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‘Robert Bates’

Robert Bates Guilty

On April 27, 2016, justice was served. A jury found Robert Bates, the 74-year-old volunteer reserve sheriff deputy, guilty of second-degree manslaughter. The jurors recommended the maximum sentence of four years ...
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New Video of Robert Bates Shows a Pattern

New Video of Robert Bates Shows a Pattern

Newly released video obtained by The Frontier catches former Tulsa County reserve deputy Robert Bates holding a Taser and a gun over an unarmed, restrained man just weeks before he shot and killed ...
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Daniel Smolen on TCSO Corruption

Daniel Smolen on TCSO Corruption

The Daily Beast interviewed Partner Daniel Smolen regarding the shooting of Eric Harris and the corruption of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and Stanley Glanz. Smolen, an attorney for the ...
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Judge in Robert Bates Case Recuses Himself

The judge assigned to the second degree manslaughter trial against Robert Bates recused himself the morning of Friday, October 30. Daniel Smolen, attorney for the Harris family, sent Steve Kunzweiler, Tulsa ...
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Statement on TCSO Assessment

May 27, 2015 We are aware that Sheriff Glanz plans to have an outside organization conduct an assessment “of the entire Sheriff’s Office with the goal of improving performance, efficiency, ...
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