TU’s trustees are expected to vote Wednesday on whether to remove John Rogers’ name from the law school due to his role in founding the Tulsa Benevolent Association, a pseudonym for the Tulsa chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
When the first witness took the stand Wednesday, the majority of the media members covering the trial were locked out of the courtroom.
By late afternoon, a video showing the paralyzed Elliott Williams dying while staff at the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office placed food and water just out of his reach had been viewed more than 60,000 times.
The sheriff’s office says it has no records showing Robert Bates’ gun was tested as required by policy after a fatal shooting last year. Some say the agency and prosecutors aren’t interested in testing the gun now because of a pending civil lawsuit, despite its importance in a criminal case.
The statement raises the question about whether Bates was carrying a weapon that had a modified trigger, meaning it would be easier to discharge.
Bates was in court Wednesday for a discovery hearing for his upcoming trial on second-degree manslaughter in the April 2, 2015 death of Eric Harris.
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One year after Reserve Deputy Robert Bates shot and killed Eric Harris, questions remain unanswered. Meanwhile, morale at the sheriff’s office is slowly improving despite the uncertainty, the acting sheriff says.
