Veteran Tulsa police officer charged in fatal shooting of daughter's boyfriend asking for bond
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this file photo provided by the Tulsa County Sherrif's Office, Shannon Kepler is pictured in a booking photo. Kepler, a Tulsa police officer, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting death of Jeremey Lake, his daughter's boyfriend. (AP Photo/Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, File) (The Associated Press)
A veteran Tulsa police officer charged in the off-duty fatal shooting of his daughter's boyfriend earlier this month is set to ask a judge that he be released on bond.
Court records indicate attorneys for Shannon Kepler are scheduled to ask a district judge Friday to set bond, saying Kepler is not a flight risk.
Kepler pleaded not guilty earlier this week in the Aug. 5 shooting death of 19-year-old Jeremey Lake. Kepler has been held without bond since the shooting and his case is set for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 22.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kepler's attorney, Richard O'Carroll, said earlier this week that there isn't one credible witness to the event. Prosecutors countered that it's improper for attorneys to try their cases in the media.