Willaford Sentenced: Retired police officer gets suspended sentence

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BYLINE: Tim Hudson, E-E County Reporter

Bartlesville, OK

A retired Bartlesville police officer who pleaded guilty to 14 counts of felony larceny of a controlled dangerous substance was sentenced Monday in Washington County Court.

Tenth Judicial District Judge John Kane sentenced Kyle Willaford to 10 years suspended on each count, placing him on community sentence probation.

Willaford was further ordered to serve 80 hours of community service, to be completed within a year, along with the special conditions that his medications are to be monitored and that he attend two support meetings weekly. Also, a $50 fine per count was assessed, along with a $250 Victim’s Compensation Assessment.

Willaford was accused of taking Lortab and Hydrocodone from the Bartlesville Police Department’s evidence room while he was employed as an officer there. He pleaded guilty to the charges on July 22.

Although the state requested six months jail time, Kane chose to go with a suspended sentence. In a suspended sentence, the sentence will not be enforced if the defendant performs the conditions of the probation. Should the defendant fail to follow the requirements, then the suspended sentence may be revoked.

Willaford was originally charged with 18 counts of the crime, but the state dropped four of the counts without costs earlier in the proceedings.

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