Former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby is able to legally say she was never arrested or prosecuted for the shooting death of Terence Crutcher last year after a judge granted her request to expunge the record of her manslaughter case.

Neither Shelby, 43, nor her legal team were at the Tulsa County Courthouse on Wednesday morning for a hearing set by District Judge William LaFortune related to her August petition that sought the sealing of associated documents because all parties involved agreed to an expungement.

But LaFortune announced in court Wednesday that he scheduled the matter for discussion on Wednesday “given the high-profile nature of this case and this petitioner,” which allowed an opportunity for anyone to announce an objection or to request a full hearing.

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