Local (State) Politics Corrupt as HELL!

[hollywood]

Tell me that there's not a ton of cronyism/corruption in the state.

How does someone in a place of trust within the law enforcement community do this and be allowed to basically skate on a misdemeanor?

http://kfor.com/2017/03/06/former-o...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

 

[Rdcldad]

i think they let him slide cause the badger and sneaky pete brought the blue meth to his house

that story smells like july roadkill

 

[TPOKE]

I think all levels of politics are corrupt and they're all a bunch of children, so nothing surprises me.

 

[capanski]

Corruption runs rampant through the various sheriff offices of Oklahoma. I'm not saying all but a good portion are dirty.

 

[aix_xpert]

Isn't saying politicians are corrupt a redundant statement?

 

[wyomingosualum]

Tell me that there's not a ton of cronyism/corruption in the state.

How does someone in a place of trust within the law enforcement community do this and be allowed to basically skate on a misdemeanor?

http://kfor.com/2017/03/06/former-o...medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

I see in Title 22 that corruption is grounds to remove the person from office, but I can't see a criminal penalty attached to that. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

The guy refused to make an arrest, but that's a misdemeanor.

It doesn't appear that he supplied the meth, which would have been a felony.

Just trying to think of a felony charge that would stick on this guy. Anybody? Maybe federal charge?

 

[wyomingosualum]

Harboring a fugitive would work as a felony, but not if the arrest warrants for the son's girlfriend were misdemeanor warrants, right?

 

[hollywood]

The criminal acts would likely be in Title 21.

BTW, his home could have also been seized by the State and sold as part of the Civil Forfeiture provisions. Since he allowed for the open use of drugs by someone he had granted permission to take up residence.

 

[CowboyJD]

Harboring a fugitive would work as a felony, but not if the arrest warrants for the son's girlfriend were misdemeanor warrants, right?

Correct.

Maybe 63 OS 2-404(A)(6), commonly called keeping of a drug house....though that is typically used for dealing from houses or used to do do drugs by more than one person (typical crack house).

The focus of the DA was likely getting him out of office and making sure he had some record to keep him from effectively taking office ever again.

 

[wyomingosualum]

The criminal acts would likely be in Title 21.

BTW, his home could have also been seized by the State and sold as part of the Civil Forfeiture provisions. Since he allowed for the open use of drugs by someone he had granted permission to take up residence.

Yeah, I just looked up a "crime" listed in the article and found it in Title 22, so it was just a procedural stature to remove a crook from office. Or at least that's all I saw. It's not like I did exhaustive research.

Still trying to figure out a felony charge that would work for this guy.

 

[wyomingosualum]

Correct.

Maybe 63 OS 2-404(A)(6), commonly called keeping of a drug house....though that is typically used for dealing from houses or used to do do drugs by more than one person (typical crack house).

The focus of the DA was likely getting him out of office and making sure he had some record to keep him from effectively taking office ever again.

Yeah, the world is a better place with him gone. I would like to see something to really crush this guy with a felony or two.