This is total bs

Looks like the Oklahoma "good ole' boy' system in [in]action:

McAlester Woman Demands Answers About The Death Of Her Son
KOTV - 8/25/2006 10:33 AM - Updated: 8/25/2006 4:57 PM
Demanding answers about the death of a McAlester woman's son.

A homicide investigation is underway into the fatal shooting of the
23-year-old earlier this month. It happened on the property of a well-known
local businessman, whom investigators are questioning.

News on 6 reporter Heather Lewin says the victim's mother wants to know why
he hasn't been arrested.

"I am trying to find justice for my murdered son." Kathy Mordecai doesn't
mind the heat or the strain from standing all day holding a sign. She says
she's doing it for someone who can no longer speak for himself.

Her son Ty was shot to death in the early morning hours of August 3rd in
rural Pittsburg County. "My son was unarmed, no gun no knife, nothing."
Mordecai says her son had worked for the suspect and likely went to collect
his money. ?He owed my son $1,700 for that work and refused to pay him."

Investigators say Ty was shot in the chest. Mordecai says authorities know
who pulled the trigger. "There's been no arrest, no charges. Our district
attorney has admitted that he's gone on hunting trips with this man to
Colorado, knows him personally... I think that has a lot to do with why
charges haven't been filed."

Pittsburg County District Attorney Jim Bob Miller told the News on 6, he
does know the suspect and just about everyone else in town. Miller says he
also knew the victim, who once worked for his family. He says neither fact
is affecting his decision to wait until after investigators turn in their
final report, before any charges are filed.

As for Mordecai's protest he said. "She has made up these allegations that I
have some kind of personal conflict, which is untrue. This is a terrible
tragedy but there is nothing unusual about this investigation."

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Jessica Brown: "On a
homicide investigation where we have a suspect in mind it typically takes us
months to do it. It doesn't mean an arrest can't be made that night, but
it's really up to the district attorney whether he wants that or she wants
that. In this case, that didn't happen."

Kathy Mordecai: ?If it was just anybody that wasn't friends with the right
people in this town, and it's been done many times, they would sit in the
county jail until the investigation was complete."

For now it seems to be simply a matter of waiting. The DA says he'll make
his decision once the final report is in. But if no arrest is made then,
Mordecai says she'll file a petition calling for a grand jury.

http://www.kotv.com/news/?109974



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