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WEBVTT AS AN CHRISTIAN SPENT 8 YEARS AS ANOHP TROOPER BUT AS AN AGENCYTHEY ARE IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORMARE ENDORSING HIM --- "We just want to make sure that it's clear ." OHP SENDING OUT THIS CLEARMESSAGE ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGETHEY SAY THEIR OHP'S LOGO AND IMAGE WAS USED IN THESE FLYLERS FROM MIKE CHRISTIAN'S CAMPAIGNFOR SHERIFF."SO there was some concern aboutwhether or not, concerns of comments we wereactually endorsing him forsheriff.That is not the case."LIEUTENANT KERA PHILLIPI SAYS THESE FLYLERS NOT ONLYHAVE THE OHP MAP WHICH THEY DIDN'T AUTHORIZE THE FORMER STATE TROOPER TO USE. BUT IT SHOWS A PICTURE OF CHRISTIAN SHAKING THE HAND OF ANOTHER TROOPER WHO DIDN'T ALLOWHIS IMAGE TO BE USED ON THE FLYER EITHER. "And it's really misconstrued information and it's informationthat's goingout to the public.It's infcorrent and they may notknow it's incorrect ." CHRISTIAN'SCAMPAIGN MANAGER SENDIG KOCOTHISSTATEMENT SAYING QUOTE "GRAPHIC:"Mike Christian spent nearly adecade of his life as a Trooper,earning three nominations for Trooper of the Year'and was awarded the PurpleHeart.He owns and has the right to useall images, and no policy or law says otherwise." NEW AT SIX... THE COUNTY COURT CLERK'SOFFICE' IN PONCA CITY WILL BE

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The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is sending out a message, saying they didn't authorize the agency's image to be used in flyers distributed by Mike Christian's campaign for sheriff.OHP officials acknowledge that Christian spent eight and a half years as an OHP trooper, but as an agency, they said they are in no way shape or form endorsing him. They sent out a clear message on their Facebook page, saying OHP's logo and image were used in the flyers from Christian's campaign for sheriff.“So there was some concern about whether or not, concerns of comments, we were actually endorsing him for sheriff. That is not the case," Lt. Kera Phillipi said. Phillipi said the flyers not only have the OHP map, which they didn't authorize the former state trooper to use, but it shows a picture of Christian shaking the hand of another trooper who didn't allow his image to be used on the flyer either. “And it's really misconstrued information and it's information that's going out to the public. It's incorrect and they may not know it's incorrect," Phillipi said. Christian's campaign manager sent KOCO 5 a statement:"Mike Christian spent nearly a decade of his life as a trooper, earning three nominations for 'trooper of the year' and was awarded the Purple Heart. He owns and has the right to use all images, and no policy or law says otherwise."Christian's campaign said those same images and flyers were used when he ran for sheriff in 2006.