TULSA (AP) â A former police officer in Oklahoma has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter s boyfriend, but a federal jury acquitted him of first-degree murder.
The jury on Monday found Shannon Kepler, 60, âguilty of using and discharging a firearm in the second degree murder of Jeremey Lake, acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said in a statement. It also found him guilty on an assault charge for shooting and wounding Lakeâs brother.
The former Tulsa officer faces a minimum of 10 years up to life in prison for murder and 10 years for assault. Under federal guidelines, the sentences cannot be served concurrently.
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Ex-cop convicted of murder in daughter s boyfriend s death
A former police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter s boyfriend
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TULSA, Okla. A former police officer in Oklahoma has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his daughter s boyfriend, but a federal jury acquitted him of first-degree murder.
The jury on Monday found Shannon Kepler, 60, “guilty of using and discharging a firearm in the second degree murder of Jeremey Lake, acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said in a statement. It also found him guilty on an assault charge for shooting and wounding Lake’s brother.
Credit Oklahoma Department of Corrections
After six hours of deliberations Monday, a federal jury found former Tulsa Police officer Shannon Kepler guilty on charges related to the 2014 killing of his daughter s 19-year-old boyfriend.
Prosecutors charged Kepler in a three-count indictment in November. The jury on Monday found Kepler not guilty of first-degree murder but guilty of discharging a firearm during and in relation to crimes of violence, which were second-degree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. The assault charge is for shooting at Jeremy Lake s younger brother.
U.S. Marshals took Kepler into custody after the verdict was announced. He will be sentenced Aug. 11.
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