Josh Dulaney

Oklahoma City

Reporter at The Oklahoman

Reporter @TheOklahoman. Relationship. Relationship. Hobby. Hobby. Wacky phrase.

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Former Oklahoma police officer sentenced to 40 years for sexual assault

Mar 13, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

A former Savanna, Oklahoma, police officer was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop after turning off his body-worn camera and dashboard camera to avoid recording the assault. In the Eastern District of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court Judge John F.
OKC police investigating homicides involving two teenagers

Mar 11, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

Two teens were killed in what appear to be unrelated shootings Sunday, according to Oklahoma City police. Just after 3 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in an apartment complex in the 7200 block of NW 122. While officers were on the scene, police dispatch received a call that a shooting victim, identified as Kayden Haywood, 16, had arrived at Love Family Women’s Center on the campus of Mercy Hospital. Haywood was pronounced dead at the center. Police said it is unclear what led to the shooting.
OKC police say man strangled his girlfriend; woman dies after two weeks on life support

Mar 5, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

A woman died Tuesday after two weeks of being on a hospital ventilator after she was allegedly strangled by her boyfriend. Oklahoma City police said Alisha Spencer, 38, was pronounced dead at 9:46 a.m. at an area hospital. Her 38-year-old boyfriend, whom The Oklahoman is not naming because he has not yet been formally charged, remains in the Oklahoma County jail on $10 million bond. About 2:30 a.m. on Feb.
Oklahoma City police respond to stabbing, shooting homicides this week

Feb 27, 2025 | yahoo.com | Josh Dulaney

Oklahoma City police have responded to two homicides this week. Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a shooting call in the 1700 block of Homa Avenue. Officers found Henry Solomon Jr., 36, critically wounded. Solomon was transported to OU Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Investigators learned Solomon and a 41-year-old shooting suspect both lived at the same house. The two became involved in an altercation when the suspect shot and killed Solomon, police said.
Oklahoma City police respond to stabbing, shooting homicides

Feb 27, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

Oklahoma City police have responded to two homicides this week. Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a shooting call in the 1700 block of Homa Avenue. Officers found Henry Solomon Jr., 36, critically wounded. Solomon was transported to OU Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Investigators learned Solomon and a 41-year-old shooting suspect both lived at the same house. The two became involved in an altercation when the suspect shot and killed Solomon, police said.
Supreme Court grants death row inmate Richard Glossip new trial. What's next in Oklahoma?

Feb 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Josh Dulaney

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial in the case of a 1997 murder-for-hire plot that has remained in public view through multiple appeals and high-profile hearings. In a 5-3 ruling authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the high court reversed a lower court’s decision that upheld Glossip’s conviction, which allowed his planned execution to move forward, despite his claim that prosecutors withheld evidence that would have helped his defense.
Supreme Court grants death row inmate Richard Glossip new trial. What's next in Oklahoma?

Feb 25, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

The Court found that prosecutors withheld evidence about the mental state and medication of the key witness, Justin Sneed. Glossip has maintained his innocence for 27 years, claiming Sneed falsely accused him to avoid the death penalty. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip a new trial in the case of a 1997 murder-for-hire plot that has remained in public view through multiple appeals and high-profile hearings.
Two arrested, marijuana found following high-speed pursuit in Canadian County

Feb 20, 2025 | oklahoman.com | Josh Dulaney

Two people were arrested in Canadian County following a high-speed chase that led to the seizure of 25 pounds of marijuana. About 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 16, a Canadian County sheriff's office deputy observed a vehicle committing multiple traffic violations, including following too closely, while traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 near Calumet Road. The sheriff’s office said in a news release that the deputy initiated a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop and continued eastbound.
Oklahoma City agrees to settlement in excessive force case

Feb 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Josh Dulaney

Oklahoma City has reached a $70,000 settlement with a man who claimed police used excessive force during an interaction outside a Love’s store. Jeffery Earle Lassiter, now 55, claimed that on Aug. 9, 2021, he was driving from Oklahoma City to Dallas when he became overheated, dehydrated and ultimately diagnosed with kidney failure, according to a lawsuit filed in Oklahoma City federal court.
Oklahoma City agrees to settlement in excessive force case

Feb 20, 2025 | yahoo.com | Josh Dulaney

Oklahoma City has reached a $70,000 settlement with a man who claimed police used excessive force during an interaction outside a Love’s store. Jeffery Earle Lassiter, now 55, claimed that on Aug. 9, 2021, he was driving from Oklahoma City to Dallas when he became overheated, dehydrated and ultimately diagnosed with kidney failure, according to a lawsuit filed in Oklahoma City federal court.