A former Tulsa police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of killing his daughter’s boyfriend in 2014. Despite being convicted of second-degree murder, the ex-cop maintains that he is innocent and acted in self-defense.
The Associated Press reports that on Friday, Jan. 8, an Oklahoma federal judge sentenced Shannon Kepler, 61, to 300 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
He was sentenced for using a firearm in the commission of second-degree murder. In April of 2021, a federal jury convicted Kepler in Jeremy Lake’s slaying.
U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell further ordered the father to pay restitution to pay for a headstone for Lake, the 19-year old he shot and killed.
The 24-year police veteran said he shot Lake because he felt threatened, believing the teenager had a firearm. He has claimed for eight years his actions were in self-defense. However, police were unable to locate a weapon on Lake’s person or around the scene of the crime. Witnesses also testified that they did not see the young Black man with a gun either.
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