Local, State briefs
BY Staff Reports
Thursday, October 04, 2012
10/04/12 at 2:34 AM
Man charged in rape of neighbor in her apartment
Charges were filed Wednesday against a Tulsan who is accused of forcing his way into a woman's apartment and raping her.
Jerry Leon Mason, 49, is charged in Tulsa County District Court with first-degree rape and first-degree burglary.
The woman told police she was attacked about 11 a.m. Sept. 24 after opening the door to her apartment in the 6500 block of East 21st Street, Mason's arrest report says.
The assailant, who was wearing a mask, stuffed a rag into her mouth, shoved her to the ground, removed her clothing and sexually assaulted her, the report says.
The woman told investigators the attack lasted about five minutes and that the rapist then left. She was able to give a detailed description of her attacker.
Mason was arrested about six hours later at his apartment in the same building, his arrest report says. He is in the Tulsa Jail with bail set at $50,000.
- Kendrick Marshall, World Staff Writer
Three Dewey residents are charged in toddler's death
BARTLESVILLE - Three Dewey residents were bound over for trial this week in connection with the death of a 15-month-old girl.
Washington County Special Judge John Gerkin concluded a preliminary hearing Tuesday for Marcus Trinidad Mitchell, 23; Ashley Ann Williamson Mitchell, 24; and Juanachellee Lanyl Fitch, 48.
The toddler, Emma Beth Warmerbrodt, died Feb. 24 of blunt chest trauma, the state Medical Examiner's Office determined. Authorities said she had suffered injuries and bruises over a period of time, indicating a pattern of abuse.
Marcus Mitchell, Emma's stepfather, is charged with first-degree murder. The District Attorney's Office announced at the end of Tuesday's hearing that he would face additional charges of child neglect, exposure to drugs and failure to provide shelter or medical treatment. Mitchell is jailed on $500,000 bail.
Ashley Mitchell, Emma's mother, is charged with child neglect and enabling child abuse. She will face an additional charge of failure to provide sanitation and shelter for the child, prosecutors said. She is jailed on $500,000 bail.
Fitch, 48, who is Marcus Mitchell's mother, was charged with accessory to first-degree murder and child neglect. She faces an added charge of enabling child abuse and is jailed on $250,000 bail.
- Laura Summers, World Correspondent
Body found is that of man missing for two months
MUSKOGEE - Police have identified a body that was found last week as that of a man who has been missing since early August.
The badly decomposed body of Ronald E. Sanders was found Sept. 24, Officer Pedro Zardeneta said.
The body was found in "an undeveloped area" after a city worker saw a dog carrying a human arm down a street, Zardeneta said.
Sanders, 46, had been listed as missing since Aug. 2, he said.
The cause of Sanders' death is being determined by the state Medical Examiner's Office.
- Kendrick Marshall, World Staff Writer
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