Tahlequah Daily Press

Local News

Discussion

Add a comment on this story
November 27, 2012

Area man arrested after home invasion

By JOSH NEWTON Staff Writer

TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Hulbert man last week after a home burglary was reported.

Deputies said Randell Chambers called them after returning home and finding a back door had been kicked in. A PlayStation 3, laptop computer, several firearms and other items had been taken from Chambers’ home.

Officers went to a neighbor’s home where Daniel Wayne Mauldin, 23, and a woman were staying. The woman reportedly told deputies she had expected them after hearing what happened, and gave them permission to search the home, but officers found none of the items that had been taken from Chambers’ residence.

Deputies were dispatched back to the residence the following day when Chambers’ father reportedly saw Mauldin walking toward the home that had been broken into. Mauldin saw the father and went back to his residence, according to deputies.

The woman who lived next door to Chambers reportedly gave a one-day notice that she was moving out, so Chambers asked deputies to check inside the home to make sure no one was inside. Deputies said Mauldin was asleep in a bedroom and was detained.

Mauldin allegedly told deputies the woman he’d been staying with asked him to break into the next-door home, and told him where he’d find certain items of value that could be pawned for money. Mauldin allegedly told deputies he instead had another man break into the home in exchange for half of the items, and then helped carry some of them to a nearby creek to be stashed so police didn’t see them.

Deputies were unable to locate the man Mauldin said burglarized the home, but Mauldin was booked on charges of knowingly concealing stolen property.

Court records show Mauldin was charged with larceny of an automobile earlier this year, but prosecutors later moved to dismiss the charges with restitution paid in full. Mauldin also has several former charges for public intoxication in Cherokee County.

Text Only
Local News
  • ts Cemetery main.tif Grave circumstances

    Cemeteries are often thought of with solemnity. If monuments are properly preserved, they can be a boon to genealogists and historians, and provide a place for generations of family to gather and remember lost loved ones.

    May 17, 2013 1 Photo

  • rf bike month.tif Bike trails will increase cycling interest

    One of the most unique uses for a stationary bicycle is to power a generator connected to a blender, making a juice drink in a tiny store in a jungle, as demonstrated on a Travel Channel show.

    May 17, 2013 1 Photo

  • Second Begay jury trial to begin

    Despite new DNA evidence introduced in the case, a district judge has decided to go ahead with a man’s second planned jury trial on child sex abuse charges.

    May 17, 2013

  • Lawns will need extra TLC this season

    Summer is almost here, and before the mercury hovers at the century mark, local residents are working to get the lawns in shape.

    May 17, 2013

  • ts Freewheel.tif Wheelin’ our way

    Freewheel representatives were in Tahlequah Wednesday, scouting their upcoming route.

    May 16, 2013 1 Photo

  • Rock gets 17 years for burning baby

    A Cherokee County mother charged with using an iron to burn her 14-month-old baby last year will spend 17 years in prison as part of a plea agreement on child-abuse charges.

    May 16, 2013

  • Anti-smoking bill draws mixed reactions

    Anti-tobacco legislation recently signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has some local residents expressing concern over what they view is another liberty lost, while others are pleased with measures they believe will protect public health.

    May 16, 2013

  • Two snared after taking marijuana

    Two people were arrested this week after authorities found them to be in possession of marijuana.

    May 16, 2013

  • Two hurt in attack at apartment

    Two people were hospitalized and a third was arrested Wednesday morning after an attack at Pleasant View Apartments.

    May 16, 2013

  • Feds mull lowering blood-alcohol cutoff to .05

    Federal safety investigators are encouraging all states to lower the existing blood-alcohol content cutoff of .08 to .05, and local authorities have varying opinions on the request.

    May 16, 2013

Poll

What do you think of Sen. McCain's proposal to allow cable TV channels to be sold a la carte (individually, rather than in bundles with a lot of channels no one wants)? Bear in mind some less popular channels could go by the wayside with no bundling support, and that while overall packages should theoretically decrease in cost, individual channels might cost more.

Strongly in favor of a la carte.
Somewhat in favor of a la carte.
Somewhat opposed to a la carte.
Strongly opposed to a la carte.
Undecided
     View Results
Press Sports Twitter Updates
Follow us on twitter
Follow me on Twitter
AP Video
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools $1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel? Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting Raw: School Bus Crash Injures Five Children Quick Response Saved Baby on Phila. Train Tracks One Million Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh
Stocks
Bedlam