LAWTON Okla_ Lawton police arrest
two people suspected of shooting a cab driver the night before thanksgiving,
one of them a juvenile.
Police say one
of the suspects, David Allen Stamper, was already in jail on an unrelated
charge at the time. Reports show detectives questioned Stamper at Lawton city jail
yesterday and he confessed. He said he intended to rob the cabbie, not to shoot
him. He said he when the cabbie arrived near 67th and maple, he and another
juvenile male got into the cab. Stamper said when the cab driver asked him what
address he was taking them to, the juvenile male handed him the gun and told
him to kill the driver. Stamper said at first
he refused, but he eventually shot the cab driver one time in the back of the
neck as he reached for changed.
Police said the
58-year-old cabbie, Robert Gillan was shot a second time when he ran after the
suspects. He has since recovered.
Stamper is
charged with attempted robbery by force and shooting with intent to kill. No
word on what his juvenile accomplice is charged with.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:01 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:01:31 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Senate has unanimously approved a bill to tap $45 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund to help pay for tornado disaster relief. The Senate voted 45-0 on Wednesday
The Oklahoma Senate has unanimously approved a bill to tap $45 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund to help pay for tornado disaster relief.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:46 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:46:14 GMT
LONDON_ A suspected terror attack in London has killed one British soldier.Some men inside a vehicle reportedly tried to run over the soldier, and got out and attacked him with knives and a cleaver. As
The two men responsible for killing a man believed to be a British soldier in a suspected terror attack in London were both injured in a confrontation with police, after speaking about their attack on a passerby's camera.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:12 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:12:38 GMT
By JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:54 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:54:15 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla_ The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has identified 16 of the 24 people who died as a result of the two-mile-wide tornado in Moore on Monday. The names of the other eight people
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has identified 16 of the 24 people who died as a result of the two-mile-wide tornado in Moore on Monday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:22 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:22:31 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla_ The first three-day weekend of the summer has nearly arrived and according to AAA, Oklahomans will be "driving" their way into summer. The Memorial Day holiday commemorates those who
The first three-day weekend of the summer has nearly arrived and according to AAA, Oklahomans will be "driving" their way into summer.
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