Tulsa DA Responds To Request That Charges Be Dropped Against Betty Shelby

The Tulsa County district attorney has responded to a recent request by Officer Betty Shelby’s attorneys for the judge to drop her manslaughter charge.

Shelby is charged with shooting and killing Terence Crutcher last September.

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The DA said the state already proved at Shelby's preliminary hearing that her use of force was beyond what was reasonable.

They asked the judge to deny Shelby’s request.