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Owasso · OwassoNex Benedict, the Oklahoma high school student whose death last month has drawn national attention to the plight of transgender teens, sustained no lethal injuries and left notes “suggestive of self-harm” according to a full autopsy report released Wednesday. The release of the full report follows a March 13 summary in which the state medical examiner ruled the 16-year-old’s February 8 death a likely suicide resulting from the “combined toxicity…See the Story
Full Nex Benedict autopsy says there were no lethal injuries, points to “self-harm”
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Bullying · OwassoAt the first school board meeting since the assault and death in Oklahoma of non-binary, Native-American student Nex Benedict, 16, furious parents and advocates blasted a culture of rampant hate and bullying of LGBTQ+ students - tragically, predictably, in a state run by rampant GOP haters and bullies - especially after a dubious medical report declared Benedict's death a suicide. With both a federal probe and effort to remove the (hateful, bul…See the Story
Spitting On A Kid's Grave: We Don't Want That Filth
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Native American · OwassoAngry community members spoke out at the first board meeting of the Owasso Public School District following the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old transgender Native American student who died on February 8 after an alleged assault by three bullies in his high school bathroom. Medical experts have recently cast doubt upon a report from the state medical examiner’s office that ruled Benedict’s death as a likely suicide from the “combined toxicit…See the Story
Owasso school board blasted for “spitting on grave” of Nex Benedict by ignoring bullying
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Bullying · OwassoBullying has become a hot topic in the state of Oklahoma after the recent death of an Owasso teenager. While the investigation into Nex Benedict's death hasn't been connected to bullying, many are calling on officials to do more. Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office has 29 school officers in 16 districts across the county. They say they get at least one incident a week, but they are seeing more of it.See the Story
Calls for a crackdown on bullying after the death of an Owasso teenager
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Property · OwassoDetective Mike Denton is accused of shooting and killing his neighbor's dog and lying about it. Denton has twice been fired from the Owasso Police Department over accusations of excessive force. A jury acquitted him in 2015 and he was reinstated as part of a settlement.See the Story
Owasso detective on administrative leave after shooting neighbor’s dog
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Animal Cruelty · OwassoGunner Lee Richards, 25, and Tryston Hunter Needham, 29, charged with animal cruelty. Owner found female buffalo dead and her head had been removed. Second buffalo, a large adult male, was severely wounded and needed euthanasia. One of the men bragged to friends about the killing, affidavit states.See the Story
Oklahoma men accused of torturing, beheading pregnant buffalo
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Owasso · Owasso Cherokee Nation marshals arrested two men in connection to the killing of three buffalo. Gunner Lee Richards, 25, and Tryston Hunter Needham, 29, were arrested in March. Owner Bill Rethke went out on his land and found his pregnant buffalo and a male buffalo shot to death.See the Story
2 arrested in connection to buffalo killing in Owasso
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Owasso · OwassoBenedict died in February a day after getting in a fight at school in Owasso. The ME summary report said Nex died by suicide and cited "drug toxicity" of the chemical names of Benadryl and Prozac. The full report is expected to be released on March 27th.See the Story
Nex Benedict's family call on schools, lawmakers to reform school environments
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