Former police officer convicted of robbing Hispanic motorists
A former Tulsa police officer was convicted and sentenced to prison Thursday for robbing Hispanic motorists during traffic stops.
Marvin Blades Jr., 38, faced five counts of robbery with a firearm on allegations that he repeatedly pulled over Hispanic drivers, then either took or ordered them to abandon their wallets, and then stole money from the wallets before returning them.
District Judge Tom Gillert found Blades guilty on all five counts and sentenced him to a split sentence of 35 years in prison, followed by 35 years of probation.
During a nonjury trial on Wednesday, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Agent Jesse Diaz testified that Blades took $600 from him during a traffic stop last August.
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