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Owasso approves legal representation for detective named in federal civil-rights lawsuit

5822404 · August 6, 2025
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Council approved a resolution retaining Thomas A. LeBlanc to represent Detective Penny Hambrick and to provide legal defense in a federal civil-rights lawsuit; staff said the city will defend her in her official capacity and provide individual-capacity defense if acting within scope of employment.

The Owasso City Council voted to retain outside counsel and provide legal defense for Detective Penny Hambrick in a federal civil-rights lawsuit.

Julia Lombardi, a city staff member presenting the item, told council members the complaint names many defendants and that Detective Hambrick appears to be named based on an investigative report she wrote in a child-custody matter. Lombardi said the suit names numerous public figures and, unusually, lists many defendants while not making specific allegations…

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