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  • Captain Jerry Flowers, left, special agent supervisor for State Of Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture talks to Pittsburg County Sheriff Joel Kerns at the PIttsburg County Criminal Justice center after arresting a suspect in an ongoing armed robbery investigation.

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  • On Tuesday a man with a small child watch as a Sheriff’s deputy Wesley Robertson talks to a suspect in an armed robbery investigation at the McAlester Stockyards.

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  • A suspect is arrested by Special Agent Kent Dowell of the State of Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture on Tuesday at the McAlester Stockyards.

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July 26, 2012

State investigators arrest suspect in armed robbery case at McAlester Stockyards.

By Jeanne LeFlore Staff Writer

McALESTER — A suspect was arrested at the McAlester Stockyards in an on-going armed robbery investigation conducted by an elite unit of state agencies.

“It was a good catch,” said Capt. Jerry Flowers Special Agent Supervisor for State of Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture Food and Forestry.

The suspect was arrested and booked into Pittsburg County Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday after picking up a check from the sale of 15 head of allegedly stolen cattle.

Flowers said the investigation began on May 1 after a group of men held a Seminole County rancher at gun point.

“The persons responsible took several head of cattle,” Flowers said.

“This is the first arrest in this on-going investigation.”

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Contact Jeanne LeFlore at jleflore at mcalesternews.com.

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