A jury acquitted a man of a child sexual abuse charge but found him guilty of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16.{linefeed}

A daylong trial concluded early Thursday evening for Tristan Avery Cartwright, 35, of Cartwright. Jurors recommended a 20-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of lewd or indecent proposals to a child.{linefeed}

Charges were filed against Cartwright in May following an investigation by the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office that he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl, and also made a false entry into her daily planner stating that she planned to make up a story about molestation.{linefeed}

The affidavit states that the girl confirmed the planner was hers, but she had not made that entry. John Hoffpauir, then an investigator with the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, procured handwriting samples from the girl, plus a written statement from Cartwright.{linefeed}

These were submitted to the Oklahoma County District Attorney Questioned Document Laboratory for examination. Hoffpauir, according to the affidavit, later received a report from the laboratory that stated it was probable the girl did not write the entry and there were indications that Cartwright did add the entry into the planner.{linefeed}

Following Thursday’s trial, Cartwright was booked into jail. Sentencing for him was set March 9.{linefeed}

In other crimes, Durant Police Lt. Carrie Wyrick investigated a copper theft Wednesday on the east side of Cardinal Parkway. Curtis Daniel, an OG&E representative told Wyrick that rolls of copper worth $750 were stolen from the site.{linefeed}

Richard St. Clair told Officer Andrew Piper on Wednesday that approximately 20 DVDs, cash and an amplifier were stolen from his residence in the 300 block of North Fifth Avenue. A bathroom window was broken.{linefeed}

Officer Brandon Carbaugh investigated an automobile burglary Wednesday in the 1600 block of North Ninth Avenue. Joshua Lewis said he noticed a car door ajar and that a GPS united and two knives were missing from his vehicle.{linefeed}

Anyone with information on the crimes is encouraged to call Durant Crime Stoppers at 924-8845.{linefeed}