Alan C. Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Tulsa dodges lawsuit tidal wave after police corruption investigation At least 48 people have been freed from prison or had their cases modified due to alleged falsified search warrants or other civil rights violations by police, and 16 lawsuits for 15 defendants have been filed against the city to date, according to court records.The federal corruption investigation resulted in charges against six current or former Tulsa police officers and a federal agent, as well as accusations of criminal behavior against five officers who were not charged.. . . While 16 lawsuits have been filed, seven are closed in regards to the city - either in a judgment or dismissal, records show.Nine remain open, and four of those have pending motions to dismiss the city, which Fortney said he is confident will be granted.Those cases with pending motions to dismiss are filed by Edward Johnson, who served two years of a 10-year sentence; Marvin Barber, who served more than five years of a 17-year sentence; Lindell Pointer, who served about two years of a 14-year sentence; and Thomas Ranes, who served all of his two-year sentence before filing a motion to have his sentence vacated. . . . ...one involves allegations that law enforcement officers framed Larry Wayne Barnes Sr. and Larita Annette Barnes in 2007, records show. The Barneses were convicted of selling drugs and sentenced to federal prison. They were freed in 2009 after an informant in the case said he worked with ATF agent Brandon McFadden and Officer Jeff Henderson to frame them, court records show. The Barneses served more than a year in prison before being freed due to the police corruption probe.
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