Grand jury indicts Oklahoma sheriff in investigation of fatal shooting by volunteer deputy

AP ^ | September 30, 2015 | JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS

[ExyZ]

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A grand jury indicted an Oklahoma sheriff on Wednesday as part of an investigation into his office that began after an unarmed man was fatally shot by a volunteer deputy who said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun.

Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz, who was indicted on two misdemeanor charges, is accused of refusing to perform his official duties for not promptly releasing documents...

[ExyZ]

Among the witnesses who testified before the grand jury was a corporal in the internal affairs division, Warren Crittenden, who said he was pressured to sign off on memos saying Bates was qualified for duty.

Bates had donated thousands of dollars in cash, cars and equipment to the sheriff's office. His close ties to Glanz and the agency raised questions about the reserve deputy program and whether Bates and others received special treatment in return for the gifts.

[TigerClaws]

You can be indicted for not handing over documents?

Tell Hillary...

[ExyZ]

Maybe he should have been a Sheriff in Arkansas in the 80’s....

[dmz]

I think all the evidence one needs to determine his lack of fitness for the job was the fact that he could not tell the difference between a taser and a handgun.