Ex-Marine slain in Thailand raised in Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The mother of an American slain at a resort in Thailand after a bar dispute with a pugnacious customer says the victim was a graduate of Norman High School. The body of Dashawn Longfellow, 23, was found before dawn Saturday at the Yanui Paradise Resort on Phuket Island with several
stab wounds in his chest, said police Lt. Col. Anukul Nuket. Longfellow's passport said he came from Littleton, Colo., police said.
Longfellow's mother, Tammy Longfellow of Norman, told Oklahoma City television station KOCO that her son had traveled to Thailand in an effort to gain more knowledge of a form of martial arts. She said her son joined the Marine Corps after graduating from Norman High School in 2005, with hopes of traveling the world.
"He accomplished a lot," she said. "He mastered every test they gave him. He worked his hardest and he did the best he could. He was very competitive. He always wants to win, and that's what he did."