TAHLEQUAH — Twelve panelists were selected and seated for a Cherokee County grand jury on Monday, and three alternates were also impaneled.
District Attorney Brian Kuester said the grand jury is expected to begin its duties today, including a mandatory inspection of the local detention center. Kuester and First Assistant District Attorney Jack Thorp are serving as legal advisers.
The grand jury is set to investigate the disappearance and possible death of Stephen Adams, who was a student at Northeastern State University when he was last seen.
Subpoenas were issued last week for witnesses to appear before the grand jury, including for Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents and private investigators hired by Stephen’s father, Carl Adams.
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Stephen Adams disappeared in December 2004. Kuester said a phone line has been set up and dedicated to the case. Voice mails can be left on the phone, and messages will be retrieved by a DA investigator.
