Citizen Report No. 1664654521 - 1901747135

Frank Burrola
402 Evergreen Street
Durant, Oklahoma 74701

Date of Offense

September 26, 2022

Offense(s)

 

Supporting Document(s)

Burrola Arrives on scene
Burrola assaults male civilian
Burrola assaults female civillian
Audio from after assaults

Statement

At approximately 4:45 am, a vehicle was stopped for allegedly running a stop sign by Choctaw Tribal Police.  Two civilians stopped to film the traffic stop of their friend to ensure his safety.  When objections were made by a female Choctaw Tribal officer, they requested a supervisor.  Lt. Frank Burrola from Bryan County Sheriff's Office arrived on scene and immediately threatened "Go or you're going to jail".  He then physically assaulted both of them, handcuffing and detaining the male civilian.  The female civilian reports Burrola pulled her by her hair while threatening to arrest her for obstruction.  It appears that Burrola did have a body camera on his person, but no lights were visible to indicate it was active at the time of incident.

The subject of the traffic stop was arrested and the two civilians were released.  No charges have been filed on the two civilians at this time.

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Definition of Offense(s)

Deprivation of Rights

Acting under color of law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to willfully deprive or cause to be deprived from any person those rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the U.S. (taken from U.S.C.

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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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