Oklahoma: Canton PD chief Robert Martin Murray, girlfriend faces charges after gun found at school

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    Robert Martin Murray (left) & Shana Nadine Dighton (right)


    Canton PD chief, girlfriend faces charges after gun found at school


    Two people, including the Canton Police Department chief, have been charged with misdemeanors in connection to an August incident where a .22 caliber gun was found at Canton Elementary School. Chief Robert Martin Murray and his girlfriend, Shana Nadine Dighton, were charged in Blaine County District Court last week. Murray, 46, was charged with a misdemeanor count of obstructing an officer, and Dighton, 31, was charged with possession of a weapon on school property. According to online court records, the charges were filed Sept. 11. Murray is free on $1,000 bond and Dighton is free on $500. Both have initial ...


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    Missing funds prompt investigation of Canton Police Department

    The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into the Canton Police Department after a state audit revealed cash seized from two drug suspects was missing from the police department's evidence room. The discovery of missing funds adds to the travails of the department, which was already under fire for its alleged mishandling of an incident last August in which a loaded .22-caliber revolver was found on the floor in a staff bathroom at Canton Elementary School. A sheriff's office investigation into the gun incident led to a misdemeanor criminal charge of obstructing an officer being filed ...


    • A Chevrolet Silverado that was seized by the Blaine County Sheriff's Office was ordered returned to its owner on Aug. 21, 2019, but was still in the possession of the sheriff's office more than a month later, auditors said. The vehicle was returned to the owner in December after the auditor's September inquiry, Fields said.


    • In Canadian County, the Yukon Police Department inexplicably returned $315 to its original owner in September 2019, more than two months after a judge had ordered the money forfeited to the state. Fields stated that after his office became aware of the situation, a court order was obtained that vacated the forfeiture and dismissed the case.


    • In Garfield County, auditors found that the Garfield County Sheriff's Office had failed to turn over $2,938 to the county treasurer, even though a judge had ordered the money forfeited in October 2018. Auditors also reported that the sheriff's office was unable to confirm the money was in its possession at the time of the audit. Fields said his office contacted the sheriff's office after being informed of the audit finding and money was deposited with the treasurer's office in December. In another case, auditors found that a 2009 Dodge Charger had been ordered forfeited and sold in May ...


    • In Grant County, auditors found that the Medford Police Department had kept all of the proceeds from the sale of a handgun that had been ordered forfeited and sold rather than turning the money over to the treasurer's office so it could be divided between the police department and district attorney's office as required by the forfeiture revenue sharing agreement. The police department deposited the district attorney's 25% share of the proceeds with the treasurer's office after the error was pointed out, Fields reported.


    Fields said the audit has prompted him to change the way seized cash is handled in his district while awaiting the filing and completion of forfeiture proceedings. Instead of having seizing agencies hold onto the cash during forfeiture litigation, the agencies will now be required to photograph the money and deposit it into an account with the county treasurer within one business day of the seizure. "This procedure will ensure that the whereabouts of the cash are known to us during the pendency of the case and should virtually eliminate the possibility that the seizing agency misplaces, steals, loses, or ...


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