Jury trial scheduled for Jenks teen accused of murder
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer on Aug 16, 2013, at 11:18 AM Updated on 8/16/13 at 12:41 PM
A sheriff's deputy escorts Joshua Scott Mooney into court back in June. Tulsa World File
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The plaintiff alleged in a lawsuit that he was made to perform pushups to avoid a ticket or jail.
Hilliard Andrew Fulgham is accused of killing Linda Wright, 45, and Dorothy Lindley, 60, in 2006.
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A judge scheduled a Dec. 2 jury trial for a teen accused of murder.
District Judge Bill Museman entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Joshua Scott Mooney, 15, of Jenks. Mooney's charges now include first-degree murder, burglary and robbery by firearm.
Mooney, who was 14 at the time of his arrest, is accused in the December 2012 death of Mary Escue, 47, at her parents' Jenks home.
Mooney's arrest report states that he told a Tulsa County sheriff's detective that he had broken into the Jenks residence through a bathroom window and intended to look for money. But while he was in the house, Escue arrived, according to the document.
Mooney said he initially "got scared" and hid in the kitchen, holding a rifle he had found in the house, the report states.
After Escue saw him, he forced her into another room at gunpoint, "aimed the .22 caliber rifle at the victim's head and fired a shot," Mooney told the detective, the arrest report says.
Mooney said he then took the keys to a car and drove to Sapulpa "because he had to get out of Tulsa County for what he had done," according to the arrest report.
Prosecutors are appealing an order to treat Mooney as a youthful offender. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 26 in Oklahoma City's Court of Criminal Appeals.
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The plaintiff alleged in a lawsuit that he was made to perform pushups to avoid a ticket or jail.
Hilliard Andrew Fulgham is accused of killing Linda Wright, 45, and Dorothy Lindley, 60, in 2006.
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