Former Tulsa Officer Found Guilty On 2 Counts In Federal Murder Trial
A federal jury has found former Tulsa Police officer Shannon Kepler guilty of murder in the 2nd degree, assault with a dangerous weapon, and not guilty of murder in the 1st degree.
This is the fifth time that Kepler has gone to trial for the case but his first time in federal court. Kepler is accused of killing his daughter s boyfriend Jeremy Lake in 2014. In closing arguments on Monday, prosecutors argued that Kepler planned, prepared, and then shot and killed Lake. Prosecutors say Kepler saw that his daughter was in a new relationship with Lake on Facebook and didn t like it. They say he then he broke police policy by pulling up Lake s criminal history to get his address.
Former Tulsa Officer Found Guilty On 2 Counts In Federal Murder Trial
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Trial Of Former Tulsa Police Officer Shannon Kepler Moves Into Day 3
The federal murder trial of former Tulsa police officer Shannon Kepler moves into its third day on Thursday. It will be Kepler s fifth time going to trial for the case but his first time in federal court.
Currently, Kepler is accused of shooting and killing his daughter s teenage friend, Jeremy Lake, in 2014.
Lisa Kepler, one of 12 witnesses called to the stand on Wednesday, testified that she loves her father and forgives him.
Other witnesses on Wednesday included the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Jeremy Lake and Lake s friend who witnessed the shooting.
Daughter Testifies In Murder Trial Of Former Tulsa Police Officer
Day two of testimony finished Wednesday in the federal murder trial of former Tulsa Police officer Shannon Kepler.
The former officer was tried four times for shooting and killing his daughter’s friend. Kepler is being tried for a fifth time, this time in federal court because of the Supreme Court ruling on tribal jurisdiction.
12 more witnesses were called to the stand to testify Wednesday, including Kepler’s daughter, Lisa Kepler.
She testified she loves her father and forgives him. However, it got heated when prosecutors tried to point out inconsistencies in her story.