SALLISAW, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Oklahoma district attorney is now seeking the death penalty against a man accused of killing three people in 2024.
Stacy Lee Drake, 50, is facing three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of possession of a stolen vehicle and one count of pattern of criminal offenses.
Stacy Lee Drake, 50 (Courtesy: Sequoyah County Jail)
Oklahoma District Attorney Jack Thorp filed a request in Sequoyah County on May 21, announcing he is seeking the death penalty against Drake.
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Drake is accused of killing Phillip Emerson in El Reno and Tara Underwood and Taylor Sharp in Gans. He is also accused of murdering one person in Alabama.
Drake has pleaded not guilty to killing Underwood and Sharp.
He appeared in court in Sequoyah County for two days earlier this month, where the judge assigned to the case ruled Drake would stand trial for the three Oklahoma murders.
Drake’s trial is set to begin on July 7.
