BREAKING NEWS
Former Woodward detective charged
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Posted: 02/04/2012
A former Woodward police detective has been charged with 13 felony counts after prosecutors accused him of stealing methamphetamine from the police department's evidence room.
Michael Albert Morton appeared in court Thursday and was released after posting a $20,000 bond. Authorities allege that Morton admitted stealing the drug between May 2009 and March 2010 to give to his wife, whom he has since divorced.
According to an affidavit, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation found that 67 items of evidence that contained methamphetamine appeared to have been tampered with.
Prosecutor James Boring tells the Woodward News he agreed with a $20,000 bond because Morton has no prior criminal history.
An attorney for Morton didn't immediately return a message seeking comment Friday.
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