Okie District Attorney Incorrectly Cites Stand Your Ground Law In Triple Homicide

By Bob Owens

Either Oklahoma’s implementation of castle doctrine and stand your ground laws are substantially different than that of the rest of the country, or the assistant district attorney could use a refresher on the laws of self defense.

The nearly eight-minute 911 call begins about 12:44 p.m. on Monday.

“I’ve just been broken into. Three men, two I’ve shot in my house,” the caller says. “One’s down, one’s still talking. You need to get here now.”

The caller doesn’t sound panicked, and waits for the operator to ask him questions.

Wagoner County Chief Deputy Les Young said a deputy arrived two minutes after the 911 call was initiated. The operator keeps the caller — a 23-year-old who lives at the home — on the phone until you hear the deputy talking to him.

A probable cause affidavit alleges Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez, 21, planned the burglary and waited in the car while the masked intruders broke into the home.

In a news release Wednesday, the sheriff’s department said Rodriguez waived her right to an attorney and told them she determined the residents “had money and expensive belongings, and that was why she selected his home to ‘hit a lick’ – a term some criminals use to describe …Read the Rest

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