Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz will resign on Nov. 1.
In a letter sent by the Sheriff to Gov. Mary Fallen announcing he is stepping down, Glanz requested a special election to be set as soon as possible to fill the vacancy.
Fallin signed an executive order proclaiming:
- Special Election filing period: Dec. 7, 8 and 9, 2015
- Special Primary Election: March 1, 2016
- Special General Election: April 5, 2016
Glanz sent another letter to Undersheriff Richard Weigel on Thursday asking him to take over as sheriff immediately.
A grand jury indicted Glanz on two misdemeanor counts Wednesday. One accuses Glanz of refusing to perform his official duties by not quickly turning over information about volunteer deputy Robert Bates during an internal investigation.
Bates, Glanz's longtime friend and a former insurance executive, has said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun in April before fatally shooting Eric Harris. Harris was restrained.
COMPLETE COVERAGE of the Tulsa County Sheriff investigation
"We want to reassure the community that we see this current situation as an opportunity to redirect ourselves and redefine our objectives and priorities as to how we can best serve Tulsa County," Weigel said Thursday.
Weigel went on to say that he agrees with the recommendations set forth by the grand jury investigating the Sheriff's Office and that they will begin immediately to implement those recommendations.
Glanz was sworn in as Tulsa County Sheriff on Jan. 1, 1989.
He spent 23 years with the Tulsa Police Department prior to becoming sheriff.
His resignation comes after a grand jury recommended he step down following it's investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
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