By Fox23.com News Staff
WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. — The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office has announced new charges regarding the suspicious death of a person near the Whitehorn Cove area back in January.
We earlier reported about deputies finding a unconscious person at a house near East 700 Road and South 334 Road. During the investigation, two suspects, Christopher Zwirtz and Roberta Slagle, were identified as being connected to the incident. Slagle was arrested and booked on a domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charge. Zwirtz was charged with domestic abuse by strangulation.
On May 20, Wagoner County investigators submitted new charges on Slagle to the Wagoner County District Attorney’s office for review after receiving the Oklahoma Medical Examiners Office report.
On June 2, District Attorney Jack Thorp’s office filed updated charges that include murder in the first degree, 4 counts of domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, child neglect, and pattern of criminal offenses.
Zwirtz is a tribal citizen and charges were submitted to tribal entities for review. The FBI will accept the investigation.
