A onetime Douglass High School football star is now facing a murder trial, after a judge ordered him bound over in a deadly shooting at a northeast Oklahoma City gas station last fall. Court action this week sent the case to district court following a preliminary hearing, and the defendant - 34-year-old Aliston Cobb - remains in the Oklahoma County jail on a $10 million bond. The victim, 53-year-old Glenn Denson, was shot on the night of Oct. 4, 2025, and later died at a hospital. Cobb’s formal arraignment in district court is scheduled for Sept. 23, 2026.
Case bound for trial
According to KOKH, Cobb was arrested in connection with the Oct. 4 shooting and faces charges that include first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm and a gang-related offense. At a preliminary hearing this week, a judge found there was enough evidence to move the case forward to trial, and Cobb remains held on a $10,000,000 bond. The station also reported that Cobb’s formal arraignment is set for Sept. 23, 2026.
Investigation and arrests
Court records and surveillance video linked a vehicle seen leaving the scene to an apartment where police say they recovered clothing believed to have been worn during the shooting, according to KOCO. Authorities say Cobb was later tracked to a home where his girlfriend, Antoinette Smith, was taken into custody and accused of harboring a fugitive. She was booked on a $100,000 bond. Police also told investigators there was a documented history between Cobb and Denson, KOCO reported.
From Friday nights to felony court
Cobb first made his name at Douglass High School, where he shattered school rushing records and was named Player of the Year for the 2010 season, according to MaxPreps. That 2010 campaign included 2,448 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns, numbers that helped Douglass capture a Class 4A state title and put Cobb squarely on the local sports radar long before this criminal case.
What “bound over” means and what comes next
Under Oklahoma law, a defendant is “bound over” for trial after a judge at a preliminary hearing finds probable cause to believe a felony was committed and that the defendant committed it. As the Oklahoma Bar Association explains, that decision is a screening step, not a determination of guilt. Cobb will now wait for his district court arraignment on Sept. 23, 2026, when the formal charges will be read in open court and pretrial scheduling will begin, according to KOKH. He is presumed innocent unless and until a jury finds him guilty.
Earlier investigation and calls for tips
Hoodline previously followed the early stages of the police investigation after the Oct. 4 shooting, as detectives asked for public help while they worked to piece together what happened. Anyone with information about the incident is still urged to contact the Oklahoma City Police Department’s homicide tip line at 405-297-1200, as noted by KOCO.
