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Adam C. Nelson’s criminal record

Adam C. Nelson’s criminal record
• February 2013 (Pittsburg County) — Charged with prisoner placing body fluid on government employee. Pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve one year in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. The sentence is to be served consecutively to his current sentence.
• March 2009 (Oklahoma County) — Convicted in a 2009 case of making a threat or conveying information known to be false concerning a bomb. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.
• March 2009 (Oklahoma County) — Convicted in a 2008 case of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and first degree burglary. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.

SOURCE: www.odcr.com and www.doc.state.ok.us

Earl Engleking’s criminal record

Earl Engleking’s criminal record
• February 2013 (Pittsburg County) — Charged with prisoner placing bodily fluid or substance on a correctional officer. Case pending.
• July 2008 (Oklahoma County) — Convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.
• March 1998 (Oklahoma County) — Convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Sentenced to five years probation.
• August 1996 (Oklahoma County) — Convicted of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. Sentenced to five years probation.

SOURCE: www.odcr.com and www.doc.state.ok.us

Joseph Scott Norwood’s criminal record

Joseph Scott Norwood’s criminal record
• February 2013 (Pittsburg County) — Charged with assault and battery on a correctional officer. Case pending.
• September 2006 (LeFlore County) — Convicted in a 2005 case of second degree burglary. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.
• June 2005 (LeFlore County) — Convicted in two 2004 cases of two counts of false declaration of ownership in pawn. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.
• June 2005 (LeFlore County) — Convicted in a 2004 case of grand larceny. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration.
• June 2005 (LeFlore County) — Convicted in a 2004 case of second degree burglary. Sentenced to 10 years incarceration followed by 10 years probation.
• September 2002 (LeFlore County) — Convicted of second degree burglary. Sentenced to three years incarceration.

SOURCE: www.odcr.com and www.doc.state.ok.us

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Adam C. Nelson Photo courtesy of Okla. DOC
Earl Engleking Photo courtesy of Okla. DOC
Joseph Scott Norwood Photo courtesy of Okla. DOC

February 13, 2013

OSP inmate pleads guilty to prison crime

By Rachel Petersen Staff Writer The McAlester News-Capital Wed Feb 13, 2013, 09:43 AM CST

McALESTER — An inmate from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary recently pleaded guilty to a felony count he was charged with earlier this month.

Adam Nelson, 24, was charged Feb. 1 in Pittsburg County District Court with one felony count of prisoner placing body fluid on government employee. He pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 8 and was sentenced to serve an additional year in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Nelson was also fined $150.

Nelson is currently serving a 10-year sentence for Oklahoma County convictions of burglary, assault and making a bomb threat. His original release date was May 25, 2018, and he has a parole hearing set in September 2016. With the new conviction, Nelson’s new release date is set in 2019.

Nelson is one of three OSP inmates facing new felony charges this month.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is cracking down on inmate crime within prisons.

Also charged with felony counts were OSP inmates Earl Engleking, 51, and Joseph Scott Norwood, 29. Engleking was charged with prisoner placing bodily fluids /substance on a correctional officer and Norwood was charged with assault and battery on a correctional officer.

Terry Crenshaw, warden’s assistant for OSP, said a lot of offenses are handled within the prison. However, some offenses will be forwarded to the District 18 District Attorney’s Office. “It is not an everyday occurrence that offenders are charged with a crime,” Crenshaw said. “For simple violations of policy, we have administrative remedies we use. When this occurs, offenders are not charged with a crime in a court of law but are, however, held accountable through the administrative remedy process within the prison.”

Crenshaw said when an inmate incident causes danger to staff and other inmates, then charges will be filed. “If it is a state law violation, if an offender commits a crime, like assaulting staff or placing bodily fluid on staff, which in turn puts individuals, employees and offenders, in danger, or if it could disrupt security operations, we would seek state charges.”

Engleking is currently serving a 10-year sentence for an Oklahoma County assault conviction. His scheduled release date is June 5, 2017, and he has a parole hearing set in February 2014. If convicted of this new charge, he is facing an additional two years incarceration.

Norwood is currently serving time for LeFlore County convictions of burglary and grand larceny. His scheduled release date is May 31, 2015, and he has a parole hearing set in December 2013. If convicted, he is facing an additional five years incarceration.

Contact Rachel Petersen at rpetersen@mcalesternews.com.

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