Citizen Report No. 1701909478 - 203930711

David Dewitt
Unknown, Oklahoma

Date of Offense

July 7, 2009

Offense(s)

 

Supporting Document(s)

Photo "The Bounty Boys"
Plaintiff Petition CJ-2011-1053
Docket CJ-2011-1053
OK Gazette News Article

Statement

0094323

Reserve Peace Officer

Active

06/28/2016

N/A

On or about July 7, 2009, while NOT a certified peace officer, David Dewitt, while acting under the alias Chris Black, along with other members of "The Bounty Boys" [Lawrence Earl Sanders (aka: Les Sanders and Les Riggs) and Richard Divelbiss (of Sooner Bailbonds] violated the rights of Chad Istook when they forcibly entered his home without a warrant and then offered the video footage to KFOR [d/b/a KWTV-TV] with the intent of humiliating Istook and gaining a reality TV series [for "The Bounty Bpys"].

A civil suit was filed in Cleveland County District Court CJ-2011-1053 and Defendant Dewitt later settled with the Plaintiff out of court.

Except from Plaintiff's Petition
Except from Plaintiff's Petition CJ-2011-1053
Except from Plaintiff's Petition
Except from Plaintiff's Petition CJ-2011-1053
Photo of "The Bounty Boys"
Photo of "The Bounty Boys" approximately 2011
Quote from bounty hunter: "What we didn't know that we do now is this is the Congressman Istook's Son, this is his son".
Quote from bounty hunter: "What we didn't know that we do now is this is the Congressman Istook's Son, this is his son". 

 

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Definition of Offense(s)

Abuse of Authority

Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority.

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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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