2 men arrested, accused of murder in connection with Stigler double homicide in April

Two men are in custody following a double homicide in Stigler on April 5, 2025, according to the Haskell County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies say they responded to a report of a shooting just before 6 p.m. on April 5 near Cass Road outside Stigler. When they arrived, they found 56-year-old Tina Mitchell dead at the scene. She had suffered stab wounds and multiple apparent gunshot wounds, officials said.

During the investigation, authorities identified 49-year-old Billy Mitchell as the primary suspect. They said he fled the area on foot. A second suspect, 39-year-old Jack Swanda, was found at the scene with injuries and transported to a hospital.

Deputies and OSBI agents launched a search for Mitchell, who was later found hiding at a nearby property. He was arrested and booked into the Haskell County Jail. Swanda was also arrested and booked into jail following his release from the hospital.

The following morning, investigators searching the property discovered a second dead individual, identified in July as 75-year-old Shirley Fisher. She is Mitchell's biological mother, according to the OSBI. The Medical Examiner determined that her cause of death was homicide by strangulation, so the Haskell County DA Office charged Mitchell with another count of first-degree murder, the OSBI announced in July.

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