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Security and a citizen has the right to make a citizen arrest. But, if a mistake is done, both security and the citizen could be taken to court and sued - which could be very costly.

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Do security guards have the power to make a citizen arrest?

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Does the State of Oklahoma have a citizen's arrest statute?

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