Four Sentenced in Tulsa Police Corruption Case
TULSA, Okla. -- A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former federal agent caught up in a police corruption probe in Tulsa to serve 21 months in prison.
Former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent Brandon McFadden was the last of four officers to be sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma.
McFadden and a police officer who cooperated with prosecutors each were given lesser sentences, as opposed to two Tulsa officers who didn't help prosecutors.
Cpl. Harold R. Wells was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the police corruption scandal that led to dozens of convictions being overturned. Jeff Henderson was sentenced to 42 months behind bars, minus time served. John K. Gray, who also cooperated with federal investigators, drew a sentence of four months in prison, followed by four years of supervised probation.
McFadden pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge, which ordinarily carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison.
"I've done wrong, I've made mistakes and I take full responsibility," he said in court Tuesday. "I've done everything in my power to shed light on corruption in Tulsa, Okla."
His attorney noted before sentencing that more than 150 letters of support had come in to support McFadden getting a lighter sentence.
