Grand jury probes Tulsa sheriff’s office in fatal shooting

The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously refused to delay a grand jury investigation into the practices Tulsa County sheriff in the wake of a shooting scandal involving a volunteer reserve officer. The issue came to national prominence earlier this year when volunteer Robert Bates fatally shot a man, Eric Harris, while he was restrained on the ground.

Once the grand jury is seated, the jurors will decide if Sheriff Glanz neglected his duties and whether anyone in his office received preferential treatment.

Bates donated thousands of dollars in cash and equipment to the sheriff. They will hear testimony from witnesses whose appearances are coordinated by a legal adviser detailed to the case.

Jurors will be required to tour the jail as part of the investigation.

The jury’s findings will be released at the end of the investigation.

Jury selection began Monday in Tulsa County District Court. His office recused itself from the case. Bates said he mistook his revolver for a stun gun.

Glanz has said he is eager to tell his side of the story to a jury.

In a unanimous decision, the court dismissed a motion from Sheriff Stanley Glanz seeking to halt the grand jury, which a state judge in June ordered to be called after an activist group submitted a petition demanding it. “This is what we kept pushing our message for”. “However, we hope that those involved do not forget that the people should have a say in this as well”.