25 June 2019 :

A Canadian County jury sentenced Derek Don Posey, 36, Black, to death. The man was convicted of raping and fatally beating Amy Gibbins, 22 as well as burning down her home with her 5-year-old son, Bryor, trapped inside on June 16, 2013. The death verdict in Canadian County District Court was the first in Oklahoma in more than a year. Formal sentencing is set for July. Only one death sentence was imposed last year in Oklahoma. He bashed the victim, Amy Gibbins, 22, in the head after forcing his way into her home and raping her in the middle of the night, prosecutors reminded jurors Thursday. He then set the tiny home on fire, killing her trapped son, Bryor. Their bodies were found inside the home on June 16, 2013. Posey and Amy Gibbins were acquaintances, having met in a bar. He was identified as a suspect because he stole her debit card and used it to drain her bank account. He was arrested in Tulsa a week later. He was further linked to the crime by DNA evidence. Defense attorneys asked for mercy, pointing to evidence Posey had been neglected and abused as a boy by his mother.