AG Drummond praises board for denying clemency to a death row inmate
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has praised the state’s pardon and parole board for denying clemency to a death row inmate.
Clemency denied for death row inmate convicted of 2005 murder of 23-year-old woman
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office advocated against clemency for Wendell Arden Grissom, who was convicted for the 2005 murder of 23-year-old Amber Dawn Matthews in Blaine County.
Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution
An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion robbery
Oklahoma parole board denies clemency for death row inmate Wendell Grissom
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to deny clemency for death row inmate Wendell Grissom on Wednesday.Just moments ago -- a decision on whether or not
No Mercy for Death Row Inmate: Oklahoma denies clemency for convicted killer
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for Wendell Arden Grissom, clearing the way for his March 20, 2025 execution for the 2005 murder of Amber Matthews, a crime prosecutors described as brutal and senseless during a violent home invasion.
Board denies clemency for Oklahoma killer
Dreu Kopf wiped back tears as she relived the day she was shot and her friend lay mortally wounded protecting Kopf’s two toddlers in another room. The Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency for Wendell A.
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Man convicted of killing woman during 2005 Blaine County break-in to make case for clemency
An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of shooting and killing a woman during a home break-in will make his case for clemency on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Nation’s First Religious Charter School
On January 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted two petitions for certiorari in the cases of Oklahoma Statewide ...
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Oklahoma AG Drummond Seeks Transfer of Convicted Murderer George Hanson for Execution Following Trump's Directive
Oklahoma AG Drummond has requested the transfer of inmate George John Hanson from federal to state custody for execution, ...
AG Drummond asks for inmate in Louisiana federal prison be transferred to Oklahoma for execution
George John Hanson was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of a 77-year-old woman who was carjacked and kidnapped from a ...
A.G. Drummond asking for public’s help finding two fugitives on 10 Most Wanted list
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking for the public's help capturing two fugitives on the 10 Most Wanted list.
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Clemency denial paves the way for Oklahoma's first execution of 2025
Wendell Grissom was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.
Supreme Court to consider an effort to establish the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear arguments over a proposal to establish the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma.