Q: Where did U.S. Marshals find him?

U.S. Marshals say they got a tip that Mark Franklin Jr. was at an apartment complex near 77th Street and South Yale Avenue in Tulsa. They set up surveillance, found him, and took him into custody.

Q: Why is he wanted?

Franklin is accused of violating his federal probation for the second time.

He’s currently being held while a judge decides what to do next.

Q: How did this all start?

Franklin was 26 years old and working as a security guard in Owasso when he was investigated for texting a 14-year-old girl, Skiyelee Testerman.

He was later convicted of lying to federal investigators about the messages and sentenced to two years of probation.

Skiyelee, now 18, says the experience sent her life into a downward spiral but she’s finding healing throug

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