Crime News

By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Richard Lewis, 61, a former Sharp County man who confessed to killing three people, including two Sharp County residents in Tallequah, Okla. on Jan. 16, pled not guilty at his arraignment March 7 in Cherokee County, Okla. Several members of the murder victim’s families were present for the proceedings. Lewis, of Stillwell, Okla., was arrested on Jan. 28 and later that evening, confessed to killing Quinley Lamb,…

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From charging documents from Oregon County Sheriff’s Department and Oregon County Prosecutor’s office and Missouri court records A Sharp County  business owner has pled guilty to a sexual abuse charge filed against him last July. Matthew Dale Forschler, 49, was arrested by the Thayer Police Department on April 13, 2021 after criminal charges were filed against him on March 23 by Oregon County Prosecuting Attorney Justin L. Kelley. At that time, he…

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brother who discovers sister’s body speaks out  By Tammy Curtis, Publisher The Spring River area community mourned the loss of a long time local man who was a friend to many on Feb. 6.  A memorial service was held for Brian Shackelford, 51, of Highland. Shackelford, one of three killed by former Sharp County resident Robert Edwin Lewis, 61, who moved to Cherokee County, Okla.  about 15 years ago.  Jimmie Lamb, brother…

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FROM COURT AND POLICE  DOCUMENTS On Thursday Jan. 27, Fulton County Sheriff Joe Boshears, Probation and Parole Agent Steve Simers, and Deputy Blair Ables arrived at a residence in the 600 block of South Sixth Street in Mammoth Spring. Boshears had received information that Matthew Brinkley, an absconder and registered level two sex offender, was staying at the residence. Brinkley had cut off his GPS ankle monitoring device from probation and parole…

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By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Two local residents were among the three murdered and discovered in shallow graves in Eldon Hill, Okla. on Jan. 28 and 29.  The killer, who was also a former local resident, confessed to the killings after surrendering himself to law enforcement on Friday evening.  Family reported Quinley Lamb missing on around Jan. 24. According to sources close to Lamb’s family, Lamb’s brother Jimmie, Jr. received a tip from…

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