TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A White ex-Oklahoma police officer was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter’s Black boyfriend, after four trials spanning nearly a year, including three that resulted in hung juries. Shannon Kepler (left) is pictured in a booking photo dated Nov. 20, 2017. Kepler, […]
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Jury Convicts Ex-Oklahoma Police Officer in 4th Murder Trial
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A White former Oklahoma police officer was convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter’s Black boyfriend after jurors in three previous trials couldn’t decide whether to find him guilty of murder. FILE – In this June 30, 2017 file photo, ex-Tulsa police officer Shannon Kepler, left, […]
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Issue of Race is Again a Focus in Tulsa, Oklahoma Ex-Cop’s 4th Murder Trial
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Three hung juries in the case of a White former Oklahoma police officer charged with fatally shooting his daughter’s Black boyfriend had one thing in common besides unwillingness to convict: Each had only one African-American juror. Race has been an undercurrent in ex-Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler’s first-degree murder case, which is […]
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3rd Mistrial in Case of White Ex-Cop Accused of Killing Black Man
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — For the third time in less than a year a jury deadlocked on Friday and forced a mistrial in the murder case of a White former Oklahoma police officer accused of killing his daughter’s Black boyfriend, astonishing prosecutors and frustrating the boyfriend’s family. Judge Sharon Holmes declared the mistrial in the […]