OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — Two former Oklahoma County Detention Center (OCDC) employees are suing the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (OCCJA) in federal court.
On Nov. 12, 2025, Melissa Ritter, the Chief Investigator for the Office of Professional Standards at the jail, and Tony Towery, the Chief of Operations at the jail, filed a lawsuit alleging unlawful termination and violations of their First Amendment rights to free speech.
The lawsuit alleges that a few events took place over several years, leading up to the wrongful termination of Ritter and Towery…