Ex-Oklahoma CB arrested on embezzlement complaints
Former Oklahoma cornerback Michael Thompson, a police officer with the Tulsa Police Department, was arrested after he allegedly sold two police guns to a pawn shop.
Thompson is facing two complaints of embezzlement and two counts of false ownership declaration, according to the Tulsa World. From the World:
Thompson is accused of pawning a Glock .40-caliber pistol and a Remington shotgun at EZ Pawn, 2198 S. Sheridan Road, according to his arrest and booking report. The report alleges that he pawned the shotgun on Oct. 19, 2015, and the pistol on March 23.
Each gun was valued at $340, the report states. Both guns were issued to Thompson.
Thompson was a starter on Oklahoma’s national title-winning team in 2000. Oklahoma beat Florida State to win the BCS title 13-2 in the Orange Bowl. Thompson had one interception for three yards during the 2000 season.
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He was severely injured in a auto accident not long after the team’s Orange Bowl victory. In May of 2001, the truck Thompson was driving hit a tree at an estimated 70 MPH. Thompson was rescued from the truck by two passersby and suffered a broken leg, broke both of his ankles, fractured his pelvis and clavicle and also had ribs and jaw fractures according to NewsOK.com.
Thompson also injured his right hamstring when the back of his leg was gashed.
Per the World, he was booked into the Tulsa Jail on Monday on the complaints, posted a $4,000 bond and was released.
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