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Mondux Dec. K. 2003. Sapulpa Daily Herald — PAGE THRU
News Wrap
Hearing date set
TUI-SA, OkU (API — A Jan. 13 preliminary hearing ha\ hern
scheduled for a California man accused of killing a Tulsa bos
nearly 20 years ago
Cf -jTp Prosecutors charged Ray Veler Marline/
LC Oct. 2 with first-degree murder in the 14K4
death of Steven Ballandby. 2
Redlands. Calif. police arrested Martinez at his mother 's home
on the day the charge was filed He was ouradited to Oklahoma
and has been jaded in Tulsa since Nov ?4
Marline/. 44, was baby-sitting Steven and his brother on
March 17. I9H4 Martinez told police that he had taken the hoys
to a park and that Steven was injured when he fell off a merry -go-
niund. newspaper repons show
The child became ill at home that night, and his mother and
Martinez look him to a hospital
Martinez has once dated the hoy's mother, but she broke up
with him shonly alter the death. Tulsa Police Detective Danielle
Bishop has said
The boy apparently died fmm blood loss due to a liver injury,
new v repons indicate
Manme/ moved to California, and the case stalled until detec
lives reopened it recently
Investigators contend that Steven's death was the result of
"blunt trauma to the abdomen" and determined that the injuries
were inconsistent with Martinez's account of an accidental tall.
Bishop sard.
Fight led to shooting
()KI.AH()MA CITY t API - A fight over a girl apparently led
to the shooting death of a 20-year-old man. police say.
Angel Manucll Rodriquez died about ft p m Thursday at the
University of Oklahoma Medical Center. Oklahoma City police
l.t Daimon Alexander said
The fight was over a girl but Alesander said Fridas he didn't
know the girl's relationship to the shooter or Rodriquez
Sgt Greg (iiltner said the department received a call about
2 40 p in about a disturbance over a female on the city's south-
west side.
(iiltner said a witness gave police the name of a possible shoot
er and a description of a vehicle that left the scene
New federal building opens
OKI ,AFK IMA CITY (AP) — Nine years after the bombing ol
the Allred P Murrah federal Building that killed lb# people, a
new federal building is scheduled to »>pen Monday
The Oklahoma office of the US Small Business
Administration started moving in Friday The agency is one of
thicc scheduled to nuke the move during this week
"A change is always difficult." said Dorothy Oseral. stale di-
rector tor the Small Business Administration "But we re looking
lorward to it Our space looks very good "
The new building, which is located a block from the Oklahoma
City National Memorial, has been called one ol the safest build
mgs m the country
The main entrance is enclosed with three quarter-inch thick,
floor-io-ceiling steel plates The building is vet back from the
street, and its windows are specially treated so they won't shatter
dunng an explosion
Workers tm the L.Y Department ot Housing and.I
Development have said they don't want to move into tne new
building because its proximity to the memorial brings back
painful memories
HI D. which lost 35 employees in the bombing, is the largest
agency making the move About half of the current 103 employ
ecs worked in the Alfred P Murrah Building, some of them next
to co-workers whose desks crashed through the floor
A Washington HI D official said that a final decision has not
been made as far as accommodating Oklahoma City workers who
do not want to move to the new building
Other agencies moving in are the Food and Drug
Administration, the hearing and appeals office lor Social Secuntv
Administration, the Department of Agriculture. Veterans
Administration, (ieneral Services Administration and offices for
the Army and Marines
Fate of congressman in jurors’ hands
FLANDRF.AU. SD r API
— Rep Bill Janklow has put
himself before South Dakota
voters seven times In six of
those elections. Janklow came
out the winner
But the next tally by a ju-
ry — could determine whether
the former four-term governor
and slate attorney general ever
runs for public office again
Twelve jurors will decide if
Janklow. M. is guilty of any
crime in the Aug lb traffic
death of Randy Scott of
Hardwick. Minn
Scott. 55. was killed instant
ly when his motorcycle was
struck by a car driven by
Janklow. who suffered a bro-
ken hand and head injury
Janklow. the stale's only
congressman, is accused of
speeding, running a stop sign,
reckless driving and second-
degree manslaughter It con-
victed of manslaughter, a
felony. Janklow could face up
CHRISTMAS
The Illinois National Guard
has mobilized approximately
2.50(1 personnel to fight in the
war against terrorism
The 1544th is a unit of
truckers "We provide the
beans and bullets lor every-
bv»dy," said the company com
mander. l.t Troy O'Donley
The company is based in
Paris, a town ot 4.100 about
115 miles cast of Springfield
Signs along the road into town
offer support tor the 1544th
and people here have been gen-
erous in donating money, pre
paid phone cards and other
items for care packages to the
soldiers
They head to Wisconsin
next week and then overseas
early next year Their destina
tion hasn't been disclosed, but
there's a good chance n will be
so mow here dangerous
Cathy Thompson. who
helped organize the cscnt as
part of the unit's Family
Readiness Group, said she and
her son have had “those tough
talks'* (bey'vc even discussed
sions
ARRESTS
several different types ol pre
scription drugs including
Hydnvcodone and Oxycontin
In a separate incident.
