Oklahoma County’s new prosecutor says she’s dropping criminal charges against seven police officers in three separate fatal shootings in 2020
Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna speaks to reporters in Oklahoma City, on Friday, July 28, 2023. Behenna, the new prosecutor in Oklahoma's largest county, announced Friday that she was dropping criminal charges against seven Oklahoma City police officers in three separate fatal shootings in 2020.
A former federal prosecutor and defense attorney from the suburb of Edmond, Behenna is the first woman elected top prosecutor in the state’s most populous county. She defeated conservative Republican Kevin Calvey last year to win a four-year term.dismissed Friday involved five Oklahoma City officers charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Stavian Rodriguez. The teen was shot on Nov.
Initially charged in the shooting were officers Bethany Sears, Jared Barton, Corey Adams, John Skuta and Brad Pemberton. All five have been on paid administrative leave since the shooting. Holland has a pending civil rights excessive force lawsuit against Oklahoma City and the five officers in federal court.
Avery was called to the home by Pool’s wife, who was retrieving personal belongings, when Pool ran inside carrying a bat and was shot by Avery after refusing to drop it, police said. Although criminal charges against police officers are not common, previous district attorney Prater — himself an ex-cop who served 16 years as the county's top prosecutor — had secured criminal convictions against officers before.was sentenced to four years in prison for second-degree manslaughter after shooting an unarmed teenager in the back as he ran away following a scuffle.
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