Wednesday, May 31st 2017, 12:32 pm
A judge appointed a public defender Wednesday for 24-year-old Tulsa man charged with first-degree murder following a police chase from Sapulpa to Tulsa on May 24th.
Police said Jerry Newman led police on a chase which crossed a runway at Tulsa International Airport and ended with a fatal head-on crash on Highway 75 north of downtown.
Newman fled after the crash and was arrested after a massive manhunt that afternoon.
5/24/2017 Related Story: Jerry Newman Now In Custody In Fatal Tulsa Pursuit
A funeral was held Wednesday, May 31st for the victim of that crash, 23-year-old William Bruckman.
Court records show Jerry Newman has a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 12th on the charges.
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