FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 23, 2026OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office announced today that it is seeking the death penalty against Cordell Wilson, 33, for the violent rape and murder of Ina Balch.The state filed the Bill of Particulars Monday morning citing the following aggravating circumstances: The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel The existence of a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constit...

The Attorney General’s opinion issued late yesterday confirms what this office has consistently maintained: under Oklahoma law and the Trust Indenture, detainee transportation between the Oklahoma County Jail and courthouse remains the statutory responsibility of the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.