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Amarillo inmate missing since 1997 back in custody |
By newschannel10.com- Mary Coleman |
Published: 10/27/2016 |
AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) - Tina Stone has been arrested by authorities in Amarillo after being on the lam for nearly a decade because a temporary warrant for her arrest expired, despite authorities knowing of her whereabouts. Stone, 54, walked away from a Tulsa halfway house on Dec. 29, 1997. She moved to Amarillo and although she was arrested several times in Texas, the Inspector General’s office could not extradite her without a warrant. She was serving a 7-year sentence for second-degree forgery and possession of stolen property. Under Senate Bill 1001, recently signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Office of the Inspector General is now able to issue permanent warrants to bring individuals who unlawfully leave a state facility back into custody. Read More. |
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