OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Commissioners approved using thousands of dollars to defend themselves in a legal fight over who should transport inmates between the Oklahoma County jail and the Oklahoma County Courthouse.
On Wednesday, the Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve two contracts with outside legal counsel to defend themselves in a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson.
The legal contracts for the remainder of this fiscal year and next fiscal year amount to $45,000. During the meeting, officials said the money would come from a general government fund…