Hearing in 2022 shooting case draws show of solidarity from local law enforcement community

  • Law enforcement officers from multiple local departments lined the halls outside a courtroom at the Garvin County Courthouse Tuesday morning waiting for a preliminary hearing to begin for William Philpott. The turnout was in support of officers who were shot at during an incident near the Pauls Valley City Lake in June of 2022. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
    Law enforcement officers from multiple local departments lined the halls outside a courtroom at the Garvin County Courthouse Tuesday morning waiting for a preliminary hearing to begin for William Philpott. The turnout was in support of officers who were shot at during an incident near the Pauls Valley City Lake in June of 2022. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
    Nearly 40 law enforcement officers from local departments gathered on the second floor of the Garvin County Courthouse Tuesday morning in a show of support as a preliminary hearing for William Philpott got underway.Philpott is accused of shooting at local law enforcement officers responding to a disturbance call at his parents’ rural home, west of the Pauls Valley City Lake in June of ...

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