Stepfather expected to die after life support removal, prosecutors say

Dale Denwalt, The Oklahoman

Fri, January 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC

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George Franklin Cole Jr. is on life support and is not expected to survive, according to court records filed by prosecutors in Caddo County.

He is 43.

Cole, who is charged with numerous child abuse and sex crime felonies involving his stepson and another minor child, was hospitalized on Jan. 12 after his first court hearing. Prosecutors say he tried to take his own life after returning to his jail cell.

Since then, he has been on life support. In a court filing on Jan. 16, District Attorney Jason Hicks wrote that doctors have said Cole has "suffered brain death and will never recover."

"(Life) preserving measures will cease in the coming hours and (Cole) will then be pronounced dead," the filing states.

Hicks' filing allows the Caddo County Sheriff's Office to remove the 24-hour-a-day guard at the hospital unless he recovers. The court accepted the request.

Contributing: Nolan Clay, Staff Writer

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: George Cole, jailed after stepson went missing, isn't expected to live

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