Oklahoma Sheriff Charged With Manslaughter in Inmate's Death

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

An Oklahoma sheriff is among six people indicted in a grand jury investigation into the death of an inmate found unresponsive in a restraint chair.

July 25, 2017, at 7:05 p.m.


ENID, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma sheriff is among six people facing manslaughter charges in the 2016 death of an inmate found unresponsive after being tied to a chair.

A grand jury indicted Garfield County Sheriff Jerry Niles and five others who worked at the jail on second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of 58-year-old Anthony Huff.

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Attorney Stephen Jones entered a not-guilty plea for Niles. Jones says Niles was booked and released at the Garfield County jail after posting $15,000 bond. Niles could not be reached for comment.

The indictment says Huff was left in the restraint chair for 48 hours without enough food or water. He was pronounced dead June 8, 2016, four days after being jailed on a public intoxication complaint.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2017-07-25/oklahoma-sheriff-charged-with-manslaughter-in-inmates-death

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Sheriff Jerry Niles



Rest in peace, Anthony Huff.

[leftynyc]

1. RIP Mr. Huff

I wish I were more confident your family and friends will see justice.

[mtasselin]

2. Will be surprised

I would be totally surprised if anything was to happen, they have done this many times and have got away with it.

[Bengus81]

3. Now...does that good ole' boy look like he tie "someone" up for 48 hrs

without food or water?? Reminds me of the first Rambo and that small town. There's just some people that Sherriff didn't want in his towns city limits.

[Dustlawyer]

4. I am not a criminal lawyer, but 2nd degree manslaughter?