Citizen Report No. 1664841757 - 1298473361

Latif Whitsett

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office

303 West 1st Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

(918) 596-5600

https://tcso.org

Date of Offense

October 1, 2022

Offense(s)

Use of Force

Supporting Document(s)

Video 1

Video 2

Statement

CLEET # 0131639 STATUS: Active EFFECTIVE: 02/29/2012

Corporal Latif Whitsett of the Tulsa Sheriff Office's Community Enhancement Unit (Community Policing Unit) participated in a use of force against a reportedly 17 year old subject who was said to be intoxicated. Whitsett struck the subject in his head and kneeled upon the subject's neck while bending his arm. The subject appeared to have possibly lost consciousness.
The 2nd Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy participating has not been identified at the time of this report. Two Tulsa County Sheriff Deputies, identified as Eric R. Harlin and Bradley Philpott, along with Tulsa Police Chaplain Jimmy Foreman (a local youth minister) observed the use of excessive force, and failed to intervene.

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Definition of Offense(s)

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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Citizen Report No. 1664841757 - 1298473361

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