Police vs. Sheriff: Bodycam footage captures Lexington PD and Cleveland County Sheriff's Office feud

A heated confrontation in Oklahoma between Lexington police officers and Cleveland County Sheriff's deputies was captured on body camera during a search for a suspect in the area.

On Jan. 30, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office responded as part of what authorities described as "SWAT callout" protocol involving various agencies in the south metro, including the Norman Police Department, the Moore Police Department, and the University of Oklahoma Police Department. Local agencies were responding to "a potential critical situation," later described as a possible hostage standoff, in Lexington, about 40 miles south of Oklahoma City.

According to a phone call recording provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, private investigators and bond agents reached out to dispatchers at the sheriff's office after unsuccessfully attempting to seek assistance from the Lexington Police Department in capturing a former Tulsa police officer accused of rape.

After verifying the warrant for the suspect, who was allegedly heavily armed and believed to be in the area, law enforcement agencies in the south metro swarmed the Lexington location but did not find the suspect, and an investigation has since been launched into the incident.