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David Ware Oklahoma Death Row

David Ware was sentenced to death by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of a police officer. According to court documents David Ware was pulled over during a traffic stop and would open fire on two officers killing one and injuring the second. David Ware would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

David Ware 2022 Information

Gender: Male

Race: White

Height: 5 ft 10 in

Weight: 169 lbs

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Green

Alias: David Ware

OK DOC#: 537656

Birth Date: 8/12/1987

Current Facility: OKLAHOMA STATE PENITENTIARY, MCALE

Reception Date: 5/16/2022

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The man sentenced to death for killing a Tulsa police sergeant and shooting another officer was transferred to the state penitentiary in McAlester.

Last week, a judge sentenced David Ware to death for killing Sgt. Craig Johnson during a traffic stop during the summer of 2020.

Ware received an additional sentence of life in prison for shooting Johnson’s partner, Officer Aurash Zarkeshan, multiple times. He also faces a combined 56 years in prison and more than $30,000 in fines on three other convictions.

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-david-ware-death-sentence-state-prison/40034034

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A man convicted of killing a Tulsa police officer and injuring another during a 2020 traffic stop has been sentenced to death.

David Ware was convicted of first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Tulsa police Sgt. Craig Johnson.

Ware also was sentenced to life in prison for shooting with intent to kill in the shooting of Officer Aurash Zarkeshan, who was critically injured. Zarkeshan has since recovered.

“We are very satisfied,” Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said. “I’ve never had a case where we’ve gone to a death penalty where the judge has not followed the verdict of the jury. It’s going to be a long process.”

Ware also faces a combined 56 years in prison and more than $30,000 in fines on three other convictions.

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-david-ware-tulsa-police-officer-killed-sentencing/39990604

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Jurors recommended a death sentence Wednesday for a man convicted of fatally shooting a Tulsa police officer.

The Tulsa County jury recommended death for David Anthony Ware after almost three hours of deliberation. That was after convicting him of murder for the June 2020 fatal shooting of Sgt. Craig Johnson during a traffic stop.

Ware was also convicted of shooting with intent to kill Officer Aurash Zarkeshan. The jury already had recommended a life prison sentence for the wounding of Zarkeshan during the stop.

Defense attorney Kevin Adams asked the jury for mercy for Ware.

“This is an ugly … awful case,” Adams said.

“David Ware believed he was acting in self-defense when he shot Sgt. Johnson,” Adams said. “They were kicking him.”

Prosecutor Steve Kunzweiler said Ware made the choice to shoot.

“He knew exactly what he was doing, he was shooting at police officers,” Kunzweiler said.

Earlier Wednesday, Judge William LaFortune dismissed two jurors and replaced them with the two alternates. LaFortune said the man and the woman both told him they could not continue but did not specify their reasons.

“They cannot fairly deliberate with their fellow jurors,” LaFortune said. “The court is beyond suspecting they might not be impartial, way beyond.”

https://www.koco.com/article/david-ware-sentenced-to-death-for-murder-of-tulsa-police-sergeant/39843381

Keegan Harroz Facing Death In Triple Murder

Keegan Harroz is a defense attorney in Oklahoma who is now facing the death penalty for a triple murder. According to police reports Keegan Harroz was involved in a relationship with a former client, Barry Titus, that ended with the murders of Titus former girlfriend and her parents. Two masked suspects would go to the home of Tiffany Eichor, and her parents, Jack and Evelynn Chandler where the electricity was cut before the two masked suspects entered the home. Allegedly Barry Titus and Keegan Harroz would kick down the door and would fatally shoot Tiffany Eichor, and her parents, Jack and Evelynn Chandler. Now Keegan Harroz and her boyfriend Barry Titus are facing three counts of murder and if convicted and could face the death penalty.

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Oklahoma is now seeking the death penalty against a criminal defense attorney who fell in love with her client. It’s a tangled tale of a love-triangle turned deadly that KFOR has been covering for years.

New Okmulgee County documents show state prosecutors believe Barry Titus and his Oklahoma City attorney-turned-lover, Keegan Harroz, “should be punished by Death (sic)” for the murder of Titus’s ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Eichor, and her parents, Jack and Evelynn Chandler.

Before the volatile love triangle was ever formed, Eichor accused 40-year-old Titus of threatening her family. She also had a pending domestic abuse case against him. Represententing Titus was 38-year-old attorney Harroz.

Early on a September morning in 2019, investigators said two masked suspects were seen on security cameras outside the rural home in Beggs. Minutes later, the electricity was cut. Reports say while the family was fast asleep, Titus and Harroz kicked in the door and shot them to death one by one.

The new documents said Evelynn Chandler, Eichor’s 69-year-old mother, “suffered mental anguish” before she was shot to death, as the suspects “began firing gunshots striking and killing her husband, Jack Randall Chandler, as she attempted to hide from the intruders, seeking refuge in her closet.”

