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Shannon Clark reaches settlement with Tulsa County; County to pay $150,000

Posted at 4:26 PM, Aug 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-29 17:26:23-04

A former spokesman for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a six-figure settlement over his firing.

Tulsa County will have to dish out $150,000 to former Major Shannon Clark

RELATED: TCSO reaches agreement with fmr. Major Shannon Clark regarding past claims

Clark filed a tort claim saying he was wrongfully terminated by the Sheriff's Office.

Clark is blamed for leaking a 2009 internal report questioning the training experience of then reserve deputy Robert Bates, who fatally shot Eric Harris in 2015.

Tulsa County is not admitting fault in the agreement.

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