Citizen Report No. 1652374297 - 452343997

Billy Duane Oliver
101 West Chickasaw Avenue
Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Date of Offense

June 30, 2020

Offense(s)

 

Supporting Document(s)

Sequoyah County Times Article

Statement

Oliver was placed on paid administrative leave in June of last year and fired in November, based on a number of allegations that included use of excessive force, falsifying arrest reports, failing to report the use of a tazer, not employing his body camera, criticizing the chief and being in an off duty fight.

(Date of Incident may be inaccurate - events prior to June of 2020).

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Definition of Offense(s)

False Statements

False statements by a police officer fall under the category of police misconduct and refer to instances where a police officer deliberately makes false or misleading statements under oath, in official reports, or in any other official capacity.

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Insubordination

Insubordination is the act of willfully disobeying a superior, by being disrespectful to that superior, or by refusing to follow an instruction given by that superior. As an example of insubordination, a soldier who disobeys a superior officer in the military is likely to be disciplined.

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Use of Force

Police brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary force on the part of a police officer when he is interacting with a civilian, resulting in a violation of the civilian’s civil rights.

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Conduct Unbecoming

Law enforcement personnel are held to personal standards higher than other members of our communities. Conduct unbecoming has been a common and historical charge used in controlling and censuring police officers and other public employees, for both on and off duty actions.

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