Jim Inhofe: “I actually listened to the comments that were made by my good friend from Michigan, but I have to say this, that she is…”

“I actually listened to the comments that were made by my good friend from Michigan, but I have to say this, that she is talking about someone who is considered by me and many others as arguably the most gifted jurist ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. I want to talk about that. I have something else to talk about first because I think people know Judge Barrett by this time, but they may not know a couple of people they should know about. Earlier this year, Aurash Zarkeshan or ``Zark.'' Because of the complications of his name, he is called that by most of his close friends. He was overjoyed. He had just graduated earlier this year from the Tulsa Police Academy and was sworn in as a police officer. That was his life's ambition. He was a guy who was so excited that he was taking that step. He was a shining example of everything that you want in a new officer. He was bright, engaged, committed to public service. He wanted to give back and make his community a better place. That was him. At the end of June, only 6 weeks on patrol, he pulled over a car for a routine traffic stop. As we all know, there is no such thing as a routine law enforcement process. He and Sergeant Craig Johnson pulled over a car, and what happened next was horrifying and tragic. They were viciously shot in the head during that stop, despite many attempts to deescalate the situation. Tragically, Sergeant Johnson succumbed to his injuries.…”