Tulsa police officer arrested on allegations of pawning police-issued pistol, shotgun
Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:00 am | Updated: 3:27 pm, Tue Jun 28, 2016.
By PAIGHTEN HARKINS World Staff Writer | 15 comments
A Tulsa police officer was arrested Monday on allegations that he sold a police-issued handgun and shotgun to a local pawn shop.
The officer, Michael Ernie Thompson, 35, was arrested on complaints of embezzlement and two counts of false declaration of ownership, according to jail records.
Thompson is accused of pawning a Glock .40-caliber pistol and a Remington shotgun at EZ Pawn, 2198 S. Sheridan Road, according to his arrest and booking report. The report alleges that he pawned the shotgun on Oct. 19, 2015, and the pistol on March 23.
Each gun was valued at $340, the report states. Both guns were issued to Thompson.
Thompson, a former University of Oklahoma football player, has worked for the Tulsa Police Department since November 2006.
Following his arrest, he was suspended with pay, Police Department spokesman Officer Leland Ashley said.
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