Citizen Report No. 1678570297 - 604195697

Ernest Bruce Bonham
6066 East 66th St North
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74117

Date of Offense

January 20, 2012

 

Statement

Two officers involved in the Tulsa Police corruption trials have been fired, according to the Tulsa Police Department. Bruce Bonham and Nick DeBruin were terminated for violating several policies including conduct unbecoming to an officer.

Bonham, hired in 1990, was terminated for and conduct unbecoming of an officer, knowingly making false reports and failing to "know, enforce and obey laws and ordinances. 

"Both failed to follow rules and regulations number 3, which states in part: "Employees shall not commit a crime." - Newson6.com

See also:  Sean "Sticks" Larkins, Mike CawiezelleBrandon McFaddenBill YeltonJeff HendersonSean HickeyFrank KhalilHarold Wells, Nick DebruinJohn K. "J.J." GrayEric HillCallison Kaiser, John McDowell


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Definition of Offense(s)

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.


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.