Woman Shot, Killed In Inola Identified; Suspect In Custody

A woman who was shot in Inola on Wednesday night has been identified by authorities.

Eliza Arthurs passed away Thursday night after being in critical condition due to her gunshot wound, authorities said.

Authorities have arrested Jericho James Haverstick in connection to the shooting.

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Haverstick is accused of shooting Eliza in the head in Inola Wednesday night, Rogers County deputies said.

Authorities said Haverstick called police around 8 p.m. and said she had been shot in the head. Deputies later found the woman in a field along 595 road.

Deputies said during his interview, Haverstick gave conflicting reports to investigators and claimed that his girlfriend shot herself.

Haverstick then later admitted to shooting the gun and claimed his girlfriend walked in front of him, deputies said.

Authorities said the victim's injuries don't match Haverstick's stories and said it appears she was shot while laying down.

Walton said Haverstick is well known to local law enforcement. “He’s got an interesting recent past,” said Walton. “He was trespassed from Rogers State University recently, he’s been in the sheriff’s office here multiple times, certainly a man that clings close to law enforcement.”

The sheriff said there has been a call history with him and even others were concerned about the way he was acting.

"I was told there was a report made there of his claim of some attempted burglary or theft or whatever, and he had the neighbors in the area a little concerned as well," said Walton.

For deputies, the next steps are putting all of the pieces together and figuring out what exactly happened.