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Oklahoma top court OKs grand jury probe of Tulsa sheriff's office
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:16pm EDT
Oklahoma top court OKs grand jury probe of Tulsa sheriff's office
TULSA | BY LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday said it would allow a grand jury investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, which has been under scrutiny since a white reserve sheriff's deputy fatally shot a black suspect in April.
In a unanimous decision, the court dismissed a motion from Sheriff Stanley Glanz seeking to halt the grand jury, which a state judge in June ordered to be called after an activist group submitted a petition demanding it.
The civil rights group called "We the People Oklahoma" wanted the panel to look into allegations of special treatment, questionable training and falsified records made in the aftermath of the April 2 death of Eric Harris, the suspect shot by Robert Bates, 73, a white insurance executive who served as a volunteer deputy.
Glanz’s attorneys questioned whether the group followed the state’s petition laws to the letter and sought to have the high court assume jurisdiction over the proceedings.
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Oklahoma top court OKs grand jury probe of Tulsa sheriff's office
TULSA | BY LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday said it would allow a grand jury investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, which has been under scrutiny since a white reserve sheriff's deputy fatally shot a black suspect in April.
In a unanimous decision, the court dismissed a motion from Sheriff Stanley Glanz seeking to halt the grand jury, which a state judge in June ordered to be called after an activist group submitted a petition demanding it.
The civil rights group called "We the People Oklahoma" wanted the panel to look into allegations of special treatment, questionable training and falsified records made in the aftermath of the April 2 death of Eric Harris, the suspect shot by Robert Bates, 73, a white insurance executive who served as a volunteer deputy.
Glanz’s attorneys questioned whether the group followed the state’s petition laws to the letter and sought to have the high court assume jurisdiction over the proceedings.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/16/us-usa-police-oklahoma-idUSKCN0PQ2QM20150716
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