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June 5, 2009

Porum man to serve 23 years in prison

A Porum man who threatened to kill himself before shooting a deputy in a 2008 domestic disturbance melee is headed to prison.

Two sentences totaling 23 years are to be served consecutively by Kevin Girty, 41. Another six-year sentence runs concurrent.

On their second domestic disturbance call of the day to the Girty home in February 2008, officers persuaded Girty to unstrap a 9-inch butcher knife and a large, serrated knife from his hands. Another medium-sized, serrated knife was found in his pocket.

As deputies tried to place him under arrest, Girty managed to grab a loaded .40-caliber pistol from Muskogee County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Johnson’s holster and shot Deputy David Mackey. The bullet when through Mackey’s hand and into his stomach.

Girty then managed to fire a shot at a Warner police officer.

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