OKEMAH, Okla.- a man charged with killing his girlfriend and two young Weleetka girls, will appear in court Tuesday morning.
Kevin Sweat is due in court for the preliminary hearing in the death of his girlfriend, Ashley Taylor. Sweat is also charged with the June 2008 shooting deaths of 13-year-old Taylor Placker and 11-year-old Skyla Whitaker.
Police say the killings are unrelated, but detectives say that the shell casings found while investigating the death of Ashley Taylor linked Sweat to the deaths of the two young girls.
Sweat has pleaded not guilty.
