Duncan said the raises — which in some cases reflected pay increases of about 60 percent — to at least a dozen employees were necessary to keep the office staffed until his term ends in January.
The Frontier first wrote about Masters last year when her license was set for board review. The board had discovered Masters paid a $750,000 settlement in a case alleging a patient died during a procedure.
Though the DA’s office has been operating a community service program for years, and has charged thousands of participants monthly fees, no agreement with the county authorizing such a program could be found.
The Rogers County DA’s Office has charged thousands of low-level offenders a monthly fee to do work through its community service program. It’s not clear if the office had the legal authority to run the program.
Witnesses say Corey Atchison didn’t kill James Lane in 1990. Many say they were coerced into lying. Other key witnesses were never called to testify at his trial.
Following his decisive win Tuesday, Kunzweiler will now face off in November with Democrat Jenny Proehl-Day, who now touts herself as the only “reform candidate” in the Tulsa County District Attorney race.
In response, the DA said that he had not made a charging decision “at this time.” The passengers of the vehicle struck by the deputy survived the crash, but one woman lost her unborn child, whom she had named Wyatt.
