TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler's office dropped a Rape by Instrumentation charge against a man who was accused by Tulsa police of assaulting a woman at Hunter Park.
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Kunzweiler said a factual alibi came for the defendant came to light:
“Our mission is to find truth and seek justice, wherever it may lead. When someone is arrested for a crime, they enjoy the presumption of innocence until a judge or jury determines they are guilty based on the evidence presented in court. A factual alibi for the defendant came to light, which made the probability of him being able to perpetrate this crime unlikely. This fact coupled with other information acquired through a deliberate investigative process further substantiated the defendant’s alibi. Therefore, the case against Mr. Reamy has been dismissed pending further investigation. We have been in regular contact with the Tulsa Police Department and the victim concerning these developments, and all three parties agreed to this determination. Our office will continue to collaborate with investigators and the victim to bring the perpetrator of this crime to justice.
Recreational parks and facilities in our community have dutifully responded to criminal incidents with enhanced security and surveillance measures, benefiting our community, and subsequently providing law enforcement, and my office with more tools to address crime. We encourage our community to remain good citizens by reporting suspicious activity to our law enforcement partners while they enjoy living, working, and playing in this great community of Tulsa County”.
After being jailed for weeks and pleading not guilty, 41-year-old Brent Reamy is a free man again.
Attorney Jason Lile at Fry & Elder Law Firm told 2 News his client being cleared is no surprise.
"Mr. Reamy had an alibi," Lile said. "He was with somebody in the park the entire time. And that evidence needed to be presented to the district attorney and to their credit, when it was, they did dismiss the case. And so the system worked exactly as it should."
Assistant DA Lauren Crudup, who's assigned to the case, detailed to 2 News the process Tulsa police investigators went through to arrest Reamy in the first place before then discovering he was at the wrong end of the park and confirmed to be with his daughter on a supervised visitation.
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"We then cross-compared 911 calls and via phone records of when people left the park and when they got to the park, and essentially how it boils down to (that) this crime could not have been committed within the window that we initially thought it could have been," Crudup said.
Tulsa police said on Oct. 15 it has no new persons of interest to speak of so far, but an update could come in the coming days.
"We all want to ensure that the community is safe," Crudup added. "However, due process and us finding out that this defendant is not the right guy, if you will – is something that we are willing to pivot on and keep investigating."
There's already a consequence for the man falsely charged, Reamy's lawyer said.
"He had a life before this," Lile said. "He was an upstanding member of the community. He was a volunteer out at the Dream Center for a long time. He trains animals. He's a really good person. And this is a really good person that has to put his life back together now."
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