First day of trial sees slow going in process of selecting jury
Day One of the first-degree manslaughter trial of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby was primarily spent in the beginning stages of whittling down the pool of 70 jurors.
Tulsa County commissioners authorize settlement without admitting liability in former Tulsa Jail inmate’s death
Nathan Bradshaw died last year after a hanging attempt in the Tulsa Jail. Tulsa County commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement in the lawsuit his family filed.
Ethics complaint ‘a distraction,’ DA says as Betty Shelby trial looms
“If somebody wants to make a complaint against me, I guess they’re certainly entitled to do that,” Kunzweiler said. “I’ll speak with some lawyer that I guess will have to come out of my pocket and defend that action.
Update: State dismisses criminal charge against former lawyer
The state dismissed the criminal charge against him after having misfiled it as a felony, court records show.
During three-year period of upheaval, Pardon and Parole Board quietly ceased reviews of commutation applications
A spokesman for Gov. Mary Fallin said Fallin was aware the applications were not being reviewed, and had urged the board to develop new review standards.
Medical co-pay might deter inmates from seeking treatment, but officials say it’s a two-sided coin
In 2016, the state’s Department of Corrections collected just over $250,000 in medical copays. That same year, the agency spent about $84.4 million on health care — up almost 35 percent from FY 2011.
Three years away from election cycle, Sheriff Vic Regalado to hold campaign fundraiser
“There’s no other way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with Sheriff Vic Regalado!” the invitation states.
Regalado is the first Hispanic sheriff in Tulsa County and is one of the only minority sheriffs in the state’s history.
Nearly two years after deadly prison riot, seven inmates face charges
If found guilty, the prisoners could face up to life in prison, according to court documents.
