Death sentenced handed down for Oklahoma officer's killer

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SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man was formally sentenced Friday to death for killing an Oklahoma police officer. A Pottawatomie County judge handed down the sentence recommended by a jury in November for Byron James Shepard, 38, of Okemah. An appeal of the sentence is automatic. The ...

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