s hand or you clench your fist and step angrily toward the other person.  Simple acts such as…

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Domestic Abuse Charges in Wagoner County

Oklahoma legislators recently proposed HB1121.  This would create a streamlined domestic abuse court system in Oklahoma.  Because domestic abuse in Wagoner County generally takes on several aspects, cases would be assigned the same judge for the same domestic situation.  For instance, a domestic violence trial that involves custody and protective orders would have the same judge for each step: the protective order, the child…

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Deferred and Suspended Sentences in Wagoner County

Deferred and Suspended Sentences

Deferred and Suspended Sentences in Wagoner County are very different from each other. Many people hear about deferred sentences and suspended sentences in law.  However, not as many understand the intricacies and the differences in criminal sentencing.  And they are, notably different.  Below is a summary of the sentencing and how a deferment is different from a suspended sentence in a criminal case Deferred…

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Child Abuse Crimes in Wagoner County

Child Abuse Crimes in Wagoner County are nothing to be toyed with. In June of 2017 child abuse charges were brought against the pastor of a faith-based healing, Christian community.  A 2-year old girl died of pneumonia while her parents refused medical treatment at the direction of the pastor.  The parents face involuntary manslaughter charges.  Medical doctors insist the girl would be alive today…

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Defending Homicide Crimes in Oklahoma

Homicide Crimes

Homicide Crimes in Wagoner County are prosecuted on a daily basis. Many television shows focus on the crime of homicide.  These often have a group of agents attempting to find the perpetrator and solve the crime using forensics and policing.  However, homicide crimes are often less sensational.  Oftentimes, homicides are accidental and occur when an offender is in the process of another crime.  For…

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Defending Child Pornography Charges

Child pornography charges carry very serious punishment if you are convicted of the crime. With the advent of technology and the ability of people increasingly able to use it, child pornography rates exponentially grow.  Over 17 million videos and photos of children in pornographic settings are estimated online.  This number is constantly increasing according to FBI statistics and has more than tripled in the…

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Wagoner County Malicious Injury to Property Charges

In Wagoner County Malicious Injury to Property Charges can end in jail time if convicted and if the In April of 2016 a Tulsa couple awoke to teenagers throwing eggs, bleach, and flour on their vehicles and home.  The teenagers fled when the couple confronted them.  However, if the vehicles remained covered with bleach and eggs in the morning monetary damage is likely to…

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Obtaining Prescription by Fraud in Wagoner County

Obtaining Prescription by Fraud

Obtaining Prescription by Fraud  is a felony in Oklahoma. A March 2016 Oklahoman article discusses a nurse in Mustang, Oklahoma charged with obtaining prescription by fraud.  She worked at a nursing facility that would often telephone medication orders in to a pharmacy.  During the telephone ordering, the nurse would add an order of hydrocodone to the list of medication orders for different patients.  Upon…

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