Oklahoma juror explains ex-cop's manslaughter conviction
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October 27, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The self-defense claim by a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend cast enough doubt for jurors to convict him on the lesser charge of manslaughter instead of first-degree murder, the jury forewoman said.
Jurors convicted ex-Tulsa officer Shannon Kepler on Oct. 18 in his fourth jury trial for killing of 19-year-old Jeremey Lake in August 2014. The first three juries deadlocked 11-1, 10-2 and 6-6, forcing the judge to declare mistrials.
Sarah Arroyo, forewoman of the fourth jury, told The Associated Press this week that it didn't...
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