Huffington Post – by Katie Sola
Tulsa Country Undersheriff Tim Albin has resigned after documents revealed he unfairly promoted Robert Bates, the volunteer reserve deputy who mistakenly shot Eric Harris earlier this month.
Tulsa World reports that recently released documents show Albin falsified Bates’ training records and quashed his colleagues’ concerns about the deputy.
Sheriff Stanley Glanz announced Albin’s resignation today at a County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Bates, a 73-year-old insurance executive, shot and killed Harris on April 2. Bates says he meant to Taser Harris but grabbed his handgun by mistake. Bates was charged with second-degree homicide April 14, and turned himself in.
Since the shooting, questions have arisen as to why Bates was participating in an undercover gun buy, and whether he had the training and expertise required to do so.
Tulsa World reports that internal reports revealed Bates had inadequate training to work as a reserve deputy. The Sheriff’s office reportedly ordered his training recordsto be falsified.
According to a 2009 report, Bates’ superiors believed he received preferential treatment from the department. As an example, he used his private vehicle to make traffic stops. Albin allegedly told another deputy who complained, “You need to stop messing with him because he does a lot of good for the county.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/27/tulsa-sheriff-resigns_n_7153588.html
“Since the shooting, questions have arisen as to why Bates was participating in an undercover gun buy,…”
Because the rest of the pigs were too busy with their lap dances and thieving from the sheeple.
Here’s the Tulsa World report:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/crimewatch/internal-investigation-depicts-robert-bates-as-doing-his-own-thing/article_52d8e84f-33e0-5c51-9640-9b89115c98b0.html
Hey Angel! 🙂
Hey, #1. 🙂
Check out the Tulsa World story. You’ll get a kick out of some of the quotes.
“ ‘This is a shit sandwich, and you will just have to eat it but not acquire a taste for it.’ ”
“Well I can do it, and if you don’t like it you can talk to (current Undersheriff) Tim Albin or Sheriff (Stanley) Glanz because I’m going to do it,” Chapman quoted Bates as saying. Bates then walked away, he said.”
Won’t be walking away from Bubba that easily in the near future.
Arrogant old pr#@k, ain’t he.
Yup, sure is.
Gee, a dishonest cop! My heeeros have let me down. (again) I think I’ll have a drink.
RIP Mr. Harris.
Pull his pension and firearm card, good buddie card and let him go on his way. That way he to can do some good for the County.