Sapulpa police arrested Harry
O West tor dnvmg while under
the influence of alcohol follow
mg a traff ic stop on North Main
Patrolman Jim Madden re-
ported that West was unable to
complete the field sobriety and
refused to take the hlood/alco-
hof test at police headquarters
Michael Durbin. 40. wav ar-
rested for public intoxication,
resisting arrest and domestic vi-
olence by SP1) Patrolman Trey
Pritchard Sunday.
Pritchard reported he had
been summoned to the Durban
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residence and found a woman
who was bleeding from the
mouth and had a swollen lip
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it he dies
"It s very hard as a mother
to have your 2h-year-«>ld son
sit down and talk about these
things." she said
The party mixed Christmas
cheer with instructions on how
to contact loved ones in an
emergency and what insurance
forms to fill out An empty
table at the front of the hall,
complete with salt to symbol-
ize tears, honored slam sol-
diers and sailors
Still, several people said the
party helped by reminding
them how many people are go-
ing through the same troubles
"Most people hi the unit
they're like your second farm-
ly.” said Thompson's son. Siatt
Sgt Keith Butler
Christopher Cruse of
Morrisonsille was focused on
his first family his parents.
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to I0 years in prison, as well as
a House ethic* committee in-
vestigation
Under the committee s
rules, representatives convict-
ed of a crime that carries two
or more years in prison should
refrain from voting in the
chamber until they are cleared
or are re-elected
The ethics committee could
issue a critical report, with no
other action required It could
also recommend a House re so
lution reprimanding him. cen-
suring him or even expelling
him
After five days ol testimony,
which included a rare session
Saturday, jurors are expected
to begin deliberations Monday
after hearing closing argu-
ments from both sides and re-
ceiving instructions from the
judge
Prosecutors argue that
Janklow. a self-described
speeder, was driving loo fast
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his wife Amanda and his
daughter Three-month-old
Megan slept as the others, ob-
viously not in a festive mood
ale quietly
Amanda Cruse promised to
keep her husband well-sup-
plied with letters from home
and pictures of the baby “I'm
going to send him sooon mans
pictures'" she said
Serena Spencer, a 20-year-
old Sullivan resident, said leas -
ing means missing her
boyfriend iwho jusi got out of
the Marines i. her favorite holi
day. her new nephew and her
family's puppies She'll even
be away for her 21 si birthday.
"I'm excited to go." Spencer
said, "hut it's bad this tune of
that day as well and ignored a
slop sign
The defense maintains that
Janklow was suffering a dia-
betic reac tion at the time of the
crash hut didn't know it be-
cause the symptoms were
masked by heart medication he
was taking
Janklow testified that a tight
schedule had kept him from
eating, even though he knew
the risk of taking his insulin
and mu cal mg.
"I just plain forgot." he said
"I've asked myself that 10 mil-
lion limes since this day."
Janklow also has said he
was taking the heart inedica
lion but stopped using it on his
own sometime after the acci-
dent
Hospital lists of his medica
tion after the accident do not
include the medication.
Atenolol, and a doctor testified
Saturday that hr found no indi
cation in Janklow s records he
was on the drug the day of the
crash
He denied running a stop
sign nearly a year ago at the
same intersection and nearly
hitting the truck of a woman
who testified earlier in the tri-
al The woman said she didn't
pursue charges against
Janklow because- be was gover-
nor at the lime
Janklow took the stand
Saturday as the final defense-
witness He said hr has tried
several times to meet with
Scott's relatives but they
weren't ready.
"I have to meet with them.”
he said, cry ing
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Broaddus, Matthew B. Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 76, Ed. 1 Monday, December 8, 2003, newspaper, December 8, 2003; Sapulpa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1501123/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.