Alleged cop impersonater faces more charges

New legal trouble for a man who Tulsa Police say passed himself off as a cop. Bryon Brown already faces state charges of impersonating an officer, now, he's been indicted by a federal grand jury for

Monday, May 10th 2004, 1:28 pm

By: News On 6


New legal trouble for a man who Tulsa Police say passed himself off as a cop. Bryon Brown already faces state charges of impersonating an officer, now, he's been indicted by a federal grand jury for other crimes.

News on 6 crime reporter Lori Fullbright, in this exclusive report, says detectives arrested Bryon Brown on just unsealed federal charges.

It was our first chance to talk to him in person. Fullbright: "Mr. Brown, I'm Lori Fullbright with the News on 6 and I've been trying to get a hold of you. Do you have anything to say about the charges against you? Did you pose as a police officer and Marshal?" Even though he didn't have anything to say now, we talked to people who said Brown used to say plenty.

They say he claimed at various times to be a Creek County Sheriff’s deputy, Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a US Marshal. Some say he even pulled them over and arrested them.

The truth is, Brown was not an officer and is an ex-con. His newest legal trouble is a two-count federal indictment that accuses him of using someone else's social security number to buy a car and truck from Danny Beck Chevrolet. The victim's name is also Bryon Brown, but he spells it differently and lives in Texas.

Tulsa Police fraud squad officer Steve Koch: "We were initially contacted by the Mr. Brown in Texas when the purchase of the vehicles showed up on his credit report." Police say Brown outfitted the car to look like a police car, but never made payments on either vehicle and they were repossessed.

Lori Fullbright was in the courtroom for Brown's arraignment on Monday and he only had two things to say to the judge, that he couldn't afford a private attorney and that he was not guilty of the charges.

Tulsa Police say Brown bought the cars for his business called Emergency Vehicle Outfitters, but the state has no record of that business so as far as Oklahoma is concerned, the business doesn't exist.

Federal prosecutors wanted Brown kept in the Tulsa County jail, saying he’s a danger to others and is likely to flee if released. The judge agreed to keep Brown in custody until his next hearing on Wednesday.
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