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    Man indicted for providing weapon used in Tulsa police officer shooting

    By Fox23.com News Staff

    TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa man was indicted on federal gun charges after prosecutors allege he provide the weapon used in the June shooting of two Tulsa police officers.

    Jakob Garland was charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and felon in possession of firearm.

    Garland is accused of giving David Ware a gun in exchange for heroin on June 19, said U.S. Attorney Trent Shores in a press conference.

    Ware is accused of shooting and killing Tulsa police Sgt. Craig Johnson and wounding Officer Aurash Zarkeshan on June 29 during a traffic stop. Ware has plead not guilty in the case.

    “If you are criminal and you’re in possession of a gun, then we will come after you,” said Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin in a press conference Tuesday.

    Garland is scheduled to be in federal court Thursday.

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    Death penalty to be sought against man charged in police sergeant's killing

    By Samantha Vicent
    Tulsa World

    Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson.

    The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday the intent to pursue a capital case against David Anthony Ware, 33, who also is accused of shooting Officer Aurash Zarkeshan during a June 29 traffic stop.

    Ware is charged with first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. He has been in custody at the Tulsa County jail without bond since June 29.

    Police dash cam footage shows Ware shooting Zarkeshan and Johnson after a traffic stop that escalated with Ware’s refusing dozens of commands from the officer and his supervisor.

    In court papers filed Thursday morning, District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler listed several aggravating factors in support of his office’s request for the death penalty.

    Kunzweiler and Assistant District Attorney Kevin Gray had acknowledged beginning in mid-Julyan evaluation of the case for possible death-penalty consideration. The death of a police officer while on duty is among the aggravating factors in state law that prosecutors can cite to jurors, Gray noted.

    Defense attorney Kevin Adams has said before that the case is “about one thing and one thing only, and that’s whether the state of Oklahoma gets to execute David Ware” as an act of retribution for killing a police officer.

    “Even if you hate Mr. Ware, OK, you ought to — for the rest of us and for the sake of our system — want the process by which the state of Oklahoma is asking to kill him to be completely and totally fair,” Adams told the Tulsa World in July.

    Johnson and Zarkeshan had been using physical force to wrestle Ware from his car after unsuccessfully commanding him dozens of times to get out of the vehicle, as well as an unsuccessful Taser deployment. Ware also was not deterred by pepper spray, fighting back as he continued to debate with the officers about their intent to have his vehicle towed for lack of a current tag and insurance.

    Ware can be seen on video reaching under his seat with his right hand shortly before a gun appears in the same hand. The footage shows him firing multiple times and using two hands to stabilize his grip before firing at Johnson a final time, all within less than five seconds.

    He then got a ride from his co-defendant, Matthew Hall, whom Ware had called from his car during the traffic stop and who faces accessory charges.

    Hall’s attorney, Brian Martin, filed a motion Tuesday seeking dismissal of the count related to Johnson based on his view that Johnson’s death on June 30 took place well after Hall stopped providing aid to Ware. Both men will appear in court Oct. 5.

    Adams said Thursday that the defense was not surprised by the decision to seek the death penalty, saying Kunzweiler “has a history of using the death penalty to advance his political career.”

    Police Chief Wendell Franklin said his agency was “compelled” to make the videos publicly accessible.

    Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police Chairman Jerad Lindsey said Tuesday that he opposed the footage’s being made public but believed that District Judge William Musseman had no other choice based on the text of the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

    “It’s wrong to use the death of a beloved husband, father and son for broadcast on the news and social media,” Lindsey said in a statement posted on the FOP's Facebook calling for a change to the statute allowing such a video to be released.

    Aggravating factors

    Prosecutors allege in the court filing that:

    “The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person, to wit: the defendant fired multiple rounds at Officer Aurash Zarkeshan and Sgt. Craig Johnson, creating a great risk of death to them both.

    “The murder of Sgt. Craig Johnson was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.

    “The murder of Sgt. Craig Johnson was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution.

