An Oklahoma City woman convicted of manslaughter was in court on Monday asking for a shorter prison sentence under the Oklahoma Survivors' Act. Tyesha Long claimed years of domestic violence led her to shoot and kill her ex-boyfriend in 2020.

The hearing was the first Survivors’ Act hearing to be held in Oklahoma County since it became law in 2024. Long took the stand for most of the day.

Convicted and sentenced for manslaughter in 2022, Long is serving a 27-year sentence. Long shot and killed her ex-boyfriend, Ray Brown, on the 8th floor of the Hilton Garden Inn in Bricktown.

Long testified she was assaulted not only physically throughout their relationship, but there was a road rage incident where Brown crashed into her car. Long also claimed that one of the physical assaults led to a

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