OKC Police Officer Arrested, Charged With Embezzlement, Perjury

For the second time in about a week Oklahoma City police arrested one of their own. On Tuesday, the department sent a clear message - its officers will be held accountable. 

Leaders at the Oklahoma City police department shared some stories about arrests, that Capt. Valerie Littlejohn said are unfortunate because they involve their own officers. 

“We always expect better,” Littlejohn said. “People and citizens look at us to lead the community and to do what is right. Regardless of who you are, you need to be held accountable for your actions.”  

Lt. Bryant Holloway, who served the department for ten years, was arrested last Friday for several felony charges including embezzlement and perjury. 

According to investigators, Holloway altered information on police documents.  

“He was changing the times on citations that he was issuing on traffic stops,” Littlejohn said. 

Littlejohn said they found out he was coordinating the times with overtime shifts. 

In other words, Holloway was not working those shifts. He just made it look like it according to investigators. 

The investigation covered a six-month period between January through June of this year. Court documents show investigators found out the pay for the shifts totaled more than $13,000 – taxpayer money.   

“Yes, so, collecting money for things he wasn’t doing,” Littlejohn said. 

This is the second OKC officer arrested in a week's time. Officer Jurden Brown Jr. was arrested late last week- accused of offering to engage in prostitution.  

“It’s unfortunate when we have to arrest one of our officers,” Littlejohn said. 

Holloway and Brown are on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of these investigations. 

The First Arrest This Week:

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.