Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his office will investigate whether a proposed mosque and commercial development in Broken Arrow complies with Oklahoma law and applicable federal statutes. Tulsa County Commissioner Kelly Dunkerley (Dist. 3), however, asserts zoning issues and compliance with the comprehensive plan are the critical components for Broken Arrow to consider.

United States Attorney Clint Johnson Wednesday announced the results of the January Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury.

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Today, Elga Eugene Harper, 43, was sentenced to life imprisonment. According to court documents, in May 2022, Harper showed up at Ellen Finlay’s (Ellie) house unannounced. She was a nun and knew that Harper was homeless. Ellie would pay Harper to fix things around her Tulsa home. Ellie told Harper that she had no work for him. He requested to use the restroom, and Ellie allowed him to.

Ellie testified that Harper had been gone for a while and that she went to check on him. When she found Harper, he was in her bedroom naked and immediately attacked her. Ellie described to the jury how Harper bound her arms and legs and tied a noose around her neck. Then Harper made her move to the shower, where he sexually assaulted her. Harper physically and sexually assaulted her for more than four hours, went through her home, and took some of her possessions.

The Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted former pastor Joseph Lyle Campbell, 68, on one count of first-degree rape and one count of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16. The indictment, announced by Attorney General Gentner Drummond, alleges the crimes occurred in 1984 while Campbell was the youth pastor at the Eastland Assembly of God Church in Tulsa.