Supervisors were -ORDERED TO FALSIFY- Tulsa County reserve deputy’s training records, sources say.

[kpete]

Supervisors at the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office were ordered to falsify a reserve deputy’s training records, giving him credit for field training he never took and firearms certifications he should not have received, sources told the Tulsa World.


At least three of reserve deputy Robert Bates’ supervisors were transferred after refusing to sign off on his state-required training, multiple sources speaking on condition of anonymity told the World.

Bates, 73, is accused of second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Eric Harris during an undercover operation on April 2.

The sources’ claims are corroborated by records, including a statement by Bates after the shooting, that he was certified as an advanced reserve deputy in 2007.


http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/sources-supervisors-told-to-falsify-reserve-deputy-s-training-records/article_a6330f10-a9fb-51e3-ab5e-4d97b03c6c04.html#user-comment-area

[democrank]

1. This case is so disturbing.

We, the people, need to start demanding answers and do it each and every time cops show utter disregard for the citizens they`re supposed to serve and protect.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I imagine the lawsuits will produce a lot of skeletons in the Sheriff's office.

Surely this one deputy is not the only one who has been coddled.

Gonna be an expensive mistake for that Sheriff.

[snooper2]

3. guy gave sheriff money so he could play cop at 73 years old

Now the stupid fucking redneck can stay in jail till he dies

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. The sheriff’s deputy that certified Bates has moved on to work for the Secret Service,

Glanz said during the radio interview.

“We can’t find the records that she supposedly turned in,” Glanz said. “So we are going to talk to her to find out if for sure he’s been qualified with those (weapons).”

That might explain the issues with the Secret Service.