OKLAHOMA CITY -
Teddy Mitchell,
the husband of murdered mother Julie Mitchell, was arrested and taken into
federal custody Friday with at least four other suspects, but defense attorneys on
the case insist the arrests are not for the murder.
As of late Friday,
News 9 could not confirm what the men were arrested for because the matter is
sealed in federal court. The FBI plans to release details on Monday. In the
meantime, News 9 has learned that the men were processed at FBI headquarters in
Oklahoma City before heading to jail in Grady County.
"It's certainly
nothing about the murder," Teddy Mitchell's attorney Scott Adams said.
The FBI was silent
as Teddy and two of his sons, Dryden and Nick, were taken to jail.
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"I would be remiss
and look crazy if I didn't admit that it has something to do with gambling,"
Dryden's attorney Billy Bock said.
An investigation
into illegal gambling is the educated guesses of those close to the case.
Sources say a friend of Teddy's, David Loveland, and another suspect were also
taken to jail.
"I'm sure they had
several agents on it," Bock said.
Adams says the
investigation into the gambling aspect surrounding Teddy was ramped up after
Julie Mitchell's murder.
In 2010, Julie's
body was found by her stepson in the couple's northwest Oklahoma City home. No
one has publicly disputed that Teddy was in Arizona at the time of the murder.
Investigators still have not arrested anyone for the killing.
If the chargers are
indeed related to gambling, Bock says the government will be prosecuting a
victimless crime on this case and wasting taxpayer money.
There could be as
many as six defendants in this case, but News 9 will not know a total number
until Monday, when the matter is unsealed in court and the men are arraigned.
Defense Attorney Billy Bock represents Teddy Mitchell's Son, Dryden.
