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Ex-Tulsa Officer Gets Prison in Daughter’s Boyfriend’s Death

by Associated PressNovember 27, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Jury Convicts Ex-Oklahoma Police Officer in 4th Murder Trial

by Justin JuozapaviciusOctober 19, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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Issue of Race is Again a Focus in Tulsa, Oklahoma Ex-Cop’s 4th Murder Trial

by Associated PressOctober 7, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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3rd Mistrial in Case of White Ex-Cop Accused of Killing Black Man

by Justin JuozapaviciusJuly 8, 2017January 25, 2022

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 […]

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