The Oklahoman

Officer fired after investigat­ion of incident at massage parlor

- Jessie Christophe­r Smith

An Oklahoma City police officer has been fired over an incident at a massage parlor last year.

Sgt. Alonzo Fields, 30, was fired on Aug. 25 after admitted to all the allegation­s of misconduct, according to his terminatio­n letter.

Fields was charged in Oklahoma County District Court in February with one count of engaging in prostituti­on and one count of assault and battery. The misdemeano­r case is still pending.

In the terminatio­n letter, Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley outlined 12 allegation­s stemming from the incident at the massage parlor while Fields was off duty.

According to the terminatio­n letter, Fields admitted to sending a text message to Studio 132 Massage Therapy and Esthetics, asking “do you have any possible bikini or mutual massaging options.”

Fields had booked an appointmen­t on Sept. 11, 2020, but the employee confirmed the request with intention of notifying police. Upon arrival, Fields — wearing black slacks, a blue shirt and a black mask — presented identification reading “Police Officer” in bright red letters.

When employees questioned Fields for his name and badge number, he refused to provide them. According to police records, Fields pushed one employee into a wall, and when the other employee attempted to intervene, he pushed her away as well.

Other officers responded to an emergency call at the business but Fields had left. While still off-duty, Fields used a former officer’s confirmation number to access computer records of the emergency call. Fields admitted to accessing the records, according to the terminatio­n letter.

Fields had been a police officer with Oklahoma City since 2014. A trial is set for December in his misdemeano­r case.

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