As for Eichor, the state said the 43-year-old “suffered serious physical abuse, torture and pain prior to and during the course of her death” because she “heard intruders enter the home she shared with her parents and began firing gunshots striking and killing her parents, Jack Randall Chandler and Evelynn Kaye Chandler.”

The state alleged Eichor was killed so Titus could “avoid prosecution” for the domestic assault case. The documents add Titus and Harroz killed the Chandlers so they could get away with killing their daughter.

News 4 reached out to the 24th District Attorney’s Office for comment, but we did not hear back.

We also reached out to Harroz’s and Tittus’s attorneys. One of Harroz’s attorneys said they did not want to comment. We did not hear back from the others.

https://kfor.com/news/local/death-penalty-sought-in-triple-murder-case-against-former-oklahoma-city-attorney-boyfriend-2/

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Oklahoma attorney Keegan Harroz pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to a federal weapons violation count.

Harroz was accused of prohibited person in possession of ammunition and selling or otherwise disposing of a firearm to a prohibited person.

Investigators said she provided her boyfriend Barry Titus with a weapon, knowing he was not allowed to have a gun because of his criminal history.

The federal court accepted the plea deal and a sentencing hearing is yet to be set.

Harroz, who cried throughout the entire hearing, will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals.

In Harroz’s plea agreement, she asked for a 24 to 30 month sentence and for the government to cease an investigation into her owning/giving away a firearm.

https://www.news9.com/story/5f73581e9fff330b8accd075/oklahoma-attorney-pleads-guilty-to-federal-weapons-violation

Rebecca Hogue Sentenced To 16 Months Not Life

Rebecca Hogue was just sentenced to sixteen months in a residential treatment center and not life in prison for the death of her two year old son. According to court documents Rebecca Hogue two year old son Ryder Johnson died on New Years Day in 2020 after being abused by Hogue former boyfriend Christopher Trent. Now at trial Rebecca Hogue was found guilty of not stopping the abuse of her son, which means murder in Oklahoma, and the recommended sentence was life in prison however the presiding Judge in the case thought differently. Cleveland County Judge Michael Tupper would sentence Rebecca Hogue to sixteen months in a residential treatment center as she was obviously a victim of domestic violence. Police reports would show that the abuse of Ryder Johnson escalated in the weeks before his death. When police went to arrest Christopher Trent they would find his body as he took his own life.

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Cleveland County Judge Michael Tupper has sentenced Rebecca Hogue to 16 months in prison instead of the life sentence recommended in November.

Hogue was convicted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old son, Jeremiah Johnson, known as Ryder.

The defense argued that Hogue was a victim of domestic violence and recommended that she spend time at a long-term residential treatment facility.

Ryder Johnson died on New Year’s Day 2020 after being abused to the point of death by Hogue’s boyfriend, Christopher Trent.

The state proved Hogue knew or should’ve known about the abuse. She was found guilty and a life sentence was recommended. The defense pushed to forgo jail time and argued that trauma during her life and from her son’s death meant she would benefit from mental health treatment.

Even though Hogue’s boyfriend was accused of killing Ryder, authorities in Norman decided to charge her with murder after they said she enabled child abuse that led to Ryder’s death.

Police reports said Hogue woke on New Year’s Day 2020 to find her son not breathing. Ryder also had bruises and other injuries to his face and head and serious injuries on his back, according to police.

Law enforcement searched the home and found a large hole in the master bedroom with what appeared to be Ryder’s hair inside, police said.

Shortly after, police started searching for Hogue’s boyfriend, Christopher Trent. The search took police to the Wichita Wildlife Mountain Refuge, where authorities found Trent’s body.

Trent died from an apparent suicide

Hogue told police Ryder had been bruised by Trent a month before the murder.

The state said during Hogue’s trial that Hogue either knew about the abuse or should have known. Attorneys opened their closing arguments by saying, “the guilty might flee, but the ones who can’t make up a story.”

The state also argued that Ryder sustained several injuries over two weeks, with the most severe injuries happening days before his death. They claimed Hogue made up a story that Ryder fell down the stairs.

Hogue’s lawyers said Trent manipulated and gaslit her and covered up any abuse. They believed Hogue deserved the benefit of the doubt.

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-rebecca-hogue-sentence/39050612

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Christopher Trent would commit suicide before he could be arrested

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Rebecca Hogue is currently incarcerated in the Oklahoma Department Of Corrections

Carina Romero Charged In Murder Of Her 11 Year Old Son

Police in Oklahoma City were in for quite a shock when they encountered Carina Romero who was holding a two year old child and both were covered in blood. Carina Romero allegedly told the officers that someone had killed a child inside of her home and then proceeded to walk away. Carina Romero would lock her door and refuse to answer to the police who would end up blocking off the street when they negotiated with her. When that did not work police would break down the door and inside of the home find the body of an eleven year old boy who had appeared to be stabbed to death. According to her neighbors screams could be heard coming from the home minutes before police arrived and Carina Romero walked outside. Carina Romero was arrested and charged with the murder of the 11 year old boy.