    “The victim of the murder, Sgt. Craig Johnson, was a peace officer and was killed while in the performance of his official duty.”

    “There exists a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society.

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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Charge reduced for man accused of helping alleged cop killer

    By Cory Smith
    KTUL News

    TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) – A charge was reduced Monday for the man accused of helping an alleged cop killer.

    Matthew Hall had been charged with being an accessory to murder in the June 29 shooting of two Tulsa police officers.

    Monday, the accessory to murder charge for Johnson’s death was reduced to accessory to shooting with intent to kill.

    Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said the charge was reduced because Johnson’s death from the shooting had not yet occurred when Hall allegedly helped Ware.

    “Defense counsel had found an unpublished case from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that essentially said he can't be an accessory to a murder unless the death has occurred,” Kunzweiler said.

    Johnson died in the hospital the following day.

    “So, he’s still charged with two felony crimes, very significant crimes,” the district attorney continued.

    Hall’s jury trial is set for Jan. 4.

    The judge on Monday also disconnected the criminal cases for Ware and Hall, so each defendant’s prosecution will be handled independently.

    Kunzweiler said each of the defendants “needs to have a jury making their determinations based upon evidence that applies to that defendant.”

    “It's not unusual for me to think that Mr. Hall would clearly not want to be tried alongside Mr. Ware,” the district attorney said.

    https://ktul.com/news/local/charge-r...ged-cop-killer
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    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Wounded Officer Returns Home As Mayor Proclaims 'Aurash Zarkeshan Day'

    By Chris Polansky
    Public Radio Tulsa

    Dozens of supporters cheered and looked on Thursday at Tulsa International Airport as Tulsa Police Department Ofc. Aurash Zarkeshan, injured in a June shooting, stepped off a plane following months of rehabilitation at an out-of-state facility.

    Zarkeshan was immediately greeted by Mayor G.T. Bynum, who hugged him and said, "Welcome home!"

    On a TPD livestream of the event, Zarkeshan, who appeared physically healthy and in good spirits, addressed the camera and more than 1,000 viewers directly.

    "I'm just so happy to be home. I am sick and tired of the hospital and hope to never be in one again," he said, chuckling, "unless it's for good reason."

    "I'm just happy to be home and back with my TPD family and, really, just be back in Tulsa," he said. "I missed home."

    “When I visited Officer Zarkeshan at his rehab facility last month, he told me one thing motivated so much of the hard work he’s put in during his recovery: he wanted to get home to Tulsa,” Bynum said in a Wednesday statement announcing that October 15th would officially be declared "Aurash Zarkeshan Day" in the city of Tulsa.

    “He is a remarkable man, and it will be good for all of us to have Tulsa’s Hope back at home," Bynum said.

    Zarkeshan and his supervisor, Sgt. Craig Johnson, were shot during a traffic stop on June 29. Johnson died of his injuries.

    The accused shooter, David Ware, faces charges including first degree murder and is due to be arraigned in Tulsa County District Court on Monday. A separate trial for Ware's alleged getaway driver, Matthew Hall, is scheduled to begin on Dec. 7.

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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Trial set for man facing death penalty in police sergeant's slaying

    By Kelsy Schlotthauer
    Tulsa World

    A jury trial was set Monday for the man accused in the fatal shooting of Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson and critical wounding of Officer Aurash Zarkeshan.

    David Anthony Ware is scheduled for a weeklong trial beginning June 7, 2021, but Tulsa County District Judge William Musseman advised counsel to block out the entire month in light of the case's complexity and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Ware faces several felony charges stemming from the June 29 traffic stop, including first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill, possession of a firearm after former felony conviction and possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute, as well as a misdemeanor obstruction charge.

    If he proceeds to trial in the capital case, a death-qualified jury will deliberate among sentencing options including life, life without parole or execution by the state.

    Ware, represented by defense attorney Kevin Adams, stood mute in regard to the charges as the court entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.

    The stocky 33-year-old appeared to be attentive as Assistant District Attorney Kevin Gray announced some of the aggravating factors in support of the state's request for death penalty consideration.

