Latimer County Undersheriff Remains in Office Despite Probation for Assault on Teenage Son
The case of Latimer County Undersheriff Markus Edwin Ward II has become a stark illustration of alleged preferential treatment within Oklahoma’s criminal justice system and the broader challenges of holding law enforcement officers accountable for violent crimes committed against their own children. On September 23, 2025, in a Stigler, Oklahoma courtroom, Ward entered a no…