Okla. sheriff, LEOs quit in protest over dangerous jail conditions
By: Kris Dudley, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
NOWATA, Okla. — Former Nowata County Sheriff’s Terry Sue Barnett’s attorney described Tuesday’s hearing before District Judge Carl G. Gibson as an ambush and confusing.
Tulsa attorney Paul DeMuro said at a press conference following the 9 a.m. Tuesday hearing that Barnett stands by everything she has said and done — “It’s been in the best interest of her staff and employees.”
“She cares deeply, deeply about this county, and there’s a reason why this county hasn’t been able to hold a sheriff for this past term,” DeMuro said.
