Page 114 - Robert Bates News Today

Auxiliary police force. >> that does what? >> its 4,000 to 5,000 volunteers that volunteer their time. theyre not armed with a firearm. theyre not armed with a taser. theyre not armed with pepper spray. they carry batons to use in self-defense. they are outfitted with vests because two of them were assassinated in the west village a few years back which you might remember. they wear a uniform thats very much like a patrol officers uniform. the only difference is it says auxiliary above the patch...

>> the moment deputies catch up with suspect eric harris on the streets of tulsa, the worst should have been over. >> roll on your stomach. >> reporter: but this disturbing scene april 2nd was just beginning. i shot him. im sorry. >> reporter: that is the voice of 73-year-old volunteer reserve deputy robert bates apologizing after firing his gun instead of his taser. >> he dropped me. >> an hour later, harris is dead. the district attorney charged bates with second degree mon slaughter. >> its a...

Know he was quite shocked when his gun went off. >> reporter: robert bates grabbed his handgun instead of his bright yellow taser that was attached to his chest. an attorney for the family of eric harris doesnt know how that can happen. there are questions as to why robert bates was involved in an operation like. this this. the attorney for eric harris says bates paid his way into the force after donations to the department. sheriffs officers here in tulsa say that is not the case. they say he h...

Homicide given that he was acting within his rights as a reserve deputy. the attorney says its an accident of misfortune and he should not have been charged. robert bates has the support of the superiors in the leadership at the sheriffs department here in actual sarks anderson. >> who we should point out hes friends with. the chief of police there, and has donated a lot of money over the years to this department. the tape of the incident ends shortly after you hear one officer saying f your bre...

Another behavior that might be well -- more well-rehearsed or motorized internally than your initial intention. >> reporter: and, michaela if robert bates is convicted he could face up to four years in prison michaela. >> and, ed were going to speak with his -- the victims brother andre harris and the family attorney coming up right here on "new day" in a short while. some other news an alaska airlines jet forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot heard unusual banging coming from un...

Mistakenly pulled the trigger. >> roll on your stomach. now. [ gunshot ] >> i shot him. i >> he shot him. he shot him. >> stop fighting. >> he shot me! >> bates attorney calls the shooting an excusable homicide but the victims family says bates paid to play a cop and did not have enough experience. >> there was enough experience on top of my brother, knees in his head to not even have to use a taser. for it to be that many people around him and him go to use a taser really didnt make any sense. ...

That you have a wealthy businessman whos been essentially deputized to go play like hes some outlaw. i mean like hes just cleaning up the streets. >> if convicted bates could face up to four years in prison. joining me now to discuss the fallout from this shooting is cnns ed lavandera live in tulsa. first off, bates was in and out of jail in just about 30 minutes. is that normal? >> well, he posted bond, $25,000 bond that he was placed. and we found out he will make his first court appearance on...

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