    Ware slowly shook his head as Gray read aloud, from the bill of particulars, “There exists a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society."

    Adams stood mute in regard to the bill of particulars, and the court entered a not guilty plea on Ware's behalf.

    The shooting occurred near 21st Street and 89th East Avenue after Zarkeshan pulled Ware over for an expired tag and improper turn. The officers informed Ware they intended to tow his vehicle, but he refused to get out.

    Police dash cam footage shows Ware shooting Zarkeshan and Johnson after Ware refused dozens of commands from the officer and his supervisor, as well as withstood pepper spray, a Taser attempt and body strikes.

    Ware can be seen on video grabbing a gun from his vehicle and firing multiple times at the officers before using two hands to stabilize his grip and firing at Johnson a final time, all within less than five seconds.

    He then got a ride from his co-defendant, Matthew Nicholas Hall, whom Ware had called from his car during the traffic stop and who faces accessory to felony charges. Both were arrested later that day.

    Johnson died June 30 after being taken off life support at a Tulsa hospital, and Zarkeshan returned to Tulsa in mid-October after months of treatment and recovery at an out-of-state facility.

    Ware and Hall are held in the Tulsa County jail without bond awaiting discovery hearings Dec. 7.

    https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr...37b3edfc0.html
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

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    Man pleads guilty to firearms charge related to gun used in killing of Tulsa police sergeant


    By Tulsa World Staff Reports

    A Calera man pleaded guilty in Tulsa federal court Monday to a weapons charge related to his role in the trade of drugs for a gun authorities say was later used in the fatal shooting of Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson.

    Jakob Gerald Garland, 28, will be sentenced Feb. 9 on a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tulsa.

    Garland’s plea agreement indicates that he admitted driving to Tulsa to give an individual, whom Tulsa police allege is David Anthony Ware, a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun in exchange for heroin on June 19. Calera is just southwest of Durant in Bryan County.

    Ware faces the possibility of the death penalty when he stands trial in Tulsa County District Court on a first-degree murder charge in Johnson’s death. He also is accused of shooting with intent to kill in the shooting of Officer Aurash Zarkeshan, who is back on light duty with the department after recovering out-of-state.

    Both officers were shot during a traffic stop on June 29, and Johnson died the next day at a Tulsa hospital.

    Garland, prosecutors said, has a history of felony convictions and knew he was legally barred from having a firearm. The case against him was the first filed under the 2150 Initiative — named for Johnson’s badge number — which U.S. Attorney Trent Shores has said focuses on recovery of firearms from those who possess them illegally or provide them illegally to others. The indictment did not directly identify Ware.

    “Experience tells me that bad things happen when a gun makes it into the hands of felons and drug dealers,” Shores said in the release. “Today, Jakob Garland pleaded guilty to providing a gun to a felon in exchange for heroin. As a result of this exchange, Tulsa Police Sergeant Craig Johnson died in the line of duty when that same gun was allegedly used by that felon to shoot him.”

    https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr...2286dcbf7.html
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    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Tulsa County DA argues for death penalty against Ware in police shooting case

    The Tulsa County District Attorney presented evidence for the death penalty Monday against the man accused of shooting 2 police officers.

    David Ware is accused of shooting Tulsa Police Sgt. Craig Johnson and Officer Aurash Zarkeshan during a traffic stop on June 29, 2020.

    Johnson died from his injuries, and Zarkeshan has since recovered after an extended stint of rehab out of state.

    District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the prosecution’s 1st notice of evidence for the death penalty against Ware in court on Monday.

    In a 13-page document submitted to the court, prosecutors lay out five main points as to why Ware should face the death penalty.

    Prosecutors say Ware knowingly created a risk of death to more than 1 person by killing Johnson and attempting to kill Zarkeshan.

    Secondly, Kunzeiler says the murder of Johnson was especially heinous, additionally, in the 3rd point, saying the murder was committed as a way to keep Ware from getting arrested.

