Local Treasure Hunters and Tulsa Police Search for Murder Weapon

The Indian Territory Treasure Hunter's Club teamed up with the Tulsa Police Department's dive team Monday to search shallow water areas and the banks of the Arkansas River for a murder weapon.

Tuesday, August 22nd 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The Indian Territory Treasure Hunter's Club teamed up with the Tulsa Police Department's dive team Monday to search shallow water areas and the banks of the Arkansas River for a murder weapon. The weapon, police say, was used in a shooting that occurred in June. Officers say 21-year-old Mario Griffin shot and killed a security guard at a sports bar after the guard kicked Griffin and a friend out of the bar for stealing money from a tip jar.

The treasure hunterâ€™s club was organized in 1969, and spends weekends searching for pre-civil war artifacts. In the evidence search with police, members of the group found a 1935 Plymouth hubcap and lots of other debris, but no weapon. "We found a lot of rebar, oil pipe, cans,â€ said club spokesman Terry Humphries. â€œThere's a lot of trash in the Arkansas if you get down there and look."