A 40-year-old man has been charged after groping a young girl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Tulsa Police Department reports that the suspect was arrested after a restaurant owner locked him inside.
Officers responded to a restaurant near 71st and Garnett for a report of Lewd Molestation of a Minor around 11:30 a.m. on June 4, 2024. The 15-year-old female victim told police that Randy Francis groped her as he walked past her on his way into the restaurant.
The owner of the restaurant locked Francis inside until TPD officers reached the scene. TPD says the incident was caught on surveillance video. Francis refused to answer any questions about the incident, according to TPD.
Francis was arrested for Lewd Molestation of a Minor. Francis falls under the McGirt ruling and will be prosecuted in Tribal Court or Federal Court.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.