SPD makes arrest in case of missing teen
Apr. 22—The Stillwater Police Department arrested a man police accused of killing a teen who had not been seen since January 2023.
Social media alerts went out on Teedeenae "Jackson" Yearby, an Indigenous 17 year old, in February 2023. SPD sent out an alert to counter social media reports that Yearby had been found. He was last seen Jan. 26., 2023 in Stillwater, according to SPD.
Quinlan Phipps, 19, of Stillwater, was booked into Payne County Jail on April 19. Expected charges are first-degree murder, though Phipps has not been officially arraigned in Payne County District Court.
According to missing posts for Yearby, family initially believed he was possibly traveling to Dallas or Marietta but had not been answering calls or texts.
SPD is asking for the public's help in its investigation by calling 405-533-8477.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Payne County Sheriff's Office is part of the multi-jurisdictional investigation.
