Oklahoma man allegedly confessed to killing, dismembering 4 men, affidavit says - WOKV

OKMULGEE, Okla. — A antheral allegedly confessed to sidesplitting and dismembering 4 men successful Okmulgee, Oklahoma, according to an affidavit which was sealed until Thursday.

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Okmulgee Police Department connected Oct. 14 recovered the remains of 4 men successful the Deep Fork River, according to KOKI. Their remains were recovered dismembered.

A idiosyncratic of interest, identified arsenic Joseph Kennedy by KOKI, was reportedly arrested successful Florida successful a stolen car.

Officials judge that Kennedy, 67, had changeable and killed the 4 men connected Oct. 9 astatine his scrap yard, according to an affidavit obtained by The Associated Press.

The men - Mark Chastain, 32; Billy Chastain, 30; Alex Stevens, 29; and Mike Sparks, 32 - wherever believed to person near a location successful Okmulgee connected Oct. 9 connected bicycles, according to the AP.

KOKI reported that connected Thursday determination was an accelerated proceeding to code that Kennedy had allegedly violated his parole by leaving Oklahoma. He was arrested successful Florida connected Oct. 17 and was yet extradited backmost to Okmulgee County successful November connected a warrant.

In the hearing, Kennedy allegedly told a pistillate successful Gore, Oklahoma, that helium had killed and dismembered 4 men due to the fact that helium believed they were stealing from him, according to the affidavit obtained by the AP.

Kennedy allegedly told them that helium killed them and chopped them up. Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said successful the affidavit obtained by KOKI that Kennedy’s confession ne'er made its mode to instrumentality enforcement.

An affidavit was filed weeks agone by the territory lawyer and was sealed until Thursday’s hearing. This was believed to person been done to summation Kennedy’s enslaved to $10 million, according to KOKI.

Kennedy is expected backmost successful tribunal connected Monday to proceed Thursday’s proceeding aft his defence lawyer had objected to her lawsuit not being physically successful the courtroom. According to KOKI, Kennedy is not charged with execution but remains a idiosyncratic of interest. He is inactive being held connected a $10 cardinal bond.

No further accusation has been released.

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