Oklahoma
Oklahoma community gathers for Athena Brownfield’s funeral
Athena Brownfield
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
ENID, Okla. (KOCO) — The Oklahoma neighborhood gathered to recollect the 4-year-old Cyril woman who investigators say was murdered on Christmas Day and was reported lacking earlier this month.
The funeral service for Athena Brownfield started at 2 p.m. Wednesday on the Stride Financial institution Middle, positioned at 301 S. Independence Ave. in Enid. The funeral is open to the general public.
State Sen. Roger Thompson officiated the funeral.
“The occasions surrounding the premature dying of this little 4-year-old woman are heartbreaking and he or she deserves to be remembered within the right manner and with dignity,” Oklahoma Freeway Patrol Trooper Eric Foster stated in a information launch.
An obituary says Athena beloved to paint and “Child Shark,” her favourite colour was purple, and he or she beloved taking part in dress-up.
Athena was reported lacking on Jan. 10 after a mail provider discovered her 5-year-old sister outdoors their residence on West Nebraska Avenue in Cyril. The postal employee referred to as police, and legislation enforcement began their seek for Athena after studying she was lacking.
The search efforts transitioned to a restoration operation a few week after the 4-year-old woman was reported lacking.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation introduced on Jan. 17 that the stays of a kid have been present in rural Grady County close to Rush Springs. OSBI officers stated on the time that they may not verify that the stays have been these of Athena and that the stays have been despatched to the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Workplace for constructive identification.
Authorities have nonetheless not introduced whether or not the stays have been Athena’s.
Regulation enforcement arrested two caregivers – Ivon and Alysia Adams – amid the seek for Athena.
Ivon Adams was arrested in Arizona on a first-degree homicide grievance. Court docket paperwork allege that he beat and killed Athena on Christmas Day and buried her physique close to a house in Rush Springs.
Adams has since been returned to Oklahoma.
Alysia Adams was charged with two counts of kid neglect – one for failing to oversee Athena’s sister and one other for failing to guard Athena from her husband.
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Oklahoma
BYU is Nearing Another Sellout for Oklahoma State Game
On Friday night, no. 13 BYU hosts Oklahoma State for a chance to improve to 7-0. This game is important for both teams: the Cougars are looking to remain in the thick of the conference title hunt, and the Cowboys are desperate for a win after losing back-to-back-to-back games. The Cowboys are coming off a bye week, and Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy has a reputation for winning games after bye weeks. The temperature is expected to be in the low 40’s throughout the game.
BYU-Oklahoma State a is quickly trending towards a sellout. As of early late Tuesday evening, just over 600 tickets remain available on the BYU Tickets website, primarily in the North endzone. Only one lower bowl ticket remains – the rest are in the upper bowl.
Tickets Available (As of 10/15/24 in the evening)
West Side: 12
North Side: 467
East Side: 31
South Side: 103
BYU has sold out all three of its home games this season against Southern Illinois, Kansas State and Arizona. The Southern Illinois and Kansas State games didn’t sellout until a few hours before kickoff. The Arizona game sold out a few days before kickoff. BYU-Oklahoma State is on pace to sellout a day or two before kickoff.
Lavell Edwards Stadium is the biggest venue in the Big 12. BYU has exceeded capacity over the last two home games this season. The BYU-Arizona game was the most attended game at BYU since BYU-TCU in 2009.
Southern Illinois attendance: 63,712
Kansas State attendance: 64,201
Arizona attendance: 64,420
Oklahoma
Victim Identified, 3 Arrested After Deadly Shootout In SW Oklahoma City
New details have been released about the suspects arrested after a deadly weekend mass shootout where 15 people were shot.
A 19-year-old died in the shooting that happened at an event center in Southwest Oklahoma City.
“I feel sorry for his mom and his family and everything,” Jose Avila, a friend of the victim, said.
On Monday, police confirmed that Gerardo Sandoval, nicknamed “Junior,” was the person killed early Saturday morning at Patty’s Event Center in southwest Oklahoma City.
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“It’s believed that there were two groups of people that got into some sort of argument. During that argument, shots were fired,” Capt. Valerie Littlejohn with Oklahoma City Police said Saturday morning. “It appears there were multiple different shooters and different guns used.”
Police now say the argument was between Sandoval and a group of people at the scene.
It escalated to gunfire, and Sandoval was killed, and 14 bystanders were injured in the crossfire.
Police arrested 19-year-old Jaziel Ramos and 20-year-old Thomas Santiago on first-degree murder complaints.
Related Story: 1 Dead, At Least 14 Injured In Halloween Party Shootout In Southwest Oklahoma City
20-year-old Abraham Violante faces multiple complaints of assault with a deadly weapon.
“It’s just one of them things you get into an argument, and you’re under the influence, and it goes zero to a hundred real quick,” Avila said on Saturday when he came to the scene Saturday and discovered his friend had been killed.
“What can we do about it? Life goes on, but I feel bad for his mom and stuff,” Avila said.
Friends and family describe Sandoval as funny and a sweet soul whose bright smile always lit up the room.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover Sandoval’s funeral costs.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy suffers bizarre injury after 'run-in' with his cattle
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy would have put himself on the injury report heading into the Cowboys’ matchup against No. 13 BYU this week if he could.
Gundy revealed on Monday he “had a run-in” with his cattle over the weekend that left him with an eye injury. He conducted his weekly media briefing over Zoom.
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“I’ve got a bad eye that I didn’t think would be particularly enjoyable for people when they were looking at my pretty face in a live interview,” Gundy said. “But more importantly, it’s full of blood, and I get dizzy.
“So it’s not easy to be upright and be in a normal function. But other than that, I’m doing great.”
Gundy is going to have to keep at least one eye on the prize in a tough matchup against the unbeaten Cougars. He said the injury is improving every day.
“I’m fine, and it should get better every day,” he said. “Hopefully it’ll get a little better. But I’m fine. I’m working the same hours. I mean, it’s no big deal. I just didn’t think it was very appealing.”
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Oklahoma State finds itself 0-3 to start Big 12 Conference play and 3-3 overall. Two of its three losses came at the hands of ranked opponents – Utah and Kansas State.
BYU has emerged as one of the teams to beat. They are 6-0 behind quarterback Jake Retzlaff, who has 1,426 passing yards and 14 touchdown passes.
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The two teams play on Friday night at 10:15 ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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