An open records request filed by The Frontier under the state’s Open Records Act found that Tulsa County has issued 1,599 badges to county employees; 105 to members of the bar association; 64 to vendors; and 43 to media members.
Shelby’s attorney, Shannon McMurray, first asked one of the six potential black jurors whether race “had any place in the courtroom,” then asked whether race “had anything to do with the shooting.”
A Tulsa judge also found Tuesday that former Trooper Sheldon Robinson was acting outside his duties as a law enforcement officer when he fatally shot Michael Swatosh in 2013.
Day One of the first-degree manslaughter trial of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby was primarily spent in the beginning stages of whittling down the pool of 70 jurors.
The jail’s Prison Rape Elimination Act audit records show that only three cases out of 30 reports in 2016 were substantiated, a steep decline from previous years.
The Frontier in collaboration with the Tulsa Central Library are hosting watchdog journalism workshops Friday and Saturday at the Tulsa Central Library
Nathan Bradshaw died last year after a hanging attempt in the Tulsa Jail. Tulsa County commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement in the lawsuit his family filed.
From helping our littlest learners master their ABCs and 123s, to supporting high school students on their path to college and careers, teachers inspire our next generation of leaders. And for that, Tulsa parents and community members are grateful.
