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2 Kids Safe After Officials Say Citizen Helps Track Down Amber Alert, Murder Suspect
Law enforcement said it was a citizen who helped get a murder suspect arrested within hours of an Amber Alert being issued.
The Amber Alert was issued for Sabrina Spurlock Monday night after deputies said she killed her father in Wagoner County then took off with her two kids.
One person saw the alert, then spotted Spurlock’s car in a motel parking lot, three hours south of the scene. Deputies said Spurlock then led Caddo police officers on a short chase before she was arrested and taken to the Bryan County jail.
By: Meredith McCown
BRYAN COUNTY, Oklahoma -
A chase in southern Oklahoma led to the arrest of a murder and Amber Alert suspect, with the help of citizens and several law enforcement departments. Amber Alert worked as it should have, and our dispatchers did an amazing job getting people set up and in place, said Bryan County Undersheriff Joey Tucker.
Tucker was monitoring the radio as Sabrina Spurlock headed south from Atoka towards Durant. Officials said Spurlock shot and killed her father Monday, then took off with her two kids.
Once the Amber Alert was sent out Monday evening, law enforcement agencies stationed along Highway 75.
By: News On 6, Grant Stephens
WAGONER COUNTY, Oklahoma -
Police arrested a woman accused of murdering her father in Wagoner County, then taking off with her two children which led to an Amber Alert.
29-year-old Sabrina Spurlock is accused of shooting and killing her dad, then taking off with her two young kids. Authorities said Spurlock is now in custody in Bryan County.
Wagoner County Sheriff Chris Elliot tells News On 6 that Caddo Police arrested Spurlock just before 9 p.m. Monday and the two kids, ages eight and six, are safe.
Deputies said Spurlock shot and killed her father Monday afternoon in Rocky Point, then took her children. When deputies got to the home, they said they found Tommy Spurlock Jr. inside, shot in the chest. The deputies tried to save his life, but Tommy was pronounced at the scene.
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