Suspended Wagoner County Sheriff, Deputy Plead 'Not Guilty' To Bribery, Extortion Charges

Monday, suspended Wagoner County sheriff, Bob Colbert, pleaded not guilty to bribery and extortion charges.

A multi-county grand jury indicted Colbert in March.

Now, his case is being moved to Muskogee, where one judge has already stepped aside.

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Colbert's attorneys said they're anxious because they're ready to move forward with the case, but the Attorney General's office isn't.

"The state, I understand, has a witness they need to writ from a federal prison, so that's going to be a hold-up for them. That's one of the things they'll want to have enough time to accomplish," said attorney, Michon Hastings-Hughes.

Wagoner deputy Jeff Gragg was also charged and pleaded not guilty.