    The 4th point says Kunzweiler feels that Ware would be a continuing threat to society, and the 5th point pushes for capital punishment as Johnson was killed in the line of duty.

    Ware’s trial isn’t expected to begin until June 2021. Zarkeshan is expected to testify.

    The other man suspected of being involved in the shooting is expected in court Monday as well. Matthew Hall, accused of helping drive Ware away from the scene of the shooting that morning, will be in court for a hearing.

    Hall’s trial is set for March.

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    Jury finds man guilty in shooting of two Tulsa Police officers

    In a Tulsa County courtroom on Thursday, District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler told a jury "there really is no number" of years a person could spend in prison that would bring Sgt. Craig Johnson back to life or Officer Aurash Zarkeshan to his physical state before being shot.

    But prosecutors said Zarkeshan, too, could have died had medical professionals not been able to quickly take action to save his life.

    '"It put a police department in chaos and it brought a community to its knees," Assistant District Attorney Kevin Gray said of the June 29 shootings in east Tulsa. Describing Matthew Hall, who was accused of driving his acquaintance, David Ware, from the scene, Gray said, "he was trying to help a cop killer get away with it."

    Hall faced two counts of accessory to a felony for aiding Ware in leaving the scene after Ware shot the officers in an altercation that ensued during a traffic stop around 3 a.m. that day. After more than three hours of deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts Thursday afternoon and recommended sentences of 12 years each.

    Hall, who had no prior felony convictions, faced up to 22 1/2 years in prison per count, or half of 45 years, which is the Department of Corrections' determination of a life sentence for the purposes of calculating earned credits per day spent incarcerated.

    Shooting with intent to kill, the crime to which Hall is accused of being an accessory, carries a sentence of up to life imprisonment.

    District Judge William Musseman will sentence Hall during a hearing March 22, and he could impose concurrent or consecutive sentencing against Hall at that time. Ware will have his own jury trial this summer and could face the death penalty on a charge of first-degree murder in Johnson's slaying.

    "Given the fact that Matt had no criminal history, I was hoping for less, but at the same time given the underlying facts of the case we were prepared for worse," defense attorney Brian Martin said of the jury's decision in Hall's case.

    Martin said after the trial he plans to present legal precedent supporting his view the two counts against Hall merge, meaning only one of the sentences would apply, because Hall "is alleged to have done one act."

    "The fact there are two victims doesn't change the fact he engaged in one course of conduct that day," he said.

    District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said he will seek consecutive sentencing, but acknowledged the charges are not subject to Oklahoma law requiring those convicted to spend 85 percent of their sentences in custody before being eligible for parole consideration.

    Kunzweiler said the jury submitted a question to the court about whether the sentences would later be imposed consecutively or concurrently.

    "We certainly expect that defense counsel may raise that issue at sentencing. We believe because there were two separate victims, Mr. Hall's actions stand independent of each other," he said.

    Martin said during the trial that there was "absolutely no doubt" police dash camera footage shows Ware shot both officers June 29. He also acknowledged Hall's Jeep Liberty appears on the footage and that one of the officers ordered Hall to get back inside his vehicle during the altercation following the traffic stop Zarkeshan initiated on Ware's vehicle.

    Martin said Hall chose to drive Ware away before officers swarmed to the shooting site because "an armed man jumped in his truck" without much warning and he didn't know what else to do besides go home and then try to get Ware "the f--- out" of his residence.

    In his second interview with police, Hall reported that Ware admitted to the shooting and said a Taser was used on him during the fight.

    Body camera footage released last year showed Ware yelling for a person named "Matt" to help him and record what was happening, which police later determined was Hall, and that Johnson used his Taser. Gray contended Hall's subsequent decision to place himself in the vicinity of the traffic stop could have distracted the officers long enough to give Ware time to retrieve a gun because they had to also give Hall a command.

    "Even if it's just momentarily, there's just a little bit of blood on his hands too. he's not clean," Gray said.

