By Jamie Berry | Transcript Staff Writer May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
Norman police chaplain Brian Pacholski escorts Tonya DeBerry, wife of fallen officer Sgt. Dale DeBerry, during the Police Memorial Service in 2019 at the Norman police station. The department is hosting its annual ceremony to memorialize fallen officers at 5 p.m. Friday at Legacy Park. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
The Cleveland County community can come together today to honor law enforcement employees who died while doing their duties.
The memorial service will be at 5 p.m. today at Legacy Park, 1898 Legacy Park Drive, to remember the countyâs fallen law enforcement officers and employees.
âI just want him back to normalâ: 2-year-old Cleveland Co. boy fighting for life following shooting
2-year-old hurt in shooting By Brandon Hamilton | May 10, 2021 at 10:17 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 2:32 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A young child, only 2 years old, was shot inside his home Sunday morning in Cleveland County.
That child â Ryquez Clark â is fighting for his life in a hospital in Charlotte.
His parents were with Ryquez in the home when a possible drive-by shooting happened along Douglas Street in Lawndale.
Still, a mother is hoping her son will recover and come back home. âI just want him back to normalâ: 2-year-old Cleveland Co. boy stable day after shooting (Source: WBTV)
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Master Sergeant Ryan Graham, left, and Deputy Jakob Hartzog pose with drones that the Cleveland County Sheriffâs Office purchased in February 2020. The drone program was implemented in early April this year. The three drones have been used during three incidents so far since the program began.
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The Cleveland County Sheriffâs Office implemented its drone program, complete with three unmanned aerial systems in early April. The drones are for use in search and rescue operations.
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NORMAN â The Cleveland County Sheriffâs Office recently announced a new drone program and the use of three unmanned aerial systems to help in search and rescue efforts.
A teenager accused of killing a younger teen pleaded not guilty in Cleveland County court Wednesday.
Prosecutors say that Dylan Brian Penson was the trigger man when he took the life of 16-year-old Nathan Kyle Hester on June 15, 2020.
Following Penson s not guilty plea, his attorney, Gus Anthony, asked to have his client’s $1 million bond reduced.
Though Penson has two co-defendants in the case, Cleveland County Assistant District Attorney Sally Kirby-Turner called Penson the aggressor and turned to Hester’s family during the hearing.
Hester’s mother, uncle and sister implored the judge not to lower the bond.
“He pulled the trigger. It needs to stay or be higher,” Hester’s mother, Virginia Hester, said of the bond amount.
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A Norman man was charged Wednesday in Cleveland County District Court with felony counts of arson and malicious injury to property over $1,000 after allegedly setting fire to a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee in Norman.
According to a court affidavit, the Norman Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire report about 4 a.m. April 5 in the 400 block of Elm Avenue, across the street from suspect Austin Garret Moore, 37.
A fire investigator ruled that the fire had been set intentionally and had burn patterns consistent with burning from inside the rear cab of the vehicle.
According to the affidavit, the investigator also saw rocks and boulders on the inside and outside of the car that appeared to have been used on the windows and windshield to gain entry.