Former DA investigator indicted
A former investigator for the Rogers County district attorney has been accused of warning an acquaintance a massage parlor was being raided.
The state's multicounty grand jury indicted Tommy Dunlap, 49, on Thursday. He resigned March 1 as a DA investigator after almost 18 years of service. He is a former president of the Association of Oklahoma Narcotic Enforcers.
He is charged in the indictment with obstruction of a public officer. The misdemeanor offense is punishable by up to a year in the county jail and a $1,000 fine.
Grand jurors alleged that he disclosed "sensitive" information to a Claremore man on June 6, 2018, concerning an ongoing law enforcement operation by narcotics officers in Tulsa County. Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control have been helping Tulsa police investigate illicit massage parlors.
Dunlap hung up when called by The Oklahoman Thursday for comment.
His former boss, District Attorney Matt Ballard, said he was saddened and disappointed when he learned of the allegations.
"He was immediately suspended when we were made aware of the current allegations, at which time he offered his resignation, which I accepted," the DA said.
Dunlap worked previously as a Rogers County sheriff's deputy and a Claremore police officer. "I am part of five generations born and raised in this county," he told The Claremore Daily Progress in 2013. "I want to help to keep it safe for our community."
Grand jurors on Tuesday heard testimony about a Tulsa homicide case that has remained unsolved for more than 30 years.
Grand jurors on Wednesday looked again into overpayments to Grady County officials. A state audit last year revealed elected officials had been paid too much in salary for years.
The grand jury still has not heard any testimony about former University of Oklahoma President David Boren. The first witnesses now are expected to appear in September.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has been looking into sexual misconduct allegations involving Boren, 78, and a former OU vice president, Tripp Hall. Both deny wrongdoing.