Former Interim Sheriff testifies in the Elliott Williams trial that former Undersheriff Brian Edowards “believed there to be a lack of leadership, a lack of control and that I had dropped the ball.”
Sheriff Stanley Glanz also was forced to explain his use of a racially offensive term — “negronoid” — and defend his claim that he’s an honest person.
After Elliott Williams died, the medical examiner’s office wasn’t given a video of his last hours or told the inmate had complained about a broken neck and being unable to move.
Former TCSO Capt. Billy McKelvey testified about his investigation into the 2011 death of Elliott Williams in Tulsa’s jail. The investigation found that dozens of detention and medical staff could have helped Williams but did not because of an assumption that he was faking paralysis.
The role of former Attorney General Scott Pruitt in a botched execution nearly three years ago has become newly relevant, now that he has assumed control of one of the most important federal agencies.
A civil rights trial gets underway in federal court in the 2011 death of Elliott Williams. His brother says Elliott deserves justice.
Attorneys for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office are asking a federal judge to recuse himself from a high-profile civil rights lawsuit, set for trial next week. Attorneys for the plaintiff say TCSO wants to “shop for a new judge” after unfavorable rulings.
Former Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert has filed a slander lawsuit against Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, alleging Pruitt falsely claimed on a national podcast that Colbert pocketed seized drug money.
