Jesse Jackson with membersof Robin Howard’s family Credit: Shannon Cornman The 54-year-old Howard died June 23 from pneumonia caused by blunt force trauma to the chest following a confrontation four days earlier with Oklahoma City police officers. The death was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner. Jackson came to OKC last week to […]
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Stunning discrepancy
Amnesty issued a Feb. 15 news release to bring attention to the national death toll from Tasers hitting the 500 mark. It indicated OKCPD as being responsible for seven deaths by Taser over the last decade. However, OKCPD Capt. Dexter Nelson said that since 2003 there have been six recorded deaths that occurred after a […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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‘Business as usual’
The prosecution’s witnesses, under both state questioning and cross-examination by the defense, offered a peek behind the veil that often separates the public from what goes on at the Legislature. And to some, what they saw was disappointing. “I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought of the Otto Von Bismarck quote during the […]
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Terrill Trouble, Part We’ve-lost-count
The announcement was made and a press conference held on Sept. 16, a Friday, around 4 p.m., otherwise known in the political world as “bury the story time.” The investigation stems from felony charges in Oklahoma County against Terrill, a Republican, and former Democratic Sen. Debbe Leftwich. Terrill allegedly offered to create a position at […]