Pierce arrested after Hugo murder investigation

HUGO –– Wednesday, agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested 71-year-old Jeffrey Lyn Pierce of Hugo, Okla., for first degree murder in the death of his wife, 48-year-old Ronnie Ranea Fitzpatrick-Pierce. On May 7, 2020, the OSBI was requested by the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the homicide investigation. The investigation revealed that Pierce stabbed…