Reported by: Sharon Phillips
Tulsa Police Chief, Chuck
Jordan sat down with FOX23 to talk about the accusations against one of his
officers.
Tyrone Jenkins was arrested
Monday for conspiracy to sell cocaine. He was booked into the Tulsa County Jail
on complaints of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony,
conspiracy to traffic cocaine and violation of the computer crimes act.
His arrest and booking report
states that a confidential informant was used to help catch him.
Early Tuesday afternoon, FOX23
sat down with Tulsa police chief, Chuck Jordan to talk about Jenkin's arrest.
“I trained officer Jenkins in
the academy when I was a sergeant and of course it hits you right in the
stomach, and you don’t think officers would ever do that and when it happens
it’s hard,” said Jordan.
So far, Jenkins has not been
charged with anything and has since bonded out of jail.
The police chief told FOX23
that Jenkins is on paid leave, but that his status with the department could
change pending an arraignment or any charges being filed.
“Obviously, he hasn’t been
through the court process yet, and I’m not going to make any comments about his
guilt or his innocence,” Jordan said.
Court records show a confidential
informant reached out to Jenkins about trying to collect money officers had
missed during a recent investigation.
The police report says Jenkins
accessed two law enforcement databases and obtained information that possibly
helped the informant take money. At a later meeting the report goes on to state
that Jenkins met up with the informant and took money from him and offered to
help sell 34 grams of Cocaine.
FOX23 asked the police chief if
any policies and procedures would be changing because of this.
“No what we had in place
worked. I’ll say that. He was not a drug cop and he was not in charge of drug
enforcement or anything else. This happened through contacts he knew actually
outside of the police department," says Jordan.
So far, no charges have been
filed against the officer and the police chief wants to remind the public that
everyone is innocent until proven guilty. In the meantime – he’s working to
keep up the moral of his other officers.
“I try to let them know this is
not a black eye to them and I let the public know when they see a cop out here
on the street, that’s not what they're about. That man or woman are dedicated
to this community and they're going to do everything they can to keep this
community safe," says Jordan.
As the department continues to
investigate if there was any wrongdoing by Officer Jenkins, Jordan has an
important message for the city of Tulsa.
“Our department not just the
chief but all the way to the boots on the ground are committed to making sure
we have a complete department that our public can trust,” he says.
