Canadian County, OK

EL RENO – Two San Francisco, Calif. men who were stopped while traveling through Canadian County each face up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for allegedly conspiring to traffic in illegal drugs. Assistant District Attorney Justin Kemp has alleged that Weiyang Huang, 39, and Qiaming...

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office is seeking these four individuals on outstanding warrants. All four are last known to be in the Yukon area. Yukon’s Keenan James Donaldson, 30, is a white male standing 6 feet 1 inch and weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

A Yukon man charged with shooting to death one roommate and injuring a second roommate has waived his right to a preliminary hearing in the court case. Patrick Allen Matthews, 25, is being held without bond at the Canadian County Jail after being booked in January 2021 for first-degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

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EL RENO – Canadian County Commissioners will consider changing the scope of a construction project at the historic county jail. District 3 Commissioner Jack Stewart suggested the board could consider using a construction manager to “manage the process.”. “We might ought to look at taking a different approach,”...

The Power of 100 Canadian County strikes again. This time the all-female organization that goes about the county helping not-for-profit organizations poured more than $17,800 into the coffers of El…

Canadian County commissioners will have to go back to the drawing board to get what’s been described as a badly needed roof repair on the historic old jail completed, after no bids were submitted for…

EL RENO – A Canadian County murder accomplice has pleaded guilty and been convicted for hiding a weapon for another inmate at the county jail. Johnathon Reese Erickson, 30, was found guilty April 26 of the felony offense of accessory to possess contraband in jail. He already was headed to state prison after his recent conviction as an accessory in an October 2020 murder case.

EL RENO, Okla. — A former Canadian County Jail employee faces a rape charge involving an inmate, court documents show. Raven Benson, 36, faces two counts. The first is for second-degree rape for engaging in sexual intercourse with a person in the legal custody of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.

EL RENO – A female detention officer faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of having sex with a male inmate at the Canadian County Jail. Yukon’s Raven Beryle Benson, 36, was charged May 4 in Canadian County District Court with second-degree rape – a felony crime punishable by one to 15 years in state prison.

A former Canadian County deputy accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate multiple times during a jail transfer is speaking out through his attorney.

CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. (KSWO) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said a former Canadian County Sheriffs deputy sexually assaulted a female inmate several times. They said David Loman transported the inmate from Marshall to Canadian County in early April and assaulted her three different times. Their investigation found the...

Yukon Public Schools’ representatives have presented Youth & Family Services of Canadian County with a $32,532.44 check representing funds raised during MILL (Millers Improving Local Lives) Week in early March. MILL Week is an annual student-organized charitable effort prepared and presented by the Yukon Student Council. Yukon High School,...

On May 14, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation received a request from the Sallisaw Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting.

EL RENO – A Yukon woman already was in trouble after a Canadian County sheriff’s deputy pulled her over driving a vehicle without an exhaust system – and then marijuana was discovered inside. But Melissa Marie Bennett later found herself in more trouble – and facing a...

CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Canadian County Sheriff’s Deputy, who is accused of raping an inmate he was transporting from Marshall County. OSBI said 58-year-old David Wayne Loman sexually assaulted a woman three times at three different locations. The inmate...

A former Canadian County deputy was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting an inmate three times. Investigators said it happened while he was driving her across the state. The former deputy was driving the female inmate from Marshall County in southern Oklahoma to Canadian County. The Oklahoma State Bureau of...