‘They don’t have to like us. But, by golly, we have a job to do, so I think that will continue.’
Tulsa Police Sgt. Dave Walker, on the relationship between the police and the District Attorney’s Office.
Betty Shelby, who is white, shot and killed Terence Crutcher, who was black, after encountering him outside his SUV on a road in the 2300 block of East 36th Street North on Sept. 16.
“This letter attempts to capture the thoughts of the jury as a whole as accurately as is reasonable,” the letter states.
A member of the jury told The Frontier that all 12 jurors signed a letter to be sent to Police Chief Chuck Jordan stating their belief that Betty Shelby should not be a patrol officer.
Jurors deliberated for nine hours before returning the not guilty verdict, freeing Betty Shelby from criminal prosecution if not from the public scrutiny of the last eight months.
Jurors are expected to begin deliberating at some point early Wednesday afternoon following closing arguments early in the morning.
Charged with first-degree manslaughter, Betty Shelby took the witness stand Monday as her criminal trial nears completion.
“It angered me a lot,” Sgt. Dave Walker testified Friday.
