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February 17, 2012

Wagoner man charged with child abuse, cocaine possession

By Rachel Petersen Staff Writer

McALESTER — A Wagoner man was arrested by Kiowa police after a traffic stop and charged with child abuse and possession of cocaine.

Chester E. Burkholder, 43, was charged Wednesday in Pittsburg County District Court with

possession of a controlled dangerous substance (cocaine), child abuse by neglect, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to maintain security.

Kiowa Chief of Police Tony Runyon said that his K-9 sergeant was on duty Tuesday and completed a traffic stop on Burkholder’s vehicle. “He discovered narcotics,” Runyon said. “There was also a child taken into custody by DHS that was in the vehicle.”

Runyon said that officers allegedly found cocaine in Burkholder’s vehicle and then, when he was being booked into the Pittsburg County Jail, officers found more narcotics allegedly hidden in Burkholder’s underwear.



Contact Rachel Petersen at rpetersen@mcalesternews.com.

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