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
http://www.newson6.com/story/17092109/coweta-womans-murder-trial
Dr. Tiffany Maher, NSU Professor
On May, 2015, Joshua Schneider was convicted of murdering beloved NSU Professor, Dr. Tiffany Maher in her home on or about the 27th day of May, 2013. He was sentenced to 3 LIFE sentences all to run consecutively. This case has been featured on Grave Mysteries on ID Channel.
http://www.newson6.com/story/22499855/tahlequah-murder-victim-identified
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.
Alysa Horney
Delila Pacheco was found guilty of Murder First Degree in the death of her 2 year old niece who was at the time her foster-daughter and sentenced on December 9, 2014, to LIFE without the possibility of parole based on the Jury recommendation.
http://www.newson6.com/story/26572302/jury-finds-tahlequah-woman-guilty-of-murdering-toddler
http://kfor.com/2013/12/31/foster-mother-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-2-year-old-child/
http://www.newson6.com/story/24196161/tahlequah-foster-mother-arrested-for-2-year-olds-murder
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
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://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/