article_snippet.sent: Bates, who has been a reserve since 2008, is the chief executive of Robert C Bates LLC, a Tulsa-based insurance company, who worked as an officer assigned to the Violent Crimes Task Force.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to local site News OK, Bates said: 'It was me.
article_snippet.sent: Bates is classified as an advanced deputy.
article_snippet.sent: Bates convictions include escaping prison in 1990, robbery with a dangerous weapon in 1999, and making threatening phone calls.
article_snippet.sent: According to Tulsa Police, Harris killer, Bates, is classified as an advanced deputy.