More charges filed in pocket dial 911 burglary case

McALESTER, OK — Two more people have been charged in a string of burglaries tied to an alleged burglar who pocket-dialed a call to 911 during an alleged theft.

Cody Garrison, 28, and Dominque Burnett, 19, both of McAlester, pleaded not guilty in Pittsburg County District Court on Thursday. Garrison was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary, and he was charged with Burnett with one count of first-degree burglary of an occupied home.

The charges came after police say Garrison pocket-dialed 911 while allegedly burglarizing a McAlester home on July 12. Garrison was taken into custody early Wednesday morning, according to a court affidavit. He is suspected in a string of burglaries in the McAlester area, which include homes burglarized while the owners were at the funerals of their spouses.

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“There was a 911 call made by an individual who was breaking into a residence on Peaceable Road, just south of McAlester,” said Pittsburg County Undersheriff Richard Bedford. “We believe the 911 call was made accidentally by pocket dialing. The two burglars were discussing what they were taking from the house.”

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