Citizen Report No. 1708061547 - 867624461

CLEET Number :  0108900

License Type :  Fulltime Peace Officer

License Status :  Revoked

License Effective Date :  08/26/2008

License Expiry Date :  N/A

On or about September 8, 2022, KSN16 Reported that Mark Berry pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of embezzlement and was ordered to surrender his law enforcement license.

Mark Berry received a one-year deferred sentence on Tuesday in Cherokee Nation Criminal Court and is required to pay $682.50 restitution to Delaware County and $450 in court costs.

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Berry resigned in December at the conclusion of a meeting with Delaware County Commissioners.  Berry’s actions as sheriff came under scrutiny during the meeting. The former sheriff never gave a reason for his resignation and since the commissioner’s meeting was held in an executive session meeting the details of the meeting are confidential and not released to the public.

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Before Berry took over office he was under investigation by CLEET on allegations he falsified information on his CLEET application. The agency released a ruling that no adverse action was ordered against Berry.

KZRG also reported on the former Sheriff's Charges.

The charges came on Friday and, although bail was set at a reported $5,000, Berry is not jailed.

The action came after a county fuel card was reportedly used to purchase gasoline (at a cost of less than $50) for a vehicle owned by the Sheriff’s Department.

The vehicle then was reportedly driven out of state, allegedly nearly 1,000 miles, to pick up a couch.

CLEET's Database showed his licensing was revoked but no disciplinary actions or records of an investigation regarding his application are availible publicly.