Advisory
UPDATE: LEFLORE COUNTY MAN WITH OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN CUSTODY
MCALESTER, Oklahoma (February 17, 2022) - A Poteau man wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant is in custody. Stephen Michael Newman, who is facing one count of Procuring Obscene Material, was arrested by the McAlester Police Department without incident. Officers transported Newman to the Pittsburg County jail. The OSBI received a tip and Newman was in custody three hours after an appeal to the public for assistance in locating him.
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POTEAU, Oklahoma (February 17, 2022) – Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Stephen Michael Newman. Newman has a warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear for court multiple times.
Newman was arrested in November 2020 for one count of Procuring Obscene Material, which is a felony. The OSBI ICAC Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that Newman was having online chats with a minor child in Idaho. Idaho law enforcement secured a search warrant and determined the IP address associated with the tip was from an address in Poteau. During the investigation, agents discovered that Newman had been requesting sexually explicit photos and videos from the girl in Idaho.
A search warrant was secured for Newman’s electronic devices. On those devices, agents found more than 50 items of evidence including photographs and videos of child pornography and child sexual abuse.
After his arrest in November 2020, Newman bonded out of jail and has not returned to court for any appearances.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Newman, please contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or email [email protected]. You can remain anonymous.
***A picture of Newman is attached.***
UPDATE: LEFLORE COUNTY MAN WITH OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN CUSTODY
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT |
| Brook Arbeitman | |
| (405) 879-2591 | |
| [email protected] |
MCALESTER, Oklahoma (February 17, 2022) - A Poteau man wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant is in custody. Stephen Michael Newman, who is facing one count of Procuring Obscene Material, was arrested by the McAlester Police Department without incident. Officers transported Newman to the Pittsburg County jail. The OSBI received a tip and Newman was in custody three hours after an appeal to the public for assistance in locating him.
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POTEAU, Oklahoma (February 17, 2022) – Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Stephen Michael Newman. Newman has a warrant out for his arrest after failing to appear for court multiple times.
Newman was arrested in November 2020 for one count of Procuring Obscene Material, which is a felony. The OSBI ICAC Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that Newman was having online chats with a minor child in Idaho. Idaho law enforcement secured a search warrant and determined the IP address associated with the tip was from an address in Poteau. During the investigation, agents discovered that Newman had been requesting sexually explicit photos and videos from the girl in Idaho.
A search warrant was secured for Newman’s electronic devices. On those devices, agents found more than 50 items of evidence including photographs and videos of child pornography and child sexual abuse.
After his arrest in November 2020, Newman bonded out of jail and has not returned to court for any appearances.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Newman, please contact the OSBI at (800) 522-8017 or email [email protected]. You can remain anonymous.
***A picture of Newman is attached.***
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Address/Location
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
6600 Harvey Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 405-879-2591
