MAJOR COUNTY, OK – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) was requested by the Major County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a homicide that occurred on Sunday night. The incident occurred at a residence on E. County Road 51 in Ringwood, Okla. When deputies arrived on scene they found 40-year-old Kristan Newton dead in his yard from gunshot wounds. Newton and his 16-year-old step-son had been arguing when the juvenile shot Newton. Newton was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The juvenile was arrested by OSBI agents early this morning and booked into the Major County Jail on a charge of Murder in the First Degree. The Major County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assisted the OSBI with this investigation.
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