Oklahoma sheriff should not face manslaughter trial over inmate's death, judge rules

ENID — A judge Friday dismissed a first-degree manslaughter charge that blamed the sheriff for a jail inmate's death.

Garfield County Sheriff Jerry Niles, 60, still faces a misdemeanor nepotism charge and remains on suspension from his elected position, with pay, for now.

He also still faces a federal civil case over the 2016 jail death of Anthony Huff, who was confined to a restraint chair after his arrest on a complaint of public intoxication.

The judge Friday ruled prosecutors had insufficient evidence to support the manslaughter charge against the sheriff.