Citizen Report No. 1652578133 - 20554399

Timothy Bryan Steely

Bryan County Sheriff's Office

402 Evergreen Street

Durant, Oklahoma 74701

(580) 924-3000

https://bryancounty…

Date of Offense

November 24, 2016

Offense(s)

False Statements

Use of Force

Supporting Document(s)

Bystander's Video

KXII Article

Statement

KXII quoted Reserve Deputy Steely claiming to be attacked by multiple men..... HOWEVER.... Video taken by a bystander on scene shows that not only was Steely NOT attacked by 6 men, but his claim of being "Choked and punched in the face" is quite different than the account shown on the bystander's video.

On the bystander's video - 40-year-old Jamie Kirk was arrested at the scene - he is pushed backwards, when Steely lunges after him and climbs onto him while he's on the ground.

Kirk and other bystanders on scene remain adamant that Mr. Kirk never hit Deputy Steely.

The article also quotes Steely claiming that he called for backup and was unable to get other officers on scene, however video shows there were in fact other uniformed officers attempting to get Steely off of Mr. Kirk.

Reserve Deputy Steely was NOT wearing a body camera.

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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.

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.

Oklahoma Open Records Act

Title 51 Oklahoma Statutes § 24A.1 et seq.

The Oklahoma Open Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that public has access to all public records of governmental bodies. Section 24A.2 defines records as "all documents, including, but not limited to, any book, paper, photograph, microfilm, data files created by or used with computer software, computer tape, disk, and record, sound recording, film recording, video record or other material regardless of physical form or characteristic, created by, received by, under the authority of, or coming into the custody, control or possession of public officials, public bodies, or their representatives in connection with the transaction of public business, the expenditure of public funds or the administering of public property." This specifically includes all records of the transfer of public funds.

According to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, anyone may request public records and no statement of purpose is required. However, if the purpose is commercial, fees will be charged for document collection. There is no restriction on the use of records and the law does not specify a time limit for responses to requests.

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Citizen Report No. 1652578133 - 20554399

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Use of Force

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