TULSA (AP) â A former police officer in Oklahoma has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter s boyfriend, but a federal jury acquitted him of first-degree murder.
The jury on Monday found Shannon Kepler, 60, âguilty of using and discharging a firearm in the second degree murder of Jeremey Lake, acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said in a statement. It also found him guilty on an assault charge for shooting and wounding Lakeâs brother.
The former Tulsa officer faces a minimum of 10 years up to life in prison for murder and 10 years for assault. Under federal guidelines, the sentences cannot be served concurrently.
In fifth trial, Tulsa ex-cop convicted of murdering daughter s boyfriend
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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.
By KTOK News
Apr 27, 2021
A former Tulsa police officer is found guilty in the death of his daughter s boyfriend. A jury found Shannon Kepler guilty yesterday of second-degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors say Kepler shot and killed 19-year-old Jeremy Lake in 2014. Kepler had claimed that he shot Lake in self defense.