Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty has been accused in an ethics complaint of retaliating against the top four officers under his command for seeking overtime pay.

The four deputy police chiefs are pursuing a grievance against the city over the unpaid time.

"We were threatened and an attempt made to intimidate us just for the exercise of those rights," they complained Oct. 22 to the city ethics hotline.

The deputy chiefs — Jeff Becker, Wade Gourley, Tom Jester and Brian Jennings — made the complaint days after an arbitration hearing over their grievance.