Alexander Tried To Thwart Arrest With DA’s Badge
Prominent Oklahoma political consultant had DA badge when arrested on drug complaints
by Nolan Clay
After first winning an election in 2006, Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn put his political consultant on the district attorney’s payroll at $500 a month.
At the time of the hiring, the new prosecutor still owed the consultant’s company a $10,000 bonus for the successful campaign, records show.
Mashburn also gave the consultant, Chad David Alexander, a badge.
The questionable arrangement has surfaced because Alexander still had the badge on him when he was arrested May 13 in Oklahoma City on drug complaints, court records show.
Alexander — known as an influential consultant and prominent lobbyist — was charged Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court.