CLAREMORE, Okla. — Update: Claremore police said they arrested a man Sunday in connection with the death of his girlfriend.
In a social media post, Claremore Police said 39-year-old Anthony Blue Thomasson was taken into custody after his girlfriend, 44-year-old Heather Baker, was found dead inside her home.
Some of Baker’s co-workers and family members told officers she was in a relationship with Thomasson that involved domestic violence, the police report said.
They also told officers that Baker recently had black eyes and had sought refuge after Thomasson, who they said lived with her, threatened to kill her, according to the police report.
The police report also said officers found Baker dead from what the medical examiner believed to be blunt force injuries resulting in a skull fracture.
At the time of his arrest, Thomasson was already wanted for unrelated crimes in Cleveland County and in other jurisdictions, police said.
Thomasson was taken to the Rogers County Jail where he remains on a first-degree murder complaint.
If you or anyone you know is a victim of domestic violence, please call the Claremore Police Department or the National Domestic Hotline at 800-799-7233.
Claremore police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a home Saturday night.
Claremore Police Chief Steve Cox said police were called to a home on South Moore Avenue to check on a woman who hadn’t contacted friends or family in a while.
Cox said, when police arrived at the home, officers found some signs of a disturbance and went inside and found 44-year-old Heather Michelle Baker dead.
Cox said they are investigating the woman’s death as a homicide.
Cox said there’s no threat to the public.
Police said they do have a person of interest in connection with Baker’s death but did not release the person’s name.
Anyone with information about Baker’s death is asked to contact the Claremore Police Department.