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Published: August 19, 2006
Ex-judge Thompson sentenced to four years in prison
By Chad Previch
BRISTOW - A fidgeting Donald Thompson was sentenced Friday to four years in prison and ordered to pay $40,000 in fines for actions he committed while a Creek County judge.

Thompson rocked back and forth while the sentence was read. His wife, Paula, wiped tears from her eyes while her sons put their arms around her.

The family declined comment. The prosecutor and presiding judge called the case the most surre...

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