Street Rapist case Judge LaFortune presided over the jury trial of the so-called “Admiral Street Rapist”, Shawn Conrad Freeman. Police conducted an 18-month investigation into reports of rapes in the Admiral Place area which resulted in Freeman's arrest and subsequent charges: 4 counts each of first-degree rape and kidnapping, 5 counts of sodomy, and 1 count of robbery. LaFortune followed the jury's recommendation and sentenced the convicted serial rapist to 365 consecutive years in prison. Ex-Tulsa County deputy convicted of sex crimes Judge LaFortune presided over the jury trial of former Tulsa County deputy Gerald Nuckolls, who was charged with sex crimes allegedly committed while on duty. Nuckolls was convicted of Indecent Exposure and Sexual Battery and LaFortune sentenced him to 8 consecutive years in prison as recommended by the jury. LaFortune was affirmed on appeal. Rape of elderly woman in nursing home by nurse Judge LaFortune presided over a case involving the rape of an 84-year-old woman with dementia at a Tulsa assisted living center. Stephen Craig Reed, who was a nurse at the center, pleaded guilty to the rape and LaFortune sentenced him to 20 years in prison. At sentencing, the prosecutor called Reed a “sexual predator” for “taking advantage” of a woman in a “most vulnerable” state. In delivering his sentence, LaFortune noted that Reed had shown a “pattern of minimalizing” his actions and placing blame on the victim. A year later, LaFortune refused to modify Reed's 20-year sentence at a judicial review. Notable DUI manslaughter cases Judge LaFortune has presided over numerous DUI fatality cases. Christina Cantrell case Judge LaFortune presided over the case involving Defendant Christina Cantrell. She entered a blind guilty plea to 2 counts of first degree manslaughter, driving under the influence, causing great bodily harm and other related charges. Cantrell had run a red light while driving under the influence and crashed into a vehicle, killing two of its occupants and injuring 3 others. A 12-year-old and her 16-year-old sister were thrown from the car on impact. The 12-year-old and 16-year-old later died at Saint Francis Hospital. LaFortune sentenced Cantrell to life in prison. Whitney Tatum Wheeler case Judge LaFortune presided over the case of Defendant Whitney Tatum Wheeler. She was charged with 1 count of first-degree manslaughter and 1 count of driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury. The investigation revealed that Wheeler rear-ended a 1920 Ford Model T