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Cleveland County prosecutor may seek death penalty in drowning

By JAMES S. TYREE, Newsok.com
Published: 6/27/2009 8:59 AM
Last Modified: 6/27/2009 8:59 AM

NORMAN — Donald Michael Reeser was charged Friday with first-degree murder in connection with the June 18 drowning death of 2-year-old Allie Croom.

District Attorney Greg Mashburn said seeking the death penalty is "a very real possibility.”

Mashburn said the charge was filed Friday after the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. He said the decision also was based on evidence he and his assistants gathered at Lake Stanley Draper, where Allie drowned, and on a "forensic” interview with Reeser’s 5-year-old son, who was at the scene June 18, by a representative of The Care Center.

Allie’s mother, Amber Croom, also was at the lake at the time along with a 4-year-old child, according to a court affidavit.

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By JAMES S. TYREE, Newsok.com

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	Report Comment SeaBreeze, Portland (6/27/2009 1:01:06 PM) ~~What a total jerk, and that's putting it VERY mildly~~
	Report Comment Carlos, Tulsa (6/27/2009 3:06:39 PM) The key witness is the guy's OWN SON? Wow, way to murder another kid right in front of your son DAD!
	Report Comment Angry Citizen!, Bluejacket (6/27/2009 4:14:56 PM) Sew him into a sack with a dog, and toss them into the river.
	Report Comment Moses, Jenks (6/27/2009 6:57:41 PM) Sew Angry Citizen and Donald Michael Reeser into a sack and let a DOG toss them into the river!
	Report Comment YAYTulsa, Catoosa, OK (6/27/2009 10:41:16 PM) You all know that I'm all about "hang'em high"... but this isn't sitting right with me. I just don't believe this man drowned this girl on purpose... doesn't seem right. Very little reporting of detail, too... man dunks girl underwater at the lake, facing death penalty case... nope, not buying it.
	Report Comment okie ridgerunner, Small Country Town State Line (6/27/2009 11:14:43 PM) If he did this he needs the same thing done to him.
	Report Comment missy,,,m, no thanks (6/28/2009 1:09:09 AM) I guess I missed out on this,ya know I hardly read the paper or listen to any news its bad news ya know.What did the mother say about this?I mean a five year old will say anything.If a father would do this to there child then by gosh people dont need kids.
	Report Comment What in the World!, Tulsa, OK (6/28/2009 8:19:46 AM) He kept dunking the two year old underwater! Duh I would say he needs the death penalty. What a weak moron doing this to a child!
	Report Comment Independent Thinker, Tulsa (6/28/2009 8:51:38 PM) //\\ Posting a mug shot while the accused is in a state of shock having been arrested, and then letting the prosecutor tell the story which prejudices the jury pool as is evident from the foregoing comments; why should we even bother having a trial? Execute him, and then declare that he was probably guilty anyway. That would satiate the blood lust of the peasants and it would provide the Tulsa World with good story material. The accused may be guilty, but he isn't UNTIL he is found guilty by a jury. Until then, I would respectfully suggest that calls for his liquida- tion are entirely premature. \\//
	Report Comment Independent Thinker, Tulsa (6/28/2009 9:09:59 PM) //\\ Posting a mug shot while the accused is in a state of shock having been arrested, and then letting the prosecutor tell the story which prejudices the jury pool as is evident from the foregoing comments; why should we even bother having a trial? Execute him, and then declare that he was probably guilty anyway. That would satiate the blood lust of the peasants and it would provide the Tulsa World with good story material. The accused may be guilty, but he isn't UNTIL he is found guilty by a jury. Until then, I would respectfully suggest that calls for his liquida- tion are entirely premature. \\//

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