Who Is Alissa Lloyd? Moore Oklahoma Teacher Tattoo Case

Alissa Lloyd is a 35-year-old former Moore Public Schools teacher and girls basketball coach in Oklahoma who was arrested after investigators accused her of tattooing two juvenile girls at her Norman home.

Cleveland County prosecutors charged Lloyd with one misdemeanor count of unlawful tattooing. Investigators say video shows her tattooing one of the girls and that police later recovered tattoo equipment during a search of her home.

Later reporting confirmed that Norman police arrested Lloyd, that she posted a $1,000 bond and that she is scheduled to be arraigned on October 16, 2026. Moore Public Schools says Lloyd was removed from her duties after the allegation surfaced in the spring and subsequently resigned.

Lloyd has not been convicted. The allegations against her remain pending in Cleveland County court.

Why Was Alissa Lloyd Arrested?

Norman police accused Lloyd of giving tattoos to two juvenile girls at her home in Norman, Oklahoma. According to court documents, the two girls visited Lloyd’s home on April 3, 2026 and each received a tattoo from her. [KOCO]

Police subsequently arrested Lloyd on a misdemeanor complaint of unlawful tattooing. Later reporting confirmed that she posted a $1,000 bond following her arrest. [Law & Crime]

What Is Alissa Lloyd Charged With?

Lloyd faces one misdemeanor count of unlawful tattooing in Cleveland County. The charge stems from allegations that she tattooed two people who were under the age of 18. [KOCO]

Oklahoma law prohibits any person from performing or offering to perform a tattoo on a child under 18. Unlike Oklahoma’s rules governing body piercing, the tattoo prohibition does not provide an exception based on parental permission. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

What Happened At Alissa Lloyd’s Home?

According to the probable cause affidavit, two juvenile girls went to Lloyd’s Norman home on April 3. Investigators allege that both received tattoos while they were there. [KOCO]

Court documents say Lloyd knew at least one of the girls through her work as a teacher and coach. Later reports described the girls as having a connection to Lloyd through her former school position. [KOCO] [Law & Crime]

The girls have not been publicly identified because they are minors.

Police Say Video Shows Lloyd Tattooing One Of The Girls

Investigators obtained video that allegedly shows Lloyd giving one of the juvenile girls a tattoo. The recording became part of the evidence described in the probable cause affidavit. [KOCO]

Law & Crime also reported that the probable cause affidavit described video of what authorities characterized as the illegal tattoo session. [Law & Crime]

Police Searched Alissa Lloyd’s Home

Norman police obtained and executed a search warrant at Lloyd’s home during the investigation. According to court documents, officers recovered tattoo equipment during the search. [KOCO]

Investigators said the equipment found inside the home matched tattoo equipment visible in the video allegedly showing Lloyd tattooing one of the juveniles. [KOCO]

Alissa Lloyd Was Arrested By Norman Police

Newer reporting confirms that Lloyd was arrested by the Norman Police Department after the investigation into the alleged tattooing. [Law & Crime]

This updates earlier reports that established Lloyd had been criminally charged but did not make clear whether she had actually been taken into custody.

Alissa Lloyd Posted A $1,000 Bond

Lloyd posted a $1,000 bond following her arrest, according to later reporting on the criminal case. [Law & Crime]

The bond allowed Lloyd to remain out of custody while the misdemeanor case proceeds through Cleveland County court.

Alissa Lloyd Is Scheduled For An October 16 Arraignment

Lloyd is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment on October 16, 2026. [Law & Crime]

An arraignment is an early stage of a criminal case in which the charge is formally addressed in court and the defendant can enter a plea. The scheduled hearing does not mean Lloyd has been found guilty.

What Is Oklahoma’s Law On Tattooing Minors?

Oklahoma law states that it is unlawful for any person to perform or offer to perform tattooing on a child under the age of 18. The statute further states that no person under 18 may receive a tattoo. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

The law treats tattoos differently from body piercings. A minor may receive certain body piercings with written parental or legal-guardian consent and the parent or guardian present, but the statute provides no comparable parental-consent exception for tattooing a minor. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

What Is The Penalty For Unlawful Tattooing In Oklahoma?

A violation of Oklahoma’s unlawful tattooing statute is a misdemeanor. State law says a person convicted of violating the statute can be sentenced to as much as 90 days in county jail, fined as much as $5,000, or receive both a fine and jail sentence. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

Those are statutory maximum penalties and do not establish what sentence Lloyd would receive if she were ultimately convicted.

Who Is Alissa Lloyd?

Lloyd was 35 years old when the criminal case became public in September 2026. She previously worked as a teacher and athletic coach for Moore Public Schools in Oklahoma. [KOCO]

Moore High School basketball materials identified Alissa Lloyd as one of the assistant coaches for the Moore Lions girls basketball team. [Moore Athletics]

Moore Public Schools Removed Lloyd From Her Duties

Later reporting provides additional detail about how Moore Public Schools responded when administrators learned about the allegation. The district said it became aware of an allegation involving the former coach in the spring and that Lloyd was immediately removed from her duties. [Law & Crime]

The district said Lloyd subsequently chose to resign. Moore Public Schools said student and employee safety remained its primary concern and that the district follows state law when allegations involving employees are reported. [Law & Crime]

Alissa Lloyd Resigned From Moore Public Schools

Moore Public Schools confirmed that Lloyd is no longer employed by the district. Initial reporting said the district was no longer part of the investigation because Lloyd had resigned. [KOCO]

The later district statement adds that Lloyd was first removed from her duties after the allegation came to the district’s attention and then resigned. [Law & Crime]

Lloyd Previously Worked For Norman Public Schools

Before working with Moore Public Schools, Lloyd also worked for Norman Public Schools. Norman school records previously listed Alissa Lloyd as a physical education teacher at Whittier Middle School.

Norman Public Schools board records show a resignation for Lloyd effective May 24, 2024. She later appeared in Moore High School athletic materials as an assistant girls basketball coach.

Was Alissa Lloyd A Licensed Tattoo Artist?

Public criminal reporting reviewed for this page does not establish whether Lloyd held an Oklahoma tattoo-artist license.

Oklahoma separately requires tattoo artists to be licensed by the State Department of Health and generally prohibits tattoo procedures from being performed outside licensed establishments. [Oklahoma State Department of Health]

Lloyd’s publicly reported criminal charge, however, is one count of unlawful tattooing involving minors. No separate licensing-related criminal charge has been identified in the reports reviewed through September 15, 2026.

Has Alissa Lloyd Been Convicted?

No. Lloyd has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, but she has not been convicted of the allegation.

Her next publicly reported court date is an arraignment scheduled for October 16, 2026. The unlawful-tattooing charge remains an accusation unless Lloyd pleads guilty or is found guilty in court. [Law & Crime]