Oklahoma man accused in 1988 killing faces trial
July 13, 2018
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man charged in a 30-year-old killing in Oklahoma has been ordered to stand for trial first-degree murder charge.
Tony Joe Watkins is charged in the 1988 death of 88-year-old Harve Rodden of Indianola. Rodden was found beaten and unconscious at his home and later died at a McAlester hospital.
Watkins, who is now 61, was not charged in the death until this year, after authorities received a tip.
A preliminary hearing was held this week on whether Watkins should stand trial on the charges. The McAlester News-Capital reports that Judge James Bland ruled Wednesday tha...
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