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Two major felony cases among dozens dismissed Friday


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DERRICK JAMES | Staff photoBilly Menees, center, is led out of the Pittsburg County Courthouse by FBI agents following the dismissal of his state child abuse charges Friday.
DERRICK JAMES | Staff photoAshley Schardein, center, was arrested by the FBI following the dismissal of her state child abuse charges Friday. 
Crystal Haworth is charged by the Choctaw Nation and in the Eastern District of Oklahoma in the July 2020 death of Leonard Brokeshoulder. 
Two major felony cases among dozens dismissed Friday
By Derrick James STAFF WRITER
May 7, 2021
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DERRICK JAMES | Staff photoBilly Menees, center, is led out of the Pittsburg County Courthouse by FBI agents following the dismissal of his state child abuse charges Friday. ....

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Federal warrant issued for McAlester couple


May 6, 2021
A federal arrest warrant was issued for a McAlester couple accused of child abuse prior to the expected dismissal of their state charges Friday.
A hearing on an order to dismiss several state charges against Ashley Dawn Marie Schardein, 25, and Billy James Menees, 28, is scheduled for Friday afternoon in District 18 Special District Judge Brian McLaughlin’s courtroom.
The couple were each charged in May 2020 with several counts related to the alleged child abuse and torture of a 10-year-old girl, according to documents filed at the Pittsburg County Courthouse.
Due to a recent decision by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma to the Choctaw Nation, the state of Oklahoma does not have criminal jurisdiction over the couple due to the alleged crimes were committed against a Native American. ....

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