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Some of 2021’s most noteworthy moments in the Norman area came out of the Cleveland County courthouse.
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Some of 2021’s most noteworthy moments in the Norman area came out of the Cleveland County courthouse.
Photo Provided A 12-member jury convicted two defendants Thursday night on six charges related to a Norman police investigation into a gang in 2018. Marcus Larod Jackson, 22, of Norman, and Juwan Thomas Square, 23, of Moore, were found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, discharging a weapon into a dwelling (two counts for Jackson, one for Square), assault and battery with a deadly weapon and shooting with intent to kill. Square also was found guilty of using a vehicle in the discharge of a weapon. According to evidence presented by the s...
By Jamie Berry | Transcript Staff Writer Feb 23, 2021 FreeImages A racketeering case against two defendants focused on testimonies from several law enforcement agents Tuesday at the Cleveland County Courthouse in front of District Judge Michael Tupper and 12 jurors. Marcus Larod Jackson, 22, of Norman, and Juwan Thomas Square, 23, of Moore, each face counts of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, shooting with intent to kill and discharging a weapon into a dwelling (two counts for Jackson, one fo...
By Jamie Berry | Transcript Staff Writer Feb 12, 2021 FreeImages A 22-year-old who was arrested as part of an investigation into gang activity in Norman over a six-month period in 2018 testified against two alleged gang members Friday in the Cleveland County Courthouse. Dijon Fosha Pickett of Norman, spoke in court in front of District Judge Michael Tupper against defendants Marcus Larod Jackson, 22, of Norman, and Juwan Thomas Square, 23, of Moore. According to Assistant District Attorney Patrick Crowe, Pickett was charged with conspiracy to commit...
The Cleveland County Courthouse and sheriff’s office headquarters are closed today due to icy road conditions, according to county officials.