TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white former Oklahoma volunteer deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black man says he's sorry for the man's family, but that the shooting also disrupted his own life.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white ex-volunteer deputy who served time in prison for shooting an unarmed black man was recently seen drinking at an Oklahoma bar in apparent violation of the conditions of his probation, which prohibit him from consuming alcohol or being in places that serve it.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on an ex-Tulsa volunteer deputy convicted of manslaughter who was recently seen at an Oklahoma bar in apparent violation of probation (all times local):
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A spokesman for the Oklahoma office that oversees prisoner probation says a white ex-volunteer deputy who served time in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed black man could face punishment if the agency determines he broke the rules when he was recently seen at a bar.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A white former Oklahoma reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed black man in 2015 when he mistook his firearm for a stun gun was released from prison Thursday after serving less than half of his four-year sentence.
Family members of the slain man, Eric Harris, said they hope Robert Bates' release will bring new attention to a federal civil rights lawsuit they filed alleging the ex-Tulsa County volunteer deputy was improperly trained and supervised.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma sheriff forced a former high-ranking sheriff's official to "take the hit" and resign following the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white reserve deputy whose qualifications subsequently came under heavy scrutiny, a federal lawsuit claims.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they won't file new criminal charges against a former Oklahoma sheriff who has faced scrutiny since a reserve deputy fatally shot an unarmed black man last year.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy program shut down after a member fatally shot an unarmed black man is back in business with tougher requirements, new Tulsa sheriff Vic Regalado said, although every one of the new reserves was in the old force that was riddled with cronyism and all but three are white in a city with fraught race relations.
The reserve program was shuttered at the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office after 74-year-old volunteer Robert...