A jury trial began in McCurtain County District Court in Idabel on Monday, January 14, 2019, for Dakota Shay Fox, age 22 of Idabel.
Fox was charged with First Degree Murder in the January 4, 2018, homicide of Jarrin Boyles of Pottsboro, Texas. On that date, Boyles, a door to door cleaning salesman, was found unresponsive in a pool of blood on the edge of a residential street intersection in Idabel.
The initial call to police was that a pedestrian had been ran over. Boyles was taken to the McCurtain Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. It was also determined that he had been shot in the head.
The OSBI was requested for assistance and began investigating. Boyles had no identification on him so his identity was initially unknown.
There was also evidence that he had been robbed. During the investigation, the identity of the victim was confirmed and eventually the case was solved with the arrest of Fox.
On January 16, 2019, a jury returned a verdict of Guilty and recommended a sentence for Fox of Life Without Parole.
The jury took less than 40 minutes to elect a foreperson, convict Fox, and then agree on a sentence. It is believed to be one of the quickest verdicts ever in a First Degree Murder case in the County.
Fox is scheduled to be formally sentenced in March.
