Staff reports
Dec 16, 2020
This report reflects public Pittsburg County District Court records filed at the Pittsburg County Courthouse. The reader should keep in mind that these are charges, and not evidence of guilt. Cases with active arrest warrants issued by the court are included in this report. Dispositions of the charges are published in subsequent reports. Many names are similar and, in some cases, identical to a person not being charged. When names are identical, the News-Capital will publish a disclaimer, which more completely identifies the person being charged.
CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR FILINGS:
Fred D. Dedmon, 68, McAlester â Driving with license cancelled/suspended/revoked
KEVIN HARVISON | Staff file photo
An Indianola man was charged for the death of a 13-year-old boy following a crash in October in which the boy was the driver.
Joe Dale Romine, 52, was charged with murder in the second degree after he allegedly allowed a 13-year-old boy on Oct. 5 to drive a truck from McAlester to Indianola âwhich involved conduct that created what a reasonable person would realize was an immediate and extremely high degree of risk or death to another person,â according to documents filed in Pittsburg County District Court.
Romine is also facing an alternative charge of murder in the second degree â felony murder âby committing the felony of child neglectâ by causing the child to drive the truck from McAlester to Indianola being only 13 years old âalthough it was done without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual,â court documents state.