The Tulsa World reported today that another Federal inmate was ordered released as a result of the ongoing police corruption investigation in Tulsa. This release brings the total to six Federal inmates that have been released. Below is the link to the article.
This release extends the alleged corruption back to 2004. In a pleading filed into this case there was an affidavit attached by Rochelle Martin a long time informant for TPD Officer Jeff Henderson. In that affidavit Martin claims that Officer Henderson and Officer Yelton coached her to lie under oath concerning the existence of a claimed confidential informant.
Whatever evidence US Attorney Jane Duke has, it was strong enough for the Justice Department to request the release of Bobby Haley. I know from personal experience they are not doing this with every case that there is a problem with.
Now in this investigation 4 law enforcement officers have be publicly implicated. Former ATF agent Brandon McFadden (who has pled guilty and is cooperating), TPD officer John K. Gray (He has been suspended and it is believed he is "TPD Officer B" in the McFadden indictment), TPD officer Jeff Henderson (He has been suspended and it is believed he is "TPD officer A" in the McFadden indictment) and now TPD officer Bill Yelton (Identified in the Rochelle Martin affidavit.)
How deep (and wide) will this investigation go?
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=14&articleid=20100522_11_A1_Afifth352220
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