Dad Sends Son 'Godfather' Like Warning

Glencoe, OK - Who doesn't remember this scene from The Godfather... A movie studio bigwig refuses to cast the godson of Corleone in a new movie. The refusal is taken as a sign of disrespect. One morning the studio bigwig wakes up and finds the severed head of his prized race horse lying in bed next to him!

Well, it seems a Glencoe man favors himself a sorta godfather - though be it a low budget one.

According to court records, Brian Keith Hogan, 49, felt a bit disrespected by his son Jason and decided to send him a message, a la Godfather.

On March 7, Jason (living in Stillwater) received a letter from dear old dad.

The letter though wasn't one of those mushy poetic Hallmark moments punctuated with "Son, you're the greatest!" and a little cash donation to help a kid out.

Nope, this card was captioned "You've disrespected me for the last time, SON!" To make sure he had set the proper tone, dad also placed inside the card a severed wing from a bird. The wing had also been covered with a white powder.

According to police, when Jason "smelled the white powder ... his nose began burning." (Note to readers: when you receive a threatening letter in the mail coated with a powdery substance, DO NOT INHALE IT!)

Police were called and when they tested the white powder it "triggered a hazardous materials response from the Stillwater police department, Stillwater fire department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service."

A Payne County sheriff's deputy located Mr. Hogan in (I bet you never saw this coming) a bar.

Reportedly, Hogan admitted to sending his son the letter.

On March 14, the Payne County district attorney filed a single felony count of sending a threatening letter charge against Hogan.

Hogan was released from jail on a recognizance bond (aka, get out of jail free card), awaiting his April 9, court date.

The next day Hogan was arrested again, at the aforementioned bar, by a state trooper for public drunkenness.

According to the trooper, while being transported to jail, Hogan commented on his recent dealings with police and that he wanted to move to another country "where you can drink and not get arrested."