Bad Girls, Bad Girls - Whatcha' Gonna' Do?
Publication Date: 4/05/07
Last Update: 4/05/07
This duo of alleged desperadoes ended up in the Tulsa jail on various charges in the wake of a really weird incident in the southwestern part of Tulsa on April 4th, 2007.
Details are still sketchy but reportedly Crystal, age 25, and Tina, age 19, were the only two adults along with a group of juvenile boys and they are all alleged to have been involved in a carjacking, beating and pistol whipping in Tulsa.
The fracas allegedly started when an unidentified man, call him the victim, saw a truck driving recklessly and confronted the man driving the truck. At this point, the two got into a fight. Police say that the truck driver's friends then jumped into the fray.
The victim was reportedly carrying a gun which the suspects, i.e. Crystal, Tina and 'da boyz', managed to wrestle away from him and then allegedly use to pistol whip him repeatedly.
While all this pistol whipping was going on, it is alleged that Crystal Swift jumped into the victim's Cadillac and stole it.
The victim was able to break free of his attackers and hide behind a tree as shots were reportedly fired, either at the victim or in the air - the cops aren't sure, by one of the suspects.
Eventually the cops, reportedly from Sapulpa, caught up with the suspects and the adults were taken to the Tulsa jail and the juveniles were evidently taken to 'juvie jail'.
Crystal Lynn Swift was arrested on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and oddly enough larceny of cable t.v. signal, which like most about this case makes no sense at all. Evidently the cable t.v. caper was a previous incident. Swift was released from jail on bond totaling $3,104. Tulsa County Court records indicate that Crystal Lynn Swift is already under a five-year deferred sentence on drug charges.
Tina Marie Tankersley, on the other hand is facing numerous charges, some from previous incidents. Her charges include false impersonation, possession of a stolen vehicle, four counts of knowingly concealing stolen property, no driver's license in possession while driving, failure to signal and no driver's license.
Bond for Tankersley totals $14,170 and as of this writing she remains in jail. Tulsa County Court records indicate that Tina Maria Tankersley was a fugitive from justice at the time of her arrest having failed to appear on the knowingly concealing stolen property, failure to signal and no driver's license charges filed in December 20006.
The three juvenile boys all face possession of a stolen vehicle charges. Owing to the fact they are juveniles, they are not being identified to the news media.
The victim was reportedly taken to the hospital and was in fair condition following his brush with death at the hands of these 'bad girls'. No subsequent reports on his condition are available.
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