Henry Testifies Against Terrill
Former Oklahoma governor testifies for prosecution at political bribery trial
By Nolan Clay
Former Gov. Brad Henry told jurors Wednesday that he vetoed a reform bill creating a new job at the medical examiner’s office in part because of rumors a state senator was getting the position.
“When I vetoed the bill, clearly those rumors were in my mind and I was concerned,” Henry said.
Henry, a Democrat, was the seventh prosecution witness to testify at the political bribery trial for former state Rep. Randy Terrill.
Terrill, a Republican, is accused of offering then-Sen. Debbe Leftwich, a Democrat, an $80,000 a year job at the medical examiner’s office to not run for re-election in 2010.