FOX23 learns more about what happened last Saturday night when a man says he was attacked by an Oklahoma Highway Trooper. It's the same trooper who was suspended for attacking a paramedic on a call in Okfuskee County in May, 2009.
Friday, OHP released Troopers Daniel Martin and Tommy Allen’s reports from the incident.
In an Open Records Request FOX23’s Abbie Alford filed with OHP, she explains what the troopers say happened
In the reports, Troopers Martin and Allen paint a different picture of what happened that night.
Khristopher Douglas says the troopers used excessive force on him during a traffic stop on October 3rd in Holdenville, Oklahoma.
Douglas said he wasn’t the one pulled over but just passing by when Troopers Allen and Martin tried to arrest him and Martin beat him with a baton.
However, in the newly released troopers report only obtained by FOX23 and The Associated Press, Trooper Martin reported as Douglas tried to walk up the driveway he “attempted to proceed through the scene.”
Martin said he asked Douglas to stand aside telling Douglas, “Please go over there until we’re done here.” Martin refused yelling, “I’m going right there inside the damn house!”
The report also states Trooper Tommy Allen then got involved taking ahold of Douglas’ wrist.
Allen reports, “Douglas looked down at his right wrist and the[n] stepped back as if he was squaring off to fight.”
Martin says Douglas started to sweat, clenching his teeth and appeared to be in “fight or flight mode”.
Martin reported Douglas’ behavior was, “consistent with someone possibly under the influence of a controlled drug.”
Both reports state Martin pulled out his baton and as the troopers tried to restrain Douglas, Allen says he put him in neck restraint.
Trooper Martin states in his report, “due to his large size, possible drug intoxication and the possibility that he would get out of Trooper Allen’s hold, Trooper Martin delivered one baton strike to Douglas’ left thigh in order for him to comply with this commands and not resist.”
Martin also states while in the patrol car Douglas admitted he made a mistake, “he [Douglas] would not normally interfere with a traffic stop and realized that he made a mistake and should have listened to commands to step back.”
Douglas is charged with obstructing/interfere with police officer during the performance of duties.”
The man who was pulled over was let go and not ticketed. OHP is still investigating and both troopers are on paid administrative leave.
Court records show Khristopher Douglas is serving a five-year suspended sentence on a meth charge from Oklahoma County. Department of Corrections reports on its website that Douglas’ is scheduled to be complete his sentence in November of this year.
Douglas is being represented by the same attorney, Richard O’Carroll, who is also representing the paramedic, Maurice White for the scuffle in Okfuskee County in May.
Martin served a five-day suspension without pay for that incident. White has a filed a lawsuit against Martin.
O’Carroll says, “I’m having his [Martin] badge.”
FOX23 filed an Open Records Request:To read the troopers reports and the probable cause affidavit for arrest in its entirety, the reports released by OHP are attached to this story.
