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The man who came to the rescue of an Oklahoma<\/a> Tribal police officer as he was being dragged through a casino parking lot was justified in killing the driver in November.<\/p>\n

\"Osage
Osage Hotel and Casino, pictured above. A November fatal shooting at the Oklahoma casino was justified, according to prosecutors. (Image: Osage Casino)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Osage County District Attorney Mike Fisher recently said Brandon Hines of Bartlesville, Okla. didn\u2019t violate the law when he shot the suspect at Bartlesville’s Osage Hotel and Casino<\/a> on November 21.<\/p>\n

Right to Shoot<\/h2>\n

“We have never formally received an affidavit for anyone’s arrest. But after reviewing the reports, I made the decision that the shooting itself was justified, at least criminally,\u201d Fisher told the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise<\/em> news outlet. \u201cI wouldn’t be able to prosecute that case.”<\/p>\n

Fisher explained that under Oklahoma law, \u201cYou have a right and absolute right to come to the defense of another and to use deadly force if you believe deadly force is the only option available in trying to prevent somebody from potentially losing their life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The driver of the pickup truck<\/a> that was dragging the officer was identified as Beau Caskey, 35. He attempted to speed away as the police officer held on to Caskey\u2019s pickup truck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hines reportedly fired a single shot into Caskey’s neck to save the officer\u2019s life. That took place as the officer was hanging on to an open door of the moving truck, according to the Examiner-Enterprise<\/em>. Caskey later died from his wounds.<\/p>\n

Hines then fell down and the truck came close to running him over, according to police. The officer was able to reach the truck\u2019s brake pedal with his hands and brought the vehicle to a stop.<\/p>\n

The officer had been attempting to remove Caskey from the pickup truck when Caskey put his foot on the gas pedal. The officer wasn\u2019t seriously injured in the incident.<\/p>\n

Truck Burglary<\/h2>\n

Caskey was suspected of burglarizing a vehicle at Hines\u2019 residence, where various items, including a credit card,<\/a> were stolen.<\/p>\n

Hines and his son, Harold Hines, had been alerted that their credit card was being used to purchase gas at a station, and was later used at the casino.<\/p>\n

When he saw the truck at the casino lot and a police officer nearby, Harold Hines approached the vehicle and told Caskey, \u201cThat’s my chainsaw in the back seat of your truck.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The situation escalated from there.<\/p>\n

The Osage Casino & Hotel in Bartlesville is located near Highway 60. It\u2019s one of seven properties owned and operated by the Osage<\/a> Tribal Council. The casino opened in November, according to 500 Nations<\/em>, a Tribal news site. The complex replaced a prior Osage gaming venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The man who came to the rescue of an Oklahoma tribal police officer — as he was being dragged in a casino parking lot — was justified in killing the driver in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":308645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18],"tags":[13766,81972,81917,82001],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOklahoma Casino Lot Shooting Was Justified to Save Officer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The man who rescued an officer -- as he was being dragged in a casino lot -- was justified in killing the driver. 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