A new law will give the Oklahoma Attorney General powers to prosecute organized retail crime, but a provision that would have made it easier for shoplifters to pick up felony charges was removed from the legislation.
Hanson and another man kidnapped a woman from a Tulsa shopping mall and killed her at a secluded dirt pit in Owasso.
One of Oklahoma’s most famous men on death row will get a third trial after surviving nine previous execution dates.
District Judge Caroline Wall said she did not see a “significant difference” between records that have already been released and other documents the Tulsa police union was seeking to keep private.
The Frontier is suing for the release of records after a reported uptick in violence at one state prison.
While the number of victims of violent crime who apply for compensation has fallen significantly over the past several years, the denial rate for payments also increased.
Only six records remain to be released to The Frontier following Wednesday’s hearing. The records show disciplinary actions by the Tulsa Police Department against its officers. Tulsa’s Fraternal Order of Police has fought against the release of the records.
After a prosecutor dropped criminal charges against former staff at the Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, civil suits blame abuse for one death and injuries including a broken femur and blinding.
