Tulsa?s Killer Cop Was Sheriff?s Sugar Daddy - The Daily Beast
Bates could serve up to four years in prison for the manslaughter charge. And it’s not his only legal dilemma.
He is being sued in federal court for refusing to “vacate the premises” after selling his company, Robert C. Bates L.L.C., for tens of millions of dollars in 1999.
The new owner claims that when Bates finally left, he made off with “hundreds of files,” court records show.
Roger Crow, a fellow reserve deputy since 1982, told The Daily Beast that he sees Bates at monthly meetings and at the city’s annual fair.
He said the department warns reservists about drawing the wrong weapon in training videos.
“It’s a tragedy,” he said. “We’ve all gone through the training, but when it comes to what they call ‘the slip,’ when you think you’re harnessing your weapon—it happens. Even through the academy ... you think you’re pulling your weapon but you’re pulling out the Taser, unfortunately.”