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Judge Denies Request to Drop Manslaughter Charges Against Officer
A judge has rejected an appeal to drop manslaughter charges against a Del City officer.
The attorney for Del City Police Captain Randy Harrison argued the case should be dismissed.
Investigators say Harrison shot Dane Scott Jr. in 2012 following a chase because Scott had a gun. The medical examiner determined Scott was shot in the back.
Harrison is charged with first-degree manslaughter in the March 2012 shooting death of 18-year-old Dane Scott Jr. An affidavit says Harrison was trying to arrest Scott after a car chase and managed to take a handgun from the teen during a struggle.
Harrison's attorney is argued that his client's case should be dismissed because the Oklahoma statute for manslaughter is unconstitutional for law enforcement officers.
The shooting came just a few weeks after the death of Trayvon Martin. Harrison's attorney has said publicity from that case and others created a "perfect storm" against his client.
On Monday, a judge denied the request to dismiss charges and issued a gag order.
Randy Harrison's jury trial is scheduled to begin on April 8th.
Posted: Saturday, March 30 2013, 05:36 PM CDT
IN OKLAHOMA NEWS
Fairchild still candidate for new planes
May 22, 2013 15:53 GMT
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Officials in Washington are expressing disappointment that Fairchild Air Force base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.
Members of the Kansas congressional delegation announced Wednesday that McConnell Air Force Base in Topeka, Kan., was chosen as the first base to receive the new Boeing-built KC-46A tankers.
Fairchild, the Spokane area's largest single employer, remains a candidate to receive new tankers later.
The new aircraft will replace the aging KC-135 fleet flown by crews, including those at Fairchild, for the past 50 years. The Air Force will base 36 of the new aircraft at McConnell starting in 2016.
Fairchild was finalist for the job, along with bases in North Dakota and Oklahoma.
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