Perhaps you will remember the horrific story from June of 2008 where a man kidnapped three children from a South Tulsa tanning salon. Brandon Brixey, the suspect in this case was charged and went to trial facing two counts of first-degree rape, one count of lewd molestation, one count of kidnapping, one count of first-degree robbery, and one count of eluding an officer.
In a surprise move yesterday Brixey plead guilty to all counts, just days before the prosecution was set to rest their case, and after the ten-year-old victim took the stand to detail how she was brutally raped by Brandon Brixey.
Brixey, a previously convicted felon is eligible for multiple life sentences, and Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris, intends to ask for the maximum sentence so that, "he would take his last breath in prison."
Interestingly enough, the judge in the case, Tulsa County District Judge William Kellough, is eligible for re-election this year. We need to put the pressure on Judge Kellough, he needs to understand the the citizens of Tulsa County do not want violent child rapists on our streets. Call his office at 596-5200 and let him know that you want Brixey to get the maximum sentence that the law will allow. Kellough will decide Brixey's sentence at a hearing set for April 19th, so don't let up. Call his office, and make sure that everyone you know calls his office.
[UPDATE] Listen to DA Tim Harris talk about the case on Pat Campbell's show.
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