Cleveland County Sheriff implements body cams

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office personnel are using body-worn cameras starting April 1. The cameras will be a valuable evidentiary tool, Sheriff Chris Amason said.

“We are very excited to announce our body cams went live this week,&am...

2020 Annual Report

A message from Sheriff Chris Amason

I am honored and humbled that Cleveland County voters selected me to serve as the Cleveland County Sheriff. It’s been an amazing journey, and I encountered many unexpected events that I had not anticipated back...

Sheriff names new chief deputy

 Sheriff Chris Amason recently named Marcus Williams as Chief Deputy of Operations. 

Williams replaces Jose Chavez, a longtime law enforcement leader who retired earlier this year. 

“I am excited to announce Marcus Willi...

Response to District Attorney Findings

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office values the sanctity of human life, and no Sheriff’s Deputy takes the use of deadly force lightly. Our condolences go out to the family of Kyle Elrod.

We are grateful to the Oklahoma City Police Department for its indep...

Sheriff’s Office reports on personnel demographics

Public safety is more than a job at the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, it’s a mission. Because everyone deserves a safe place to live, work, play and go to school.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office is committed to hiring the highest quality personn...

Training and tools identify and reduce bias and conflict

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office has been conducting Racial Intelligence Training and Engagement classes for employees since fall 2018. As new employees are hired, additional classes are hosted to bring them up to speed. In 2018, 177 employees went t...

Sheriff promotes new jail administrator

Sheriff Blake Green promoted Julie Tipton to chief deputy in charge of jail administration. Previously, Tipton was one of two administrative captains who worked directly under the chief deputy at the Cleveland County Detention Center.

Tipton will fill the ...

Cleveland County gets new undersheriff

Sheriff Blake Green recently hired Kent Ritchie to serve as Undersheriff at the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. Ritchie started work on Friday, May 1. He will fill the void left when Green was sworn in as sheriff.

Ritchie brings 34 years of ex...

Cleveland County Sheriff’s deputies get new handguns

While still a young patrol officer with Norman, Sheriff Todd Gibson remembers responding to a call where a man was wielding a knife. Gibson had recently undergone a high level of firearms training and qualified for the SWAT Team. A potentially deadly enco...