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On Sunday, November 6, 2022, OSBI began an investigation into a deadly shooting in rural Seminole County, between the towns of Sasakwa and Wewoka.  The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office had received a 911 call regarding a shooting that occurred at that location. Upon arrival, deputies located Russell “Rusty” Bolen, 33 years old, deceased at the scene. An additional individual, Robie Watters, 52 years old, had also been shot, and was transported from the scene. Daniel Sisco, 46 years old, reported Bolen and Watters pointed firearms at him, and he shot at them, striking both of them. OSBI agents responded to the scene, interviewed individuals, and conducted a thorough crime scene investigation.

As a result of the OSBI investigation, on Sunday, November 13, 2022, OSBI agents arrested Watters after his release from the hospital.  Watters was arrested on an arrest warrant for the charges of Carrying Weapon Under the Influence of Alcohol, Felony Pointing a Firearm, Second Degree Murder (Felony Murder), and Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon- Shooting with the Intent to Kill.  He was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center pending transfer to the Seminole County Jail.

The booking photograph for Watters is attached.