I have not heard anyone ask why it took local LEO 10+ minutes to arrive at the scene.
I used to live just south of the Lincoln Co., OK line, and you have to remember this is rural area, so I can understand why it might have taken the sheriff’s office that long to arrive.
It also helps to remember that Oklahom is a red state where common sense still rules for the most part and the sheriff is not going to fault this woman for doing what she had to do to protect herself. (Boy is that a run-on sentence or what? LOL)
Oklahoma is big. There are lots of places that are not going to have a police officer within 20 miles or so.
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I have not heard anyone ask why it took local LEO 10+ minutes to
arrive at the scene.
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A number of other posters have given the best answer: rural areas.
Not that crime is rampant in rural OK. But it’s just that many Okies
keep what anti-gunners would call an arsenal at home/farm.
And they know how to use them.
Also Oklahoma has a “castle doctrine” that really backs up the homeowner
that uses deadly force when their house is broken into.
I’m now in Missouri and happy we now have “castle doctrine” as well.
One guy blew away two thugs that busted into his apartment maybe a
week after the law went into effect. Justificed shooting; no charges.