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WWW . D A . T U L S A C O U N T Y . O R G believed Wilkerson was shooting at Hope’s sister, Emily Jones, after Wilkerson and Jones had an earlier dispute. Clarence Goode Jr. was sen-tenced to Death for the August 2005 slaying of three people at an Owasso home. Kayla Burchett, 10, her mother, Tara Burchett-Thompson, 25, and Mitch Thompson, 28, were shot to death in a bedroom of the home. The child lived with her grandparents in Collinsville but was spending the night with her mother in Owasso when the murders occurred. Tracy Courtney was sen-tenced to Life in Prison for the March 20, 2006 murder of Jeffrey Bruno, who was shot while a passenger in a car in Tulsa. Jurors also sentenced Courtney to 30 Years in Prison for shooting with intent to kill the driver, Stephan Jean- Claude, who was not struck by the shots fired. See MURDERERS Page 2 T wenty murderers were sent to prison from Tulsa County in 2007. Juries handed long prison sen-tences to 18 and two others pleaded guilty to murder rather than face a jury. Douglas Ashworth was given Life Without Parole for the first-degree murder of Adriane Barker, 26, of Tulsa in December 2005. Ashworth shot Barker in the head at his home. She was found in a river a month after she was murdered. Clarence Andre Gatewood was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for the death of David Wright Graham, 40. Graham died after he was beaten in August 2004. Gatewood admitted punching and kicking him in the head. Jurors convicted Eric Watson of first-degree murder for shoot-ing Johnny Chinn, 24, on March 14, 2006. Watson, a career criminal with five former felony convictions, was sen-tenced to Two Life Terms for the murder and possession of a firearm after former felony conviction. Kiabi Wilkerson was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to Life in Prison for the shooting death of Angela Hope, 40. Hope was shot in the chest Dec. 28, 2005. Prosecutors The crimes occurred between August 2001 and February 2006. As the result of a plea Graham will now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Graham pled no contest to 13 counts, includ-ing first-degree rape, attempted rape, lewd molestation and first-degree burglary. "This plea brings justice to his victims and to the community,” said District Attorney Tim Har-ris. "These two life sentences in our calculation will ensure that this defendant will die in the penitentiary, and he will never hurt another citizen in the Tulsa community,” Harris said. District Attorney Tim Harris considers prosecution of violent crime as Priority #1. Twenty Murderers Sent to Prison in ‘07 INSIDE: Victim Rights 3 DUI Death 3 Protecting Families 4 Protecting Children 5 Riot Charges Dismissed 6 Funding 7 Tim’s Message 8 Two Life Prison Terms for Serial Sex Offender T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 8 G R A H A M L I F E X 2 Sex offender Gary Graham Jr. terrorized women and girls for four years, entering the vic-tims' homes through windows and patio doors to assault them. Tulsa Police formed a task force to crack the case and arrested Graham in 2006. DNA linked Graham to many attacks and he was charged in the sexual assaults of nine women and girls, ages 4 to 36. MISSION Our mission is to insure that our legal system effectively protects each of us, our families and our communities from crime, delinquency, abuse and other threats to the peace and safety of society, and to provide effective representation of county officers. We will strive to incarcerate violent offenders, protect victims’ rights, hold juvenile offenders accountable for their actions, advocate for children, preserve family values, and uphold the law and Constitutions of our great state of Oklahoma and the United States.
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Full text | WWW . D A . T U L S A C O U N T Y . O R G believed Wilkerson was shooting at Hope’s sister, Emily Jones, after Wilkerson and Jones had an earlier dispute. Clarence Goode Jr. was sen-tenced to Death for the August 2005 slaying of three people at an Owasso home. Kayla Burchett, 10, her mother, Tara Burchett-Thompson, 25, and Mitch Thompson, 28, were shot to death in a bedroom of the home. The child lived with her grandparents in Collinsville but was spending the night with her mother in Owasso when the murders occurred. Tracy Courtney was sen-tenced to Life in Prison for the March 20, 2006 murder of Jeffrey Bruno, who was shot while a passenger in a car in Tulsa. Jurors also sentenced Courtney to 30 Years in Prison for shooting with intent to kill the driver, Stephan Jean- Claude, who was not struck by the shots fired. See MURDERERS Page 2 T wenty murderers were sent to prison from Tulsa County in 2007. Juries handed long prison sen-tences to 18 and two others pleaded guilty to murder rather than face a jury. Douglas Ashworth was given Life Without Parole for the first-degree murder of Adriane Barker, 26, of Tulsa in December 2005. Ashworth shot Barker in the head at his home. She was found in a river a month after she was murdered. Clarence Andre Gatewood was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for the death of David Wright Graham, 40. Graham died after he was beaten in August 2004. Gatewood admitted punching and kicking him in the head. Jurors convicted Eric Watson of first-degree murder for shoot-ing Johnny Chinn, 24, on March 14, 2006. Watson, a career criminal with five former felony convictions, was sen-tenced to Two Life Terms for the murder and possession of a firearm after former felony conviction. Kiabi Wilkerson was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to Life in Prison for the shooting death of Angela Hope, 40. Hope was shot in the chest Dec. 28, 2005. Prosecutors The crimes occurred between August 2001 and February 2006. As the result of a plea Graham will now spend the rest of his life behind bars. Graham pled no contest to 13 counts, includ-ing first-degree rape, attempted rape, lewd molestation and first-degree burglary. "This plea brings justice to his victims and to the community,” said District Attorney Tim Har-ris. "These two life sentences in our calculation will ensure that this defendant will die in the penitentiary, and he will never hurt another citizen in the Tulsa community,” Harris said. District Attorney Tim Harris considers prosecution of violent crime as Priority #1. Twenty Murderers Sent to Prison in ‘07 INSIDE: Victim Rights 3 DUI Death 3 Protecting Families 4 Protecting Children 5 Riot Charges Dismissed 6 Funding 7 Tim’s Message 8 Two Life Prison Terms for Serial Sex Offender T U L S A C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T A T T O R N E Y In Pursuit of Justice V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 0 8 G R A H A M L I F E X 2 Sex offender Gary Graham Jr. terrorized women and girls for four years, entering the vic-tims' homes through windows and patio doors to assault them. Tulsa Police formed a task force to crack the case and arrested Graham in 2006. DNA linked Graham to many attacks and he was charged in the sexual assaults of nine women and girls, ages 4 to 36. MISSION Our mission is to insure that our legal system effectively protects each of us, our families and our communities from crime, delinquency, abuse and other threats to the peace and safety of society, and to provide effective representation of county officers. We will strive to incarcerate violent offenders, protect victims’ rights, hold juvenile offenders accountable for their actions, advocate for children, preserve family values, and uphold the law and Constitutions of our great state of Oklahoma and the United States. |
Date created | 2012-08-24 |
Date modified | 2012-08-24 |