Grady County prosecutor can continue on gambling case
CHICKASHA, Okla. A Grady County judge rules that District Attorney Bret Burns can continue prosecuting a case against the county's sheriff and seven others charged in a gambling case. Special District Judge Ken Harris says he made the ruling yesterday because he did not have enough information to remove Burns from the case. Sheriff Kieran McMullen says the judge's decision doesn't hurt or help his case, but McMullen says he thinks Burns should be dismissed from the case. McMullen was charged along with five of his deputies and two Chickasha police officers -- one of which is his wife -- after a September 6th raid at the Chickasha Elks Lodge by Burns, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Investigators say the lodge had illegal slot machines, poker tournaments, blackjack games and cash drawings.
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