Is death row inmate Benjamin Cole a brain-damaged schizophrenic or simply a devoutly religious man who has accepted his fate? Defense attorneys for Cole and the state of Oklahoma are at odds over his Oct. 7 execution date.
The firm’s efforts eventually proved futile. The grand jury began meeting in early August and has to date interviewed 24 people, including Sheriff Stanley Glanz and a number of former and current deputies.
Attorneys for condemned inmate Richard Glossip say state officials are intimidating witnesses and have illegally reset his execution date, while his accomplice Justin Sneed speaks in an exclusive interview with The Frontier.
Glanz’s attorney, Scott Wood, said his client’s presence Wednesday in front of the grand jury likely signaled that the lengthy investigation was near its end.
“Everything in downtown Tulsa was divided by these railroad tracks,” said architect Jim Boulware. “We wanted to make them basically disappear.”
Weigel spent about 90 minutes testifying on Tuesday, leaving the courthouse alone at 10:30 a.m.
During a busy day at the courthouse Monday, Sheriff Glanz told The Frontier he is tired of the controversy surrounding his office and doesn’t know whether he will leave office early. Meanwhile, attorney Clark Brewster appeared for a closed hearing before a judge, refusing to comment on whether he has been subpoenaed.
Danny Watters, who jail records show died on Saturday, is the 20th person to die there since 2010, records show.
