Del City police officer ordered to stand trial in 18-year-old's death

Oklahoma County Special Judge Larry Jones ordered Capt. Randy Trent Harrison, 47, to be tried on a first-degree manslaughter charge in the death of Dane Garrett Scott Jr., which occurred after an afternoon car chase March 14 that ended near SE 15 and Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City.

Del City police Detective Ted Kleber, who interviewed Harrison, testified the police captain acknowledged taking hydrocodone for back pain on the morning before the shooting.

“He said he had taken some painkillers about 10:30 that morning,” the detective said.

Court records show Harrison took a gun away from Scott during a struggle before Scott ran off. The officer then fired four shots as Scott ran away after being disarmed. The first three shots missed, and the fourth hit him in the back as he climbed a fence.

During the struggle for Scott's gun, Harrison said he tried to shoot Scott twice but his weapon misfired, the detective testified.

Kleber said Harrison told him during the interview he shot Scott because he felt Scott was armed with another weapon and was going to get away and “kill someone else or kill a police officer,” even though Scott had been disarmed.

“At no point in time did he ever say he saw a gun (during the foot pursuit),” Kleber said.

Kleber also testified that Harrison described Scott, an alleged drug dealer targeted for surveillance by Harrison, as “a menace.”