Ex-governor candidate charged in shooting of process server; defense releases video from incident
Source: Tulsa World
By Samantha Vicent Tulsa World 1 hr ago
Christopher Barnett
A former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate who is jailed without bond on felony charges related to the shooting of a process server and allegations of threats leveled online against the University of Tulsa pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
The Tulsa County District Attorney's Office charged Christopher Jonathan Barnett on July 25 with threatening an act of violence one day after his arrest for shooting a process server during an altercation at his south Tulsa residence. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Barnett, who was initially accused of shooting with intent to kill, with one count of assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
In a court appearance Thursday morning, Special Judge David Guten set Barnett's preliminary hearing on both cases for Aug. 26. Special Judge April Seibert on Monday determined Barnett, whose bond she set at $1 million on Friday, should be held without bond after prosecutors asked her to reconsider her decision and after watching video footage of the shooting.
Brendan McHugh, one of Barnett's attorneys, released two videos of the incident to the media after Thursday's proceedings. Neither video clip has audio, but one video shows the process server speaking at the front door, with him leaning in at one point to possibly better hear the conversation.
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Judge revokes bond for former Oklahoma governor candidate in case alleging University of Tulsa threats
By Samantha Vicent Tulsa World Jul 30, 2019
The right to post bond was revoked Monday for a former candidate for Oklahoma governor charged with threatening an act of violence against the University of Tulsa.
Bail for Christopher Jonathan Barnett, 36, was set at $1 million after he was arrested late Thursday on a charge of threatening an act of violence in connection with what police called “violent” posts on a website he uses for his organization Transparency for Oklahomans. Barnett posted a $75,000 bond earlier Thursday on a complaint of shooting with intent to kill related to the shooting of a process server outside Barnett’s south Tulsa residence Wednesday night.
Though the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office has not yet charged Barnett in the shooting, it asked Special Judge April Seibert to keep Barnett in custody without bond during hearings on Friday and Monday.
Seibert on Friday set Barnett’s bond at $1 million and ordered him to get an ankle monitor if he were released, as well as refrain from posting on his website or social media and surrender his passport.
Barnett, speaking on video from the Tulsa County jail Monday morning, said he would be able to post a $1 million bond and was willing to comply with Seibert’s previous conditions after prosecutors asked her to reconsider her decision.
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