Tulsa Man Charged with Felony Child Neglect

A Tulsa man has been charged with child neglect after he allegedly left his two children unsupervised for more than four hours, at which time the children gained access to his parked vehicle where they were later found deceased. According to a Criminal Complaint, Dustin Lee Dennis, 31, fell asleep on June 13, 2020, only to wake up and discover his children deceased in the backseat of his pick-up truck. The crime occurred within the boundaries of the Creek Nation reservation. His three-year-old son and four-year-old daughter are Cherokee citizens.