May 2, 2021
Norman woman charged with assault using a weapon
A Norman woman was charged April 26 in Cleveland County District Court after she allegedly came at a man with knives in her hands during the escalation of a domestic disturbance.
Gada Ranell Owings, 49, was charged with a felony count of assault with a dangerous weapon for threatening to do bodily harm to the victim while holding knives.
According to a court affidavit, Norman police responded to multiple disturbances April 25 at the Presidential Gardens Apartment Complex in Norman. During the final disturbance, Owings is accused of coming at the male victim while holding knives.
By Jamie Berry
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A Norman man was charged Wednesday in Cleveland County District Court with felony counts of arson and malicious injury to property over $1,000 after allegedly setting fire to a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Norman.
According to a court affidavit, the Norman Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire report about 4 a.m. April 5 in the 400 block of Elm Avenue, across the street from suspect Austin Garret Moore, 37.
A fire investigator ruled that the fire had been set intentionally and had burn patterns consistent with burning from inside the rear cab of the vehicle.
According to the affidavit, the investigator also saw rocks and boulders on the inside and outside of the car that appeared to have been used on the windows and windshield to gain entry.
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Cleveland County District Court will begin a new set of jury trials April 12, including a death penalty case involving a Texas man.
Joseph Fidel Alliniece, 32, of Missouri City, Texas, will stand before a jury in District Judge Lori Walkleyâs courtroom following the 2018 death of Norman resident Brittani Young, 27.
According to a Norman police affidavit, officers found Young on April 24, 2018, dead inside her Emerald Greens Apartments residence. Police believe Alliniece stomped her to death.
Alliniece also faces two counts of kidnapping and one count of robbery by force or fear â all felonies â because one of Youngâs friends and the friendâs 2-year-old daughter were inside the apartment and witnessed the alleged murder.
By News Director Jared Atha
An Elk City man was charged March 26 after allegedly helping a prisoner escape from the Lexington Correctional Center in early March.
29-year-old Dillon Hill was charged in Cleveland County District Court after he allegedly drove Lexington inmate Matthew Perry from the facility.
Perry was taken into custody without incident on the evening of March 12 in Sayre by the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, Sayre Police Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and agents of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General.
According to a court affidavit, an Oklahoma Department of Corrections agent reported that Perry, who was an active member of the Irish Mob Gang, was indicted March 2 along with other gang members, and Hill assisted in his escape March 7. A Cleveland County District Judge issued a bench warrant with a $50,000 bond March 12 to the DOC after reviewing probable cause.