A former Oklahoma sheriff's deputy has been convicted of second degree manslaughter shooting and killing an unarmed man during a 2015 sting operation, People confirms. Bob Bates, 73, was an insurance executive moonlighting as a reserve deputy for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office last year. Bates, claimed he meant to use his Taser stun gun, not his revolver, on Harris, who had been tackled to the ground by officers. The incident was caught on video. The incident took place during a sting organized by the sheriff's office that was trying to buy illegal firearms from Harris. Harris allegedly tried to flee the scene.
- 4/28/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
Bob Bates, a Tulsa, Okla., reserve deputy, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for killing unarmed black suspect Eric Harris earlier this month. Bob Bates, Tulsa Deputy, Charged Bates, 73, a successful insurance executive by day, who served as a reserve deputy on the side, participated in a sting operation in Tulsa on April 2 that […]
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- 4/14/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
We have added a set pictures from the event 2014 Inner-City Imagine Awards Honoring The Walt Disney Company. Guests included Monica Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal and Ella Angel, Jay Rasulo and Robert Smiland, Frank Mottek, Hannah Maltzan and Michael Maltzan, Alex Meneses, Jonathan Schreter and Jennifer Schreter, Robert Smiland, Nigel Lythgoe, Monica Rosenthal and Bob Bates, Melanie Lundquist and Richard Lundquist, Julia Alexander, Michael Strautmanis, Nia Strautmanis and Bob Bates, Robert Smiland and Frank Mottek, Robert Smiland and Ray Reisler. Photos are copyright by Billy Bennight / PR Photos. Monica Rosenthal, Lily Rosenthal and Ella Angel during the 2014 Inner-City Imagine Awards […]...
- 11/11/2014
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
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