Saturday, October 21st 2023, 11:20 am
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's office is currently investigating a deadly axe attack.
It happened late on Friday night near Earlsboro.
The Sheriff's Office stated the suspect was staying with his mom, and the victim was house-sitting at a neighbors house when the altercation occurred.
Investigators believe the suspect may have been under the influence of drugs, and that he was arrested an hour later by deputies.
The victim is said to have been a 24-year-old man named Charles Rogers, and the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Felipe Reyes Wright Jr, is currently in custody.
Wright's arraignment is scheduled for Monday morning.
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story reported that this homicide was drug-related. Further information from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has specified that only the suspect is believed to have been under the influence of drugs.
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