Ex-cop convicted of murder in daughter's boyfriend's death

 

April 28, 2021



TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former police officer in Oklahoma has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter's boyfriend, but a federal jury acquitted him of first-degree murder.

The jury on Monday found Shannon Kepler, 60, "guilty of using and discharging a firearm in the second degree murder of Jeremey Lake, acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said in a statement. It also found him guilty on an assault charge for shooting and wounding Lake's brother.

The former Tulsa officer faces a minimum of 10 years up to life in prison for murder and 10 years for assault. Under...



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