Judge Asked To Drop Charges Against Cop Who Shot Terence Crutcher

By Bob Owens

An attorney for Tulsa (OK) Police Officer Betty Shelby has petitioned a judge to drop the manslaughter charge against her for shooting noncompliant PCP abuser Terence Crutcher after he repeatedly ignored police commands and reached into his vehicle in September. The district attorney leading the show trial against Shelby is contesting the request for dismissal.

The Tulsa County district attorney has responded to a recent request by Officer Betty Shelby’s attorneys for the judge to drop her manslaughter charge.

Shelby is charged with shooting and killing Terence Crutcher last September.

The DA said the state already proved at Shelby’s preliminary hearing that her use of force was beyond what was reasonable.

They asked the judge to deny Shelby’s request.

We’ve covered the absurdity of the Crutcher shooting from day one.

Officer Shelby was responding to a call when she found a vehicle abandoned in the middle of the road, it’s windows partially down, with no driver present. She quickly scanned the vehicle through windows for occupants but did not search it, and as she began returning to her vehicle, she encountered Mr. Crutcher. As a trained drug recognition expert and field training officer, Shelby quickly realized that Crutcher was exhibiting signs of PCP …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms