Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has appointed the assistant executive coordinator of the District Attorneys Council as a special prosecutor in the Richard Glossip case, raising eyebrows among attorneys and prompting scrutiny from supporters of the former death row prisoner.
Ryan Stephenson, a former Oklahoma County prosecutor who now serves as a legislative liaison and organizes training events for the DA Council, made an initial appearance on behalf of the state in the Glossip case on April 24. He received official notice of his appointment as a special assistant attorney general on June 4, nearly six weeks later.
Stephenson, who earned $12,333 from the DA Council in May, has not received supplemental payments from the attorney general’s office, according to a records request fulfilled on July 18…