Stacy Lee Drake will stand trial for murders in Oklahoma
SALLISAW, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — A judge in Sequoyah County ruled today that Stacy Lee Drake will stand trial for three Oklahoma murders.
After the second day of a preliminary trial, the judge has determined that Drake will stand trial for the murders of Phillip Emerson, Tara Underwood and Taylor Sharp in Oklahoma. Drake is also accused of murdering one person in Alabama.
In Tuesday's preliminary trial, the judge called 10 witnesses to the stand who helped them make this ruling.
During their investigation, officers found multiple identifying documents of both Underwood and Sharp at the campsite where Drake was arrested in Morrilton, Arkansas.
Witnesses testify in Sequoyah County court in preliminary murder trial for Stacy Lee Drake
Those documents included Tara Underwood's Cherokee Nation identification card as well as her Arkansas driver's license. Officers also found a CDL license belonging to Taylor Sharp.
Investigators also found a tablet near an Oklahoma campsite where Drake allegedly spent time at.
A deep dive into the tablet revealed searches for YouTube videos called 'One hundred greatest one-liners before the kill' and 'One hundred greatest one-liners after the kill.'
Stacy Lee Drake will be tried for three counts of first-degree murder with deliberate intent, three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of possession of a stolen vehicle and one count of pattern of criminal offenses.
Drake's trial will begin on July 7.
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