Citizen Report No. 1701897641 - 480230954

David Dewitt
309 North Broadway Avenue
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801

Date of Offense

November 3, 2021

Offense(s)

 

Supporting Document(s)

Petition Filed in CJ-2023-00008
Removal to Federal Court

Statement

0094323

Reserve Peace Officer

Active

06/28/2016

N/A

A civil lawsuit filed on January 6, 2023 [Pottawatomie County CJ-2023-00008] alleges that on November 3, 2021, while acting in his official capacity, David Dewitt, attempted to serve a search warrant on the wrong residence.  It is also alleged that he shot two dogs belonging to the residents.

Allegations from Civil Petition CJ-2023-00008
Allegations from Civil Petition CJ-2023-00008

On or about February 1, 2023, the case was formally removed from Pottawatomie County District Court to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma [Federal Court].

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Definition of Offense(s)

Unlawful Search

Unlawful search refers to a type of police misconduct where a police officer violates an individual's constitutional right to privacy by conducting a search without a warrant or probable cause. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S.

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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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Misconduct

The term police misconduct refers to illegal or inappropriate action engaged in by law enforcement officers.

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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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