The murder trial for Guthrie resident Daniel Triplett, 68, is scheduled to start Monday, April 17 in District Judge Phillip Corley’s courtroom.
Triplett is facing a first degree murder charge and a desecration of a human corpse charge in the death of Brent Mack in September, 2021.
Jury selection will begin Monday morning. Triplett, who originally bonded out of jail, has been in the Logan County Detention Center since violating the terms of the bond and having it revoked. The Guthrie News Leader will provide updates on the trial as they become available.
The court has been busy dealing with other homicide cases, as well.
Jesse Bramlett and Myklayn Day have both pleaded guilty to second degree murder for their involvement in an October 1, 2021, home invasion that left one of their accomplices dead after being shot by the homeowner.
Bramlett was originally charged with first degree murder, first degree burglary, and second degree burglary. He pleaded guilty to the second degree burglary and the amended charge of second degree murder. The first degree burglary charge was dismissed along with a count for conspiracy to commit a felony.
Bramlett received 10 years on the second degree murder charge with the last two years suspended, conditioned on good behavior, and also was fined $490 in court costs. On the burglary charge, Bramlett received a seven-year sentence with two years suspended to run concurrently with the other sentence. He will receive credit for time served.
Day, 37, was originally charged with first degree murder, second degree burglary, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The guilty pleas were amended and the conspiracy count was dismissed. Day also received 10 years on the murder charge, with the last two years suspended.
The crime is an “85 percent crime,” which means at least seven years in the Department of Corrections. Day will receive credit for time served and was fined $500 plus court costs. Day also was sentenced to seven years on the burglary charge and a $100 fine plus court costs. The two sentences will run concurrently with credit for time served.
Another court case in the works centers around Clyne Miles, who was charged with first degree murder, murder in the second degree, lewd acts with a human corpse, and possession of a firearm after a former conviction of a felony (AFCF) in the January 6, 2019 shooting death of his wife in Guthrie.
Miles, 53, pleaded guilty to second degree murder AFCF, murder in the second degree, and lewd acts with a human corpse.
He will be sentenced on June 9 after a presentence investigation is completed for the court.