Tulsa Fire Captain arrested, accused of robbing two banks

Tulsa Fire Captain arrested, accused of robbing two banks

DECADES IS FACING SERIOUSALLEGATIONS.

INVESTIGATORSTELL US THEY'VE CONNECTEDHIM TO TWO ROBBERIES IN THEAREA.TWO WORKS FOR YOU'S GITZELPUENTE IS LIVE FROM OSAGECOUNTY WITH THE LATEST.GITZEL?INVESTIGATORS TELL USSOMETIME THIS MORNING FIRECAPTAIN JERRYBROWN WILL BE TRANSPORTEDFROM SKIATOOK TO OSAGECOUNTY JAIL.

HE'LL BE BOOKEDON FELONY CHARGES.THE CAPTAIN IS ACCUSED OFROBBING TWO BANKS.

THE FIRSTONE ON MARCH 12TH INSKIATOOK WHERE SURVEILLANCEFOOTAGE CAPTURES THE SUSPECTWEARING A MASK AND GOINGINSIDE "OKLAHOMA CAPITALBANK" AND STEALING MORE THAN57-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THESECOND BANK ROBBERY HAPPENEDTWO WEEKS AGO AT EXCHANGEBANK IN SPERRY.INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE BROWNIS ALSO CONNECTED TO THATINCIDENT.

THIS HAS BEENABOUT A TWO-MONTHINVESTIGATION INVOLVINGSEVERAL AGENCIES INCLUDINGTHE SKIATOOK POLICEDEPARTMENT AND THE FBI.DETECTIVE SERGEANT JERRYBULLARD, SKIATOOK PD"WE SPENT A LOT OF TIMETRYING TO RETRACE WHICH WAYVEHICLES EXIT..

RUNNING DOWNTHE STREET LOOKING FORPEOPLE WITH VIDEO..

SECURITYCAMERAS."THE F-B-I IS LOOKING INTOBRINGING FEDERAL CHARGESAGAINST BROWN..THE FIRE CAPTAIN WAS HIREDBY THE TULSA FIRE DEPARTMENTIN 2002.

OFFICIALS SAY HEWILL BE PLACED ONADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.WE'VE CHECKED THE OSAGECOUNTY JAIL WEBSITE..

HAVENOT SEEN ANY BOOKING YET.WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOWTHIS DEVELOPING STORY.REPORTING IN TULSA, GP,2WFY.FOR THE SECOND DAY IN AROW..

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