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Jurors were seated before noon and opening statements followed as jurors learned details about the conspiracy to kill Tulsa Businessman Neal Sweeney.
The family of 63 year old Neal Sweeney attended the trial as the state outlined its case against Terrico Bethel. The prosecution made a power point presentation for jurors making a very complicated case easier to follow.
Neal Sweeney was killed when a gunman walked into his office and shot him in the head September 4, 2008. he died a day later. 15 months after the murder, prosecutors say Terrico Bethel confessed to killing Sweeney while he was sitting at his desk. Bethel confessed to a man named Dolan Prejean. "Went into the dude office, hit him (Neal Sweeney) and walked out," said Bethel in a taped confession.
Police say Mohammed Nazi was angry over a business matter and wanted Sweeney killed...so Allen Shields recruited his brother Fred who recruited Bethel whom he met in the Osage County Jail to carry out the job. Leading up to the murder, Alonzo "Jack" Johnson prosecutors allege, joined the conspiracy by stealing a white van used in the crime and delivering money to Bethel.
Along with the testimony of police, Aziz will also testify and in January pleaded guilty to solicitation of murder. Allen Shields who was expected to take the stand for the prosecution.. committed suicide.
The trial is expected to last all week and District Attorney Tim Harris and First Assistant Doug Drummond are personally handling the case.
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More >>For the past three years, the 3 Gun Nation Pro Series shooting competition has only been for men. This year, they are opening it up to an elite group of women, and a Tulsa Police officer is one of those women. Ten ladies have earned their spot on this pro series. Each pro has to use a riffle, shotgun, and pistol, and it's not easy to be a master of all three.
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