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Hamilton was wanted in connection with the killing at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of N Council Road. Officers found McCarther lying dead near a breezeway.

The homicide is being investigated by the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Hamilton, who goes by the nickname “Smoke,” also had three unrelated warrants for driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and second-degree burglary.

McCarther, 21, died of multiple gunshot wounds. Two other men also have been arrested in connection with his death — Lawrence W. Bartlett, 27, and Brandon Dawson, 20.

Hamilton is being held without bail in the Oklahoma County jail.

Ministers have retreated over widely criticised plans to make it easier not to register to vote, saying they recognised it was a civic duty to register and they would consider introducing fines for failing to return a voter registration form.

There had been warnings that the original Cabinet Office proposals would result in a big fall in the number of registered voters, especially among existing under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, those on low incomes and people renting their homes.

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“He told them lie, after lie, after lie,” prosecutor Gregg Costa told the jury at the start of Stanford’s trial on criminal fraud charges in federal court in Houston.

“Really, that is the perfect name for the bank, because the bank was there to enrich Mr. Stanford.”

Stanford sat rocking in his chair, listening intently.

Earlier, Stanford pleaded not guilty to a 14-count indictment. “I plead not guilt to every count,” the former billionaire said in an emphatic voice.

His attorneys have said that Stanford is unfit for trial after a severe beating in jail and because of an addiction to anti-anxiety medication.

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Two Newbury Park residents were arrested after an attempted robbery at a Thousand Oaks bookstore, authorities said Tuesday.

Thousand Oaks police said a patron was sitting inside the Barnes & Noble bookstore at 160 Promenade Way about 2:30 p.m. Friday when someone grabbed her purse and started to flee. The woman hung on to her purse, and the person ran out of the store empty-handed before jumping into a waiting car, police said.

Numerous people called 911, and police arrested Krista Claxton, 24, a few hours later, authorities said. Chadwick Fontana, 25, was arrested Saturday, police said.

Without comment, the high court let stand a decision from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Stemple’s right to a fair trial was not violated by the admission of an incriminating taped interview with Tulsa police before he was officially under arrest.

Stemple, now 46, and an accomplice beat Stemple’s wife — Trisha, who was 30 — with a baseball bat and then ran her over several times with a pickup on U.S. 75 outside of Tulsa.

Pruitt asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date in 60 days or the earliest date the court deems fit.

“Timothy Shaun Stemple has exhausted all of his appeals in a court of law,” Pruitt said. “After

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