Oklahoma sheriff indicted in shooting probe to resign
Source: Associated Press
Oklahoma sheriff indicted in shooting probe to resign
Justin Juozapavicius, Associated Press
Updated 2:09 am, Thursday, October 1, 2015
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Oklahoma sheriff on a charge of refusing to perform his official duties in an investigation related to a volunteer deputy and longtime friend who said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun when he fatally shot an unarmed man.
Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz decided quickly to resign after he was indicted during a court hearing Wednesday on two misdemeanor counts, one accusing him of not promptly releasing documents in the internal investigation involving deputy Robert Bates. Bates' training and the reserve deputy program came into question after Bates, a former insurance executive, shot 44-year-old Eric Harris during an April sting operation.
The second charge accuses Glanz of willful violation of the law in an unrelated incident involving a stipend he received for a vehicle.
Glanz, who plans to step down before a Nov. 10 hearing in the case, said in a statement that he had always tried to be transparent and make good decisions during his 27 years as sheriff. He said he told grand jurors he would resign if they concluded that was best, which they did in a report released during the hearing.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Oklahoma-sheriff-indicted-in-shooting-probe-to-6542087.php
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