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Notable Cases

Below are brief descriptions of some of the cases Jack has prosecuted that have received media attention.  This is in no way a complete list, but just a sampling of the tenacity and integrity Jack gives to each and every case he is involved in.  There are several more links available to each of these cases and we encourage you to visit these sites as well as others to get a complete picture of each case from investigation, to apprehension and ultimately criminal prosecution.
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Arthur Burney

April 23, 2012, Patricia Burney was convicted of Murder First Degree- Malice Aforethought in the shooting death of her husband, Arthur Burney.  She was sentenced to LIFE without the possibility of parole. Michael Richardson pled Guilty to Second Degree Murder and was sentenced to 28 years.  Michelle Burney was convicted as a juvenile.  This case has been featured on many criminal and investigative series including Murder Calls and Fatal Vows on ID channel as well as Snapped on Oxygen.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2505330/episodes?season=3

https://www.inquisitr.com/3930540/patricia-burney-arthur-burney-ids-murder-calls-oklahoma-mom-gets-daughter-boyfriend-to-kill-husband-found-dead-in-horse-barn/

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/coweta-woman-formally-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole/article_b6fd4e9a-de9c-50a4-b8a0-4d63fdaae280.html

http://www.newson6.com/story/17092109/coweta-womans-murder-trial

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2158203/Michael-Richardson-admits-paid-6-000-kill-girlfriends-father-Arthur-Burney.html

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cjhsf



Jarret Clark

Jarret Clark was an ambitious 18 year old ready to leave home to serve his country when a camping trip with friends cost him his life. Although it took years, his parents never waivered in their belief that their son's killers would be caught and brought to justice.  Brandon Hargrove, Anthony Wallen, Courtney Manzer and Dayna Hargrove were all implicated in the murder and cover up. This case was featured on the premier episode of Swamp Murders on ID Channel.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/communities/wagoner/news/television-series-episode-features-wagoner-county-murder-investigation/article_dc886ecc-5039-5ebe-88c6-bcc0252f2e74.html

https://tvcrimesky.com/2017/09/02/jarret-clark-anthony-tony-wallen-swamp-murders-episode-on-missing-teen-found-dead-in-oklahoma-lake/620

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/man-takes-plea-bargain-in-lake-drowning-of-broken-arrow/article_3ea46270-4749-5ad1-8058-1a0507fd9a2e.html

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/local_news/two-bound-for-trial-in-death/article_5ef28d60-3587-11e4-8f85-0019bb2963f4.html



Charley Kirk

Paul Newberry and Cheyenne Watts broke into the home of Charley Kirk on July 26, 2015, and robbed and murdered the long time Cherokee County rancher.  While awaiting trial, Newberry escaped from the Muskogee County Detention Center and was apprehended in Texas when authorities located him in the vehicle he stole via the trucks global positioning system. Newberry entered a plea of guilty to Murder, Burglary, Arson, Larceny of a Vehicle, Robbery and other charges and was sentenced to LIFE in prison.  Watts entered a plea of guilty to Murder 2nd Degree, Robbery, Arson, Larceny of a Vehicle and other charges and was sentenced to 45 years.

http://www.newson6.com/story/29683997/community-mourns-murdered-cherokee-county-rancher

http://www.news9.com/story/30738533/murder-suspect-escapes-from-the-muskogee-county-jail

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/newberry-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder/article_b038c397-14db-5db0-bfa6-3e250bb12b6b.html

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/man-gets-years-in-slaying-of-elderly-cherokee-county-rancher/article_70445469-cd85-5a67-9e1d-0798c155d4aa.html

https://www.indianz.com/News/2015/08/03/choctaw-nation-police-officer.asp

 


Dane Crum

Michael Buster and Kyle Major were charged with the September 29, 2015, beating death of (Pliney) Dane Crum at his home in Sequoyah County.  Buster pled no contest to Manslaughter 1st Degree and was sentenced to 20 years.  The Murder case against Kyle Major is still pending.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/two-arrested-in-sequoyah-county-man-s-death/article_66077b38-f868-508c-950a-19ae0045fc7b.html

http://arklahoma.blogspot.com/2015/10/suspects-in-crum-death-face-second.html

http://www.newson6.com/story/30173561/second-arrest-made-in-sequoyah-county-murder


Brandon Green

On July 6, 2006, Gordon Skinner was sentenced to serve 30 years for Conspiracy, 60 years for Kidnapping and LIFE for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.  These sentences are consecutive to each other and the Federal time Skinner was serving at the time.  For 6 horrific days, Skinner and his cohorts tortured, repeatedly beat and drugged Brandon.  With no regard for human life, they ultimately dumped his body in a field in Texas.  Brandon survived and was able to tell his story which led to justice being served in his case.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/life-term-given-in-torture-case/article_986c46a7-6a53-54ea-817d-54449be51fd1.html

http://newsok.com/article/1945922

https://soundcloud.com/thislandpress/brandon-green-clip-2

http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?s=OK&d=50146

http://freeleonardpickard.org/Skinner-Timeline.html

http://thislandpress.com/2013/07/28/subterranean-psychonaut/


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