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Harris died later. he believed he had a less lethal device and he was going administer a less lethal taser probe when in reality he had a firearm in his hand. reporter: the sheriff s office says reserve deputies are members of the public. doctors, banker, even retired police officers who receive varying degrees of training. bates donated thousands of dollars in equipment and the authorities say his role in this operation was in a backup capacity. if he had as much training as he supposedly had, he would definitely know a .357 from a taser. reporter: while a sheriff s office investigation recommended bates not be charged, the tulsa county district attorney did charge him with second degree manslaughter. you you got a 73-year-old retired insurance dude who donated a lot of money with the department. with a gun. why are you kidding me? ....

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