IN THE DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR TULSA COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAOMA STATE OF OKLAHOMA, } CE - 201 6- 5 dU 38 Plaintif) ) vs. ) ) Betty J. Shelby ) ) DISTRICT couRr Defendant(s) ) FEL D AFFIDAVIT SEP 22 2016 STATE OF OKLAHOMA ) ‘SALLY HOWE ss. Se Cre hea COUNTY OF TULSA) The undersigned, of lawful age, being duly sworn, upon oath deposes and states as follow: 1. He is currently employed as the Chief Investigator for the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office. 2, He was employed with the Tulsa Police Department for over 25 years where he spent over 11 years as a detective investigating felony crimes, 3. As the Chief investigator for the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office, | have reviewed law enforcement reports connected with the investigation of Betty Shelby, the defendant as they relate to violations of Oklahoma law on September 16, 2016. On September 16, 2016, Tulsa Police officer, Betty Shelby was assigned to back a domestic violence call. While responding to that call, Officer Shelby went through the intersection of 3600 N. Lewis Ave. in the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okishoma. While travelling westbound through the intersection, Officer Shelby observed a pedestrian, later to be known as Terrence Tafford Crutcher, standing in the westbound lane of €. 36" St. N. near the North West corner of 3600 N. Lewis Ave. She also observed a vehicle, approximately one block west of the intersection, partially blocking both the eastbound and westbound lanes of E. 36” St. N. Officer Shelby continued on to the vehicle and stopped her patrol unit behind the vehicle and activated her traffic control lights on the rear of her vehicle. She approached the vehicle and cleared the driver's side front and then proceeded towards the passenger side of the vehicle. At this point, Officer Shelby observed Mr. Crutcher, whom she had seen earlier. He was walking ‘towards her and she went to him and asked him if the vehicle belonged to him and ifit was disabled, He was mumbling to himself and would not answer any of Officer Shelby’s questions. Mr. Crutcher kept putting his hands in his pockets and Officer Shelby kept telling him to show his hands. At that point, Mr. Crutcher began walking towards the abandoned vehicle with his hands held up and was not responding to any of Officer Shelby’s commands to stop. She has pulled her duty weapon in the ready position and follows him to the vehicle. When they get to the vehicle, Officer Shelby stops at the left rear of the vehicle with her duty weapon pointed at Mr. Crutcher, as he continues on the driver's side front door. Officer‘Turnbough arrives as Mr. Crutcher and Officer Shelby are at the rear of the abandoned vehicle and takes a position to Officer Shelby’s left. He tells Officer Shelby that he has his Taser ready. Mr. Crutcher reaches in the driver's side front window and Officer Turnbough fires his Taser and Officer Shelby fires one shot from her duty weapon striking Mr. Crutcher in his right lung area Mr. Crutcher then falls to the ground. EMSA is requested and transports Mr. Crutcher to the hospital where he subsequently was pronounced dead at 2019hrs, September 16, 2016. Videos were obtained from the Tulsa Police Department showing several dashcam views and an ‘overhead view from the Tulsa Police Helicopter. Officer Turnbough’s dashcam shows Officer Shelby, with her duty weapon pointed at Mr. Crutcher, walking towards the abandoned vehicle with both of his hands in the air. The TPD Helicopter view shows Mr. Crutcher at the driver's side front door of the vehicle with his right hand in the air and his left hand unobservable. At that time Mr. Crutcher was shot by Officer Shelby. ‘The officers at the scene found no weapons on or near Mr. Crutcher and no weapons were found near, inside, or in the vicinity of the vehicle. ‘After viewing the taped interview that Officer Shelby gave to TPD Homicide Detective Dave Walker on 9/19/2016, Officer Shelby made statements that she was in fear of her life and thought that Mr. Crutcher was going to kill her. When she began following Mr. Crutcher to the vehicle with her duty weapon drawn, she was yelling for him to stop and get on his knees repeatedly. Your affiant feels that Officer Shelby reacted unreasonably by escalating the situation from a confrontation with Mr. Crutcher, who was not responding to verbal commands and was walking away from her with his hands held up, becoming emotionally involved to the point that she over reacted, Although Mr. Crutcher was wearing baggy clothes, Officer Shelby was not able to see any weapons or bulges indicating and weapon was present. Wherefore, affiant prays this Honorable Court to issue warrant for the within named Defendant(s), that they may be brought before and held to answer for the offense(s) of First Degree Manslaughter. Affiant Subscribed and sworn to before me this @ 2-day ot S@rtemboer— _ 2016SES ee vs Notary Public FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE Onthis XD day of Sephmben 2016 the above styled and numbered cause came. on for hearing before me, the undersigned Judge of the District Court of Tulsa County, ‘Oklahoma, upon the Affidavit of investigator Doug Campbell requesting that a warrant of arrest be issued for the within named Defendant(s}, that they might be arrested and held to answer for the offense(s) of Mansky gh ~ flat Degree * Heat of (Bese Based upon said Affidavit, | am satisfied an = Fiesd Degree “Ieah of have been committed and that there is probable cause to believe the within named Defendant(s) have committed said offense(s) and that a warrant of arrest should issue. Dated this AO~ dayot S 2016