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An Alabama man faces a third murder charge in Oklahoma

An Alabama man faces a third murder charge in Oklahoma

An Alabama man faces a third murder charge in Oklahoma

By KEN MILLER OKLAHOMA CITY

(AP) — A third Oklahoma murder charge has been filed against an Alabama man who was arrested in Arkansas, according to a prosecutor.

Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was charged Wednesday with the June 14 slaying of Phillip Emerson at his El Reno home, according to a statement from Sequoyah County District Attorney Jack Thorp.

Drake, whose first name is spelled Stacey in some court documents, was previously charged with murder in the June 18 shooting of Tara Huber Underwood and Taylor Sharp at a business in Gans.

“This man’s senseless and violent actions have affected the people of this state,” Thorp said. “Those victims and their families deserve justice.”

An attorney for Drake declined to comment Thursday.

Drake faces additional charges of robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle and committing a pattern of criminal offenses, allowing Sequoyah County prosecutors to charge him in the El Reno, Canadian County, slaying.

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Capt. Jack Kennedy said Drake is wanted on a murder warrant in that state, but court records do not show a formal charge.

A phone message seeking comment was left Thursday for a Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s spokesman.

An affidavit in the Oklahoma murders alleges that Drake killed Emerson in El Reno, a western suburb of Oklahoma City, and stole his truck. The vehicle was later found near the company in Gans, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of Oklahoma City.

Underwood’s vehicle, which was taken from Gans, was found on June 20 at a motel in Morrilton, Arkansas, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock. Drake was later arrested in a nearby wooded area.