The Tulsa Undersheriff says courthouse security will be assessed in the wake of the Betty Shelby trial, but all in all the enhanced force and security worked well. George Brown does say an evaluation of current procedures will result in some changes, for example the Sheriff’s Office will take over the process of checking and issuing courthouse passes.
There were long lines at security checkpoints inside and outside the courthouse during the volatile trial, but Brown says waits were necessary to keep everyone safe. There were loud protests after the controversial ‘not guilty’ verdict, but no riot as some had been predicting.