Murder charge dropped against former deputy who once supervised Robert Bates
Warren Crittenden, 44, a former jailer and supervisor over TCSO’s reserve deputy program, found himself embroiled in two high-profile cases this year.
Attorney: Reserve deputy charged in shooting should be immune from civil suit
Bates’ attorney, Clark Brewster, argues in a motion to dismiss that Bates, as a state official, is “entitled to qualified immunity” from liability for civil damages.
TCSO battle against grand jury investigation costs county nearly $13,000
The law firm retained by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office in June to stop a grand jury from being impaneled billed the county $12,839 between June 11-24, records show.
Library employees told to sign non-disclosure form
The form was sent in an email to employees last week with the subject line “All Staff Must Sign Form.” It is titled “Proprietary Information and Works for Hire Acknowledgement.”
Former sheriff’s spokesman urges Glanz to tell the truth
Former spokesman Maj. Shannon Clark and Deputy Billy McKelvey testified before the grand jury examining allegations of wrongdoing by Sheriff Stanley Glanz and current or former employees. The grand jury has heard testimony from at least 10 witnesses during five days of proceedings in Tulsa County District Court.
Listen Frontier: Hot weather, hot topics
Host RJ Young chats with The Frontier editor in chief, Ziva Branstetter, and Tulsa Voice columnist Barry Friedman about buzz-worthy news of the week, including more scandal at the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, the REI dustup and Ted Cruz comes to town.
Brady boom fuels controversy over Boomer-targeted lofts
Plans for the Davenport Urban Lofts now call for 28 units — including many that will be 1,200 square-feet and sell for less than $450,000. Retail space has been added to the ground floor, but some still worry the upscale development will lead to a culture clash in the Brady District.
Frontier Reads: Jefferson: the Man and His Times
After six volumes, you feel almost like a member of his family, peopled as it was with revolutionaries and slaves, philosophers and generals, heroes and rogues. An American family.
