Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Drug related and firearm charges |
Sentence: |
7 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
2.83 |
Year Crime: |
2006 |
Year Convicted: |
2007 |
Year Cleared: |
2010 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Oklahoma - Federal Case |
County or Region of Crime: |
Tulsa |
City of Crime: |
Tulsa |
Result: |
Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Dustin Robert Eastom was wrongly convicted on November 16, 2007 of federal drug and firearms charges based on false evidence by Tulsa Police Department officers. He was sentenced on February 13, 2008 to seven years in federal prison. Eastom was one of dozens of defendants who had their chages dismissed based on a federal grand jury investigation that uncovered evidence at least eight Tulsa police officers and a former federal agent were involved in framing defendants, and they falsified search warrants, relied on nonexistent informants, and stole drugs and money.On July 20, 2010 the federal indictment of five Tulsa Police Department officers was unsealed." |
Conviction Caused By: |
"Corrupt Tulsa Police Department officers involved in falsifying search warrants, relying on nonexistent informants, and stealing drugs and money." |
Innocence Proved By: |
"Conviction vacated after discovery Tulsa Police Department relied on fake evidence for their arrest, and which was relied on for their conviction." |
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Was Perpetrator Identified? |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
27 |
Age When Released: |
30 |
Sex: |
Male |
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Information Source 1: |
"Police probe results dismiss 5 more cases, By Omer Gillham (staff), Tusla World (Tulsa, OK), July 3, 2011" |
Information Location 1: |
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/police-probe-results-dismiss-more-cases/article_4c429510-f952-5891-8f9c-64d8c990c311.html |
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"Tulsa judge drops charges as result of probe, By Omer Gillham (staff) Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK), September 20, 2010" |
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100920_11_a1_ulnsbo738575 |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org