Lands a few feet from the capital. Security questions swirling. A ceo of a Million Dollar company does the unthinkable. Not ensemble does he take a 90 pay cut, he gave the money to his employees. Why did he do it . Lets talk in the cnn newsroom newsroom. And hello there, everyone. Im debra feyerick in for Carol Costello. Thanks for joining me. Lets begin with the shocking taser picksup. A bombshell report from the tulsa world, supervisors of robert bates, the 73yearold volunteer deputy and Insurance Company owner who said he accidentally fired his gun instead of his taser, those were allegedly falsified training records. The report claims at least three of those supervisors were reassigned after they refused. Its unclear who exactly issued the order. If true he could receive credit for field and weapons training he never completed. The Sheriffs Office denies the claim but the tulsa world newspaper standing by that report. Back when he was trying to get on as a deputy. He had already be
Into the pentagon, how did a postal worker manage to fly undetected through the skies of washington in a gyrocopter and land right outside the capitol . While embarrassed National Security officials tried to answer that question today, the postal worker from florida was charged with operating an unregistered aircraft and violating National Defense airspace. He could get four years if convicted. Heres Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues. Reporter leaving court today, doug hughes admitted his plan to deliver a message about Campaign Finance reform had take a different turn. Did it go like you expected . No. Ri reporter his trip to washington in this gyrocopter a d actually sparked a debate about security. It was flying so low and slow that it may not have shown up on any radar. Former secret Service Agent dan bongino says the incident exposed a major flaw in what was supposed to be a robust air defense system. I always say its tough to s fly a mosquito through there without someo
Even have been carrying a gun. The newspaper, tulsa world, is reporting that some supervisors at the Tulsa County Sheriffs Office were ordered to falsify the Training Records for robert bates. Tulsa World Reports that at least three of bates supervisors were assigned reassigned after refusing to sign the training documents. The report does not say who asked the supervisors to allegedly falsify the records. The paper says the false records give bates credit for Field Training he never completed and firearm certifications he should have not gotten. The training documented obtained by cnn omit the names of the supervisors who signed off on them. Records show in the last seven years bates has taken a variety of courses. Everything from weapons training including glock, taser and rock river training as well as less than lethal Delivery System training sessions. The Sheriffs Office denies the allegations. And the newspapers report. They also decline cnns interview request to respond to the c