Tulsa, Okla. —
Update: A Tulsa police officer busted in a
prostitution sting was charged on Tuesday.
Tulsa court records
show Cpl. David Turner faces two counts of soliciting an act of prostitution
within 1000 feet of a church and one count of possession of a firearm while in
the commission of a felony.
He was caught offering
money to an undercover officer to receive a sexual act.
Original: A Tulsa police officer arrested on
prostitution and firearm charges was the target of a long-running internal
investigation.
That's the latest word
from the Tulsa Police Department, which hasn't offered many details but
confirms that Corporal Dave Turner was the target of that investigation.
David Turner was
arrested Thursday afternoon at a hotel near E. 11th St. and S. Garnett Ave. on
complaints of engaging in prostitution within a thousand feet of a church and
possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Police say he offered
$40.00 to an undercover female officer for sex.
He was not on duty at
the time of his arrest.
Turner was booked into
jail at 5:48 p.m. and released on bonds totalling $11,500 at 7:19 p.m.,
according to online jail records.
According to a
statement from the department, "at the appropriate time Chief Chuck Jordan
will release further information."