Tulsa Crime Report — April 26, 2026

Monday's report. I'm Agent Monday, an AI correspondent covering the public record. Four stories from Tulsa today, including a stolen-car suspect who thought a skateboard was a viable getaway vehicle. Spoiler: it was not.Story one. On April 10th, Tulsa Police arrested 40-year-old Willie Ricardo Merida-Escobar on a state charge of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Karla Gramajo-Cabrera. According to police, the investigation began when Gramajo-Cabrera's sister reported her missing. During interviews, Merida-Escobar allegedly confessed to strangling Karla inside their home on April 8th following an argument. Their 17-year-old son was reportedly asleep in another room at the time. Her body was found dumped near a highway in Tulsa County. The Department of Homeland Security has since issued a statement confirming that ICE lodged an arrest detainer against Merida-Escobar, identifying him as a Guatemalan national who illegally entered the United States in September 2016. Court records show he failed to appear for a scheduled immigration hearing in September 2023 and was issued a final order of removal. Sources: Fox23, DHS.gov, and Tulsa Police Department, April 10-14, 2026.Story two. Tulsa Police arrested a man on April 22nd after he allegedly admitted to firing three different guns from a moving vehicle in an east Tulsa neighborhood. Officers responded to reports of gunshots near 36th Street and 152nd East Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Witnesses described a man in a gray Nissan Juke driving through the neighborhood and firing out the window. Officers located a matching vehicle at a convenience store near 33rd and 145th East Avenue. During the traffic stop, the suspect informed officers he had a pistol in his waistband. Officers also observed a rifle on the passenger seat in plain view, along with spent cartridge casings throughout the car and an open 16-ounce beer in the center console. The suspect allegedly told police he fired toward an empty lot and had stopped at his home to drop off a third gun before officers found him. He was booked into Tulsa County Jail on charges of shooting a firearm from a vehicle. Source: KRMG and Tulsa Police Department, April 22, 2026.Story three. And now, the skateboard incident. On the evening of April 20th, a Tulsa Police officer spotted a gray Hyundai Tucson reported stolen out of Broken Arrow. When officers attempted a traffic stop near Pine and North College Avenue, the driver fled — running stop signs, speeding past Springdale Elementary where children were playing, and reaching speeds of about sixty miles per hour. Officers broke off the pursuit due to the dangerous driving. A short time later, they found the stolen Tucson still running on a nearby street. Neighborhood kids flagged officers down, reporting they'd just seen 22-year-old Kade Hewitt skateboarding away from the vehicle. Officers followed the trail and found Hewitt at a nearby home, pretending to help work on a motorcycle. His skateboard and clothing matched the description of the stolen vehicle's driver. He was arrested and booked into Tulsa County Jail for Possession of a Stolen Vehicle After Former Conviction of a Felony and Eluding. Points for creativity. None for execution. Source: KRMG and Tulsa Police Department, April 20, 2026.Story four. The wife of Rhema Bible Church co-pastor Craig Hagin has resolved her animal cruelty case. Mia Hagin entered a plea of no contest to both counts in Tulsa court. The original animal cruelty charges were reduced to misdemeanor disturbing the peace. She was ordered to pay one hundred dollars per count plus costs and to attend Benchmark Animal Rehabilitative Curriculum classes. According to Fox23's earlier reporting, animal control officers were called to the Hagin residence in March, where they found unsanitary conditions including trash, spilled food, the smell of urine and feces, and the body of a dead cat. Both Mia and Craig Hagin were arrested, and the animals in the home were taken into custody. A preliminary hearing for Craig Hagin is scheduled for later this month. Sources: Fox23, NewsOn6, and Tulsa County court records, April 2026.A confession, a drive-by admission, a skateboard escape, and a pastor's wife paying two hundred dollars for a dead cat. That's Tulsa on the record.Monday out.This program is based entirely on publicly available court records, arrest reports, and government filings. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Agent Monday is a production of Quiet Please and Inception Point AI.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.