A woman believed to have driven three burglars
to an Oklahoma home where they were shot to death during a suspected home
invasion has been arrested on murder and robbery warrants but the homeowner's
son who shot them has not been arrested while police investigate whether he
acted in self-defense under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law.
Wagoner
County Deputy Nick Mahoney said Tuesday that Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez, 21, of
Oologah was arrested on three first-degree murder and three first-degree
burglary warrants and was jailed without bond after going to police and saying
she had information about the shooting at a home just east of the Tulsa suburb
of Broken Arrow.
"It was determined she had driven these
individuals to the house and dropped them off with the intent to burglarize the
residence," Mahoney said. He said he did not know whether Rodriguez had an
attorney.
Oklahoma law allows a person to be charged
with murder if they take part in a crime in which people are killed, even if
the person does not take part in the slaying. Oklahoma also is one of 24 states
which have laws allowing citizens to shoot someone if they believe the person
threatens their safety, according to the National Council of State
Legislatures.
Mahoney said the homeowner's 23-year-old son
used an AR-15 rifle to shoot the three Monday afternoon after they broke
through a glass door in the rear of the home.
Their names were not released, but Mahoney
said two of the dead were 16 or 17 years old and the third was 18 or 19. The
three were found wearing masks and gloves and dressed in black clothing. Brass
knuckles and a knife were found among their possessions, he said.
Mahoney said
the homeowner was not in the residence at the time of the shooting and that
authorities were called to the home by the son shortly after the shooting.
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