SALLISAW (KFSM) - A Sallisaw man is arrested in connection with his mother’s death. Jessie Mosby is facing a first-degree murder charge in Karen Gregg’s death, according to Sallisaw Police Chief Terri Franklin.
Investigators believe Gregg died from a gunshot wound to the right side of her face, according to a probable cause affidavit. The victim's body has been sent to the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Franklin said officers found the woman's body in the driver's seat of a car on West Ruth Street, in front of Armstrong Bank, around midnight Tuesday (March 3). Franklin said it appeared the car had left the roadway which prompted another driver to call 911. A single bullet hole was found in the rear passenger side glass and Gregg had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, according to court documents.
Agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Sallisaw Police Officers found a fresh footprint and a spent 9mm shell casing at the scene, according to court documents. Investigators were also able to collect surveillance video from the area.
A probable cause affidavit states a family member told investigators Mosby had recently moved in with Gregg. That family member also said Mosby had purchased a pistol from an individual he found on Facebook. The document states Gregg went out looking for Mosby, who had left with his pistol, in the late evening hours of March 2, 2015. The family member said Gregg never returned home.
After Gregg’s body was found, investigators located Mosby at a relative’s house in Sallisaw. While executing a search warrant of Mosby’s bedroom, officers found live rounds of ammunition matching that of the shell casings found at the crime scene, according to court documents. Mosby was then taken into custody for questioning.
A homeowner living on Drury Lane called police at 7:00 a.m. after finding a pistol in their front yard. Court documents state the Ruger 9mm pistol matched the serial number found on the gun box inside Mosby’s bedroom.
Mosby is being held at the Sequoyah County Jail without bond.
