TULSA - A Tulsa man who was fatally shot by police serving a search warrant Tuesday apparently was unarmed, police said Wednesday. The Tulsa Police Department identified the man who was shot as 27year-old DeAndre Lloyd Starks, and the officer as Sgt. Mark Wollmershauser Jr., 32. Wollmershauser, who has been on the police force nine years, was placed on routine paid administrative leave after the shooting. Starks was one of five people inside the home at 239 E Young St. when police gang and narcotics officers entered to serve a drug-related search warrant at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Sgt. Dave Walker. [continues 511 words]
Patients, Others Attend Rally and Hearing OKLAHOMA CITY - Colleen Stice has a 13-monthold son who, at times, suffers hundreds of seizures a day. Her son, Rowan, was diagnosed with a form of epilepsy when he was 6 months old and hasn't gained a pound since he started taking medication, Stice said. "He's developmentally behind because of the medication and the state it puts him in," said Stice, of Tulsa. "I feel terrible ... Either I let the seizures kill his brain, or I let the medicine do it." [continues 780 words]
During her time in office, Sen. Constance Johnson has proposed a number of bills aimed at easing Oklahoma's strict marijuana laws, and this year is no different. Senate Bill 2116, proposed by Johnson, D-Oklahoma City, would legalize a small amount of "personal use" marijuana -- up to an ounce -- as well as set up rules for the sale and growth of the product. Although 20 states now have legalized marijuana for medical use, Johnson's bill is unlikely to pass. [continues 428 words]
During her time in office, Sen. Constance Johnson has proposed a number of bills aimed at easing Oklahoma's strict marijuana laws, and this year is no different. Senate Bill 2116, proposed by Johnson, D-Oklahoma City, would legalize a small amount of "personal use" marijuana - up to an ounce - - as well as set up rules for the sale and growth of the product. Although 20 states now have legalized marijuana for medical use, Johnson's bill is unlikely to pass. [continues 429 words]
Seizure of $40K just latest in over $800K seized by sheriff's office over last 3 years Muskogee County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Gragg says 80 percent of crime leads to drugs in some way. Gragg says best way to stop the illegal flow of drugs is on the highway. "Because what happens is the drugs come in on the highway and end up in the smaller cities, and at that point it's almost too late," Gragg said. A state law allows law enforcement officers to seize money and property suspected of being the fruits of illegal activity. The person is given notice of the seizure and is allowed the opportunity to prove it was not part of illegal activity. [continues 357 words]
