Bloody reunion: Oklahoma labor commissioner’s son stabs him to death – The son of Oklahoma labor commissioner allegedly stabbed his father to death outside an Oklahoma City restaurant on Sunday evening, according to the police.
According to police officer, Lt. Alex Edwards, commissioner Mark Costello was killed in the 6:30 p.m. stabbing at the Braum’s on N. May Ave. on Oklahoma City’s northwest side.
Costello’s son, Christian Costello, 27, was arrested on a first-degree murder complaint on Sunday night, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Costello was stabbed several times around his head and neck in a fight that started inside the Braum’s and spread into the parking lot, according to the police.
On Sunday night, Christian seemingly asked to meet with his parents to reconcile with them. His criminal record reportedly includes charges of indecent exposure and a guilty plea for charges of misdemeanor assault involving a police officer and driving under the influence of a drug.
According to the Oklahoman, he is accused of exposing himself outside the window of a local Catholic school last year. The police in an Oklahoma City suburb reportedly found him trying to eat dandelions, bird feathers and weeds.
Costello, who was a fourth-generation Oklahoman from Bartlesville in the northeastern section of the state, began a telephone software company in 1984.