2 KCK cops charged in separate cases, including sexual battery and misuse of records
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- Two Kansas City, Kansas officers were charged in October 2025 and January this year.
- Officer Jordan Briones is charged with sexual battery for an October incident.
- Chief Oakman said internal affairs investigated and administrative review may follow.
After criminal charges were announced last week against a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer, court records show at least two other officers in the department have been accused of crimes in recent months.
Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree announced drug charges against Officer Eric Evans on Thursday, April 23.
Officer Jordan Briones and Sgt. Jonathon Westbrook were both charged in Wyandotte County in October and January respectively.
Briones is charged with sexual battery for allegedly sexually assaulting another officer inside a department locker room. Westbrook is charged with a violation of accessing criminal history records without having a proper reason.
Lawyers for both Briones and Westbrook did not respond to requests for comment.
Police Department Chief Karl Oakman issued a statement to The Star saying that both of those cases were investigated by the Police Department’s internal affairs unit.
“Once the legal process concludes, the Department will conduct an administrative review to determine whether any policies were violated,” Oakman said in a statement. “If so, appropriate discipline—up to and including termination—will be imposed and their peace officer license will be subject to review by the Kansas CPOST (Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training).”
Oakman said that Westbrook has been reassigned to administrative duties and Briones is on unpaid leave.
KCK police face scrutiny
The cases come as the department continues to face scrutiny over accountability and transparency following past misconduct allegations.
Lauren Bonds, executive director for the National Police Accountability Project, serves as a board member of Justice for Wyandotte, an advocacy group focused on providing services to individuals who have faced exploitation from the justice system.
Bonds said that despite efforts from the department to distance themselves from the misconduct by former Det. Roger Golubski, lawsuits filed by his victims point to broader systemic issues in the department.
“I would say that maybe the things that we’re seeing right now are not at that level, but there’s certainly a culture of a lack of accountability that existed at the time those crimes were committed,” Bonds said.
“I don’t have any clear signs or specific things that I’ve seen that have changed since then. I think one of the kind of baseline things that needs to be accomplished in order for there to be accountability is for there to be transparency.”
Officer Jordan Briones
Prosecutors are seeking to introduce evidence in the Briones case that they say shows a prior, similar incident involving another officer.
“The defendant in this case is charged with one count of sexual battery for an act that occurred on or about October 13, 2025,” court records read. “The State is seeking to admit evidence showing that the defendant engaged in similar sexual misconduct while at work for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department with a different victim, AD.”
Court records do not indicate when the prior incident took place involving Briones and AD. A pretrial conference is currently set for June 24, before a jury trial the next week on June 29.
Sgt. Jonathon Westbrook
There are limited details on Westbrook’s case available publicly, and records requests made to the Police Department were denied based on Kansas Open Records Act exemptions citing the release of criminal history records.
His case is due back in court for a hearing on June 9.
Westbrook previously served as the public information officer for the department, as well as running in the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives for Kansas District 3 in 2024 but did not appear on the August ballot.
Bonds said that the National Police Accountability Project, where she serves as executive director, has had to sue on behalf of Justice for Wyandotte to gain access to body-worn camera footage. She said that the department is one of the most aggressive in hiding misconduct from the public in her experience.
The Star reported earlier this month that two other officers were charged with driving under the influence but remain on the job.
One case involved police union president Sgt. Kenneth Hickerson in 2024. The other involved Sgt. Kaitlyn Carter, who was arrested in Wyandotte County earlier this year.
