A Canadian County jury has convicted former Oklahoma City police officer Shamar Kitchens on six felonies and one misdemeanor following a three-day trial, closing out a case that accused him of holding his then-girlfriend at gunpoint, sexually assaulting her, and threatening to kill her. Kitchens was employed as an Oklahoma City police officer at the time of his arrest. His formal sentencing has been set for October 27.
According to okcfox.com, prosecutors said that on November 30, 2024, Kitchens drove the victim to a rural area of Canadian County, held her at gunpoint, and threatened to kill her. A separate report from kfor.com identified the date of the alleged incident as November 13, 2024, and said Kitchens was accused of pointing a gun at his former girlfriend's head and threatening to kill her, her child, and himself. The two reports differ on the date, and both versions are presented here as reported.
Kitchens was charged with seven offenses altogether: assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, first-degree rape by instrumentation, first-degree rape by force or fear, forcible sodomy, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, feloniously pointing a firearm, and domestic assault and battery. He pleaded not guilty to all counts, per the same kfor.com report. The jury's guilty verdict on six felonies and one misdemeanor followed a three-day trial in Canadian County, the okcfox.com report states.
Multi-Agency Investigation Preceded Charges
The case was built on an investigation led by the Oklahoma City Police Department, with the Yukon Police Department and the FBI assisting, the outlet's report notes. Canadian County District Attorney Tommy Humphries credited that cooperative effort, saying the result depended on the thorough investigation led by the department, with assistance from Yukon police and federal agents. He also pointed to the work of Assistant District Attorneys Eric Epplin and Cathryn Lind on the prosecution, calling it, in his words, a team effort.
Kitchens had remained employed with the department after his arrest while the criminal case was pending, according to an earlier kfor.com report on the case's charging. That report noted he was expected to stay on the department's payroll until the criminal proceedings concluded, though the current status of his employment following the conviction was not addressed in the available reporting.
What Comes Next
The trial included an account from the victim of what happened, and witnesses corroborated the events, according to the okcfox.com report. Kitchens now awaits formal sentencing, scheduled for October 27, and the case remains pending in Canadian County court in the meantime.
