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The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office Reserve Unit is accepting applications for the spring 2024 training class.

Stanley Glanz announced his resignation after he was indicted by a jury that found he violated the law by selecting Robert C. Bates AKA Bob Bates, his frien

Newton County Precinct 4 Constable Matt Wonders has announced a School Safety Program for Deweyville schools. Wonders says despite a lack of money, they’ve made up for it with a

Then when called on it, donated the car but continued to drive it and then continued to make traffic stops for which he had not received the training to do. that goes back to the question if there is special treatment? you have provided documents saying at the time of the shooting that he was properly trained and cnn cannot verify those documents, but while he was working there before this shooting back in 2009, explain for us his training level related to those specific traffic stops. was he wo...

On the street of tulsa. >> representative shelton, my question to you is should the tulsa county sheriff immediately suspend the reserve deputy program? >> i cant speak specifically on if he should suspend that program because im sure not everybody fits the mold of the deputy. more importantly, there are other reserve deputies across the state of oklahoma that do just fine. more importantly, we need to make sure that a 73-year-old person that may be helping the -- helping the sheriffs department...

Is nuts. >> youre right. as far as we can tell so far, you would think that the reserve deputy program will be shut down or under investigation, and to go back to your first point here that idea that vital state services that if they need equipment a donor coming to fill the gap is so normalized this is whats going to happen. >> nobody sees anything remarkable about a 73-year-old guy with a gun going on an under cover drug and gun sting. and that to me is a step beyond the usual in american poli...

Tangent, you did the training and you can prove that you were certified? >> that is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> acting as a back-up involving eric harris was working as a volunteer capacity as a reserve. during the interview he apologized to the harris family. a state lawmaker is now calling for an independent investigation into the sheriffs reserve deputy program, and the tulsa county sheriffs department is conducting its own review. joining me by phone, one of the reporters ...

We want to get back to our top story, nbc news exclusive interview with robert bates. this morning matt lauer at the "today" show asked bates about how he felt once he realized what happened. >> shock, i can tell you it stayed with me for a number of days. im not at all sure its not still with me today. lack of sleep, aklack of ability to concentrate, all of those plus more. i still cant believe it happened. >> and dont forget to keep weighing in with your opinion. our bing question, did the int...

And how many can be manipulated across the cities and states across the country. you have seen them up close before. to the favors person who manages to write a check for your campaign. >> absolutely. and the after math, nobody in tulsa except the people on the street seem to find this all that remarkable. the sheriff -- the sheriff apparently sees it as business as usual. is how we do business with good old bob, the elderly gunslinger. is nuts. >> youre right. as far as we can tell so far, you ...

Lets bring in gabe guttierez live from whats the latest on that investigation? >> reporter: state lawmakers calling for an independent investigation of the reserve deputy program as the. this morning questions are swirling about bob bates training. >> i shot him, im sorry. >> reporter: before the 73-year-old said he accidentally shot and killed the suspect in an undercover sting brace. on april 2, bates was acting as backup as a body camera captured sheriffs deputies chasing eric harris. bates s...