    Martin, though, said Hall had been looking for Ware to obtain heroin from him and that the two had been in contact the day before the shootings. He also told jurors previously Hall fully expected to see "two police officers standing over David's body" based on what he heard while on the phone with Ware.

    But Kunzweiler suggested Hall's defense's portrayal of him as being afraid was disingenuous because he had the forethought to tell another roommate to drive Ware away after they arrived at Hall's Broken Arrow residence and also disposed of the gun. Gray said Hall could also have chosen to drive Ware to his apartment but that they had a "tortured route back out to Broken Arrow" instead.

    He added the two were likely aware police had Ware's address because he left identifying documents at the scene and would be on their way there. Additionally, he claimed Hall "was willing to take his own phone apart so he wouldn't get caught" communicating with Ware.

    But Martin encouraged jurors to consider Hall's cooperation with police after his arrest in their sentencing recommendation, including his willingness to lead them to where he admitted disposing of the gun Ware used in the shootings.

    Detectives acknowledged they recovered a portion of the weapon in a rural area between Coweta and Haskell, and said they likely would have been unable to do so without Hall's assistance.

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    Getaway driver for alleged cop killer gets 24 years in prison


    By Cory Smith
    KTUL News

    TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The getaway driver for an alleged cop killer has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

    Matthew Hall was previously found guilty on two counts of being an accessory to a shooting with the intent to kill. Police Sgt. Craig Johnson died from the shooting, and Officer Aurash Zarkeshan suffered significant life-threatening wounds.

    David Ware is charged as the shooter, with video released by the Tulsa Police Department showing him open fire on two officers following a traffic stop last June. Hall drove Ware from the scene that night.

    Sgt. Johnson's widow and young son both read victim statements in court during the sentencing.

    "What do little boys want more than to get to play with their dad? This is a little boy who talked about playing LEGOS and laughter with his dad. That’s what childhood should be about. Childhood should not be about standing at the end of a hospital bed begging your dad not to die," said Assistant District Attorney Kevin Gray.

    Defense attorney Brian Martin argued this was a case of double jeopardy and that his client, Matthew Hall, was receiving a double penalty for what should have been considered one act.

    "The state pled that he drove Mr. Ware away and hid the gun. They pled it as if it was one continuous act and that was alleged in both counts. That’s what he did was one continuous act and the law is clear he should not be punished multiple times for doing one thing," said Brian Martin, Hall's attorney.

    He plans to appeal the sentencing.

    Ware's trial isn't scheduled to start until June. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in his case.

    https://ktul.com/news/local/getaway-...ears-in-prison
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    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Judge Pushes Back Trial For Man Charged In Shooting Death Of TPD Sergeant

    By Matt Trotter
    Public Radio Tulsa

    A Tulsa County District Court judge on Friday approved a request to delay the trial of the man charged in the shooting of two Tulsa Police officers in June 2020.

    David Ware's trial was scheduled to begin this June. Judge William Musseman granted his attorney's request to push that back. Attorney Kevin Adams said in a motion for continuance he has not had adequate time to prepare a defense for a trial where prosecutors will seek the death penalty compared to other capital cases in the state in the past decade.

    "Most of the cases took between two and one-half to three years from the filing to the trial. The current trial setting for Mr. Ware is less than one year from the filing of charges against Mr. Ware," Adams wrote.

    Police body camera video shows Ware shooting Sgt. Craig Johnson and Ofc. Aurash Zarkeshan during a June 29, 2020, traffic stop in east Tulsa. Johnson died the next day. Zarkeshan was seriously wounded and has gone through months of rehabilitation.

    Musseman set a status hearing in the case for Oct. 15. Ware has pleaded guilty to all charges, including first-degree murder, shooting with intent to kill, and illegal possession of a firearm.

    The trial is expected to take at least a month when it does begin.

    Ware's co-defendant, Matthew Hall, was sentenced to 24 years in prison last month on accessory charges after driving Ware from the scene of the shooting and getting rid of the gun. His attorney is appealing the sentence.

    https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/pos...geant#stream/0
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
    - Rowan Atkinson

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