U.S. Marshals Prison Transport Plane Returns to OK Airport Because of Smoke

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marshals Service prisoner transport plane taking off from Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport Tuesday morning and headed to various stops, had to return to Oklahoma after experiencing problems, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Airport spokeswoman Karen Carney told the Oklahoman that the MD-80 airplane returned after…

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2 Men Charged in Okla. With Buying Weapons to Smuggle Into Mexico

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two men have been indicted in Oklahoma on charges of illegally buying weapons including military type semi-automatic rifles and smuggling some into Mexico, authorities announced Thursday. Gregorio Morales-Martinez, 34, an illegal immigrant from Lewisville, Tex. and Jorge Alexis Blanco, 25, of Stillwater, Ok. were charged with illegally purchasing 43 firearms, including…

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