Authorities say an Oklahoma man has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman. He told police that he shot and killed her “to teach her a lesson” and that “he was glad he’d done so.”
Police arrested 30-year-old Shane Dale Perosi in the death of Martika Ferguson. The Enid police department said that she was found Sunday afternoon shot dead in an alleyway.
An investigation led detectives to a residence where officers and a SWAT team served a no-knock warrant and found evidence related to the murder inside.
Police say that during an interview with detectives, Perosi “confessed he shot and killed Ferguson” and said he did so “to teach her a lesson.”
The statement said that when Perosi was booked into the Garfield County Detention Facility, he “again reiterated he had murdered Ferguson and said he was glad he’d done so.”
Enid police Capt. Scott Miller praised how officers and detectives handled the investigation, working more than 280 hours over a three-day span on the case.
“They did a very good job, were very persistent, and conducted a non-stop investigation.” He said, “They brought closure to the victim’s family and have made our community safer with the arrest of their suspect.”
Perosi is facing charges of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm after a former felony conviction, and destruction of evidence.
Police did not immediately release a motive in the killing or mention whether the suspect and victim knew each other. The murder investigation is ongoing.
