tulsa cop found not guilty
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Okla. Ex-Cop Who Killed Terence Crutcher Will Have Fatal Shooting Removed From Her Record
Although a Tulsa, Okla., ex-cop will go down in infamy for killing an unarmed black man on video while he had his hands in the air, a judge has recently ruled that the shooting death can be removed from her employment record. In May, Betty Shelby was acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the fatal September…
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I’ve Seen Betty Shelby, the Killer Cop Who Was Found Not Guilty of Killing an Unarmed Black Man
I live in Oklahoma. I teach at a university less than an hour from Tulsa. Much of the trial happened during my finals week, so I made the trip to Tulsa so I could see Betty Shelby in person. I was able to get into the courthouse because I work in ministry in Oklahoma City,…
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Betty Shelby Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Unarmed Black Motorist Terence Crutcher
The jury in the trial of Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby deliberated for nine hours Wednesday before finding her not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher. KTUL reports that the Crutcher family is expected to address the media with the district attorney after a brief meeting. Crutcher’s…