50 Arrested In OKC Prostitution Sting, Including Police Officer

Oklahoma City Police have arrested 50 people in two days for offering to engage in prostitution. One of the arrested people is an Oklahoma City Police Officer. The department partnered with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics for a sting operation.  

“Over that two-day operation we arrested fifty individuals,” Oklahoma City Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn said. 

The large number of people arrested comes as little surprise to Littlejohn.   

“It’s pretty typical," Littlejohn said. 

She said arresting one of their own officers came as a shock.

“It’s an unfortunate event,” Littlejohn said. “They go out and they work hard and they handle every case the same way regardless of who it is.”  

Officer Jurden Brown Jr. served the department for 20 years.

“There was conversation about the exchange of money and sexual acts,” Littlejohn said.

Brown was booked into jail across the street from police headquarters on a complaint of engaging in prostitution.  

“We impounded 48 vehicles,” Littlejohn said. 

Engaging in prostitution is illegal in Oklahoma. However, catching prostitution, Littlejohn says, is one of their objectives. 

“To really help narrow down human trafficking,” she said.

Littlejohn said the department was built to enforce the law and expose anyone who breaks it. 

“Everyone’s gonna be held accountable,” Littlejohn said. 

Officer Brown could face up to a year in jail if convicted. The department placed Brown on paid administrative leave.