Spencer said Hubbard’s activities Monday, which he believes Hubbard would have recorded on video, weren’t a part of any OK2A function. He also questioned why police acted upon “hearsay of hearsay” from the reported witness that Hubbard pointed the weapon.

Broken Arrow firefighters from nearby Station 6 reportedly told dispatchers that a woman informed them that Hubbard had pointed a rifle at her, but she later clarified her statement to say Hubbard had leveled a rifle at his hip and pointed it in the direction of other people in the park, according to a news release from the Police Department.

Koch said responding officers acted in accordance with the nature of the call. Koch said there was a large group of people at the park, and officers reportedly put the Neinhuis Community Center on lockdown. When officers received the initial report that a man had pointed a gun at someone, Koch said that’s all police had to go on to start their response and investigation.

“The initial crime the officers were trying to investigate was pointing of a firearm. In a situation like that, we’re looking at safety. We’re trying to keep everybody safe, including (Hubbard).”

Hubbard “never would comply with what the officers were telling him to do and ultimately was pepperballed and arrested,” Koch said.

Hubbard’s refusal to comply with officers and answer questions in their initial investigation led to the complaint of obstruction, Koch said. It’s unclear whether Hubbard entirely ignored officers or talked to them during the encounter, Koch said.

Stetson Payne 918-732-8135 stetson.payne@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @stetson__payne

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