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Oklahoma City police say a woman has been arrested in connection to the murder of a child.

Around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oklahoma City police were called to a disturbance in the 800 block of S.E. 50th St.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found 27-year-old Carina Romero in front of the home.

Investigators say she had blood on her and was holding a 2-year-old child. Romero told officers that someone had killed a child inside the home.

At the point, Romero took the 2-year-old into the home, closed the door, and refused to allow officers to come inside the house.

Due to the circumstances, officers forced entry into the home and got the 2-year-old out safely.

Sadly, police found a deceased child in the home

Romero was taken into custody on a complaint of murder of a child.

Officers say the investigation is in its early stages, so they are still trying to determine exactly what led up to the crime.

If you have any information on the case, call the Homicide Tip Line at (405) 297-1200.

https://kfor.com/news/local/police-okc-woman-arrested-for-murder-of-child/

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Police said a boy was stabbed to death in SE OKC on Sunday. Investigators believe a family member may be responsible.

“It’s sad,” said Tyler Risenhoover, a neighbor. “For the last 20 years, the block hasn’t been like this down here, you don’t see much of this.”

Police first got the call around 4:45 Sunday afternoon. Neighbors say they blocked off the street, trying to get someone to come out of one of the homes. One man who lives just across the street says he watched officers bust down the front door to get inside and what they found was the boy.

“It changes everything because it’s kids,” said Risenhoover. “You got to take care of them, and you’re supposed to protect them and lead them the right way and stuff.”

Investigators on scene said they arrested one person who could be related to the victim. Other children were inside the home as well, but fortunately they were not injured.

Police are now trying to piece together what led up to the stabbing. The neighbors I spoke with say they didn’t know the victim or his family, but never suspected anything out of the ordinary.

“Typically, you don’t see a lot of this,” said Risenhoover. “Down here, we don’t really see it so it’s kind of nerve wracking.”

A woman, identified as Carina Romero, is now in the Oklahoma County Jail on a first-degree murder complaint in connection to the stabbing.

She was identified as the person found in the home with the children, and the boy found stabbed to death, when police arrived to the scene.

https://www.news9.com/story/62009c53321dd90729053862/police-say-11yearold-boy-stabbed-to-death-in-se-okc

Chancey Luna Teen Killer Murders Chris Lane

Chancey Luna was a seventeen year old teen killer from Oklahoma who would shoot and kill Chris Lane because he was bored. According to court documents Chancey Luna was driving around with Michael Jones and James Edwards Jr when he saw Chris Lane jogging along the side of the road. Chancey Luna would fire a gun at him which would strike and kill the promising baseball player. Chancey Luna was initially sentenced to life in prison however is currently going through the resentencing process.

Chancey Luna 2023 Information

Offender: Chancey A. Luna

OK DOC#: 717249

Gender: Male

Race: Black

Height: 5 ft 11 in

Weight: 196 lbs

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Alias: Chancey Luna

OK DOC#: 717249Birth Date: 4/30/1997

Current Facility: R.B. DICK CONNER CORRECTIONAL CENTER, HOMIN

Reception Date: 6/18/2015

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An Oklahoma teenager convicted of murdering a college baseball player in 2013 was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.

Chancey Luna, 18, was found guilty in April of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Christopher Lane, a 22-year-old Australian on a baseball scholarship at East Central University.

Luna and two other friends were accused of shooting Lane in the back while he jogged — later telling investigators that they did it because they were bored, Duncan police said.

One of the co-defendants struck a deal to testify against Luna, while the third teen, Michael Jones, was sentenced to life in prison in March.

Luna was tried as an adult in the case, although his defense team argued he should have been in juvenile court because he was 16 at the time. They also claimed the teens wanted to scare Lane, not kill him

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bored-teen-chancey-luna-sentenced-life-slaying-australian-student-n376746

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In an unexpected revelation, the convicted murderer who fatally shot an Australian college student has admitted that he was part of a gang and sold drugs for a living after dropping out of high school.

A judge sentenced Chancey Allen Luna, 18, on Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Stephens County District Judge Ken Graham said he found no reason to depart from the jury’s recommendation.

Jurors in April found Luna guilty of first-degree murder, dismissing his attorney’s claim that he had been trying only to scare the student as he jogged along Country Club Road in north Duncan just before 3 p.m. Aug. 16, 2013.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/duncan-teen-gets-life-without-parole-for-fatal-shooting-of-australian-college-student/article_33ba0ea6-914c-57ba-9225-17755cddb65b.html

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Chauncey Luna is currently incarcerated at the R.B Dick Conner Correctional Facility

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Chauncey Luna is currently sentenced to life without parole however is currently going through a resentencing process