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What happens when a judge doesn't know her own protective order was dismissed? In Tulsa County, apparently she orders your arrest anyway and holds you overnight without bond.
The Victory That Triggered Revenge
Journalist Ron Durbin arrived at the Tulsa County courthouse with cameras rolling to celebrate a legal victory. Judge Sharon Holmes's protective order against him had been dismissed just hours earlier. The case Durbin filed challenging the order on grounds of judicial bias had worked exactly as planned.
His strategic pressure campaign was paying off. By issuing subpoenas to Holmes's colleagues and police departments through the protective order case, he forced her hand. Rather than comply with discovery that could expose embarrassing communications, Holmes dismissed the case entirely.
But the dismissal came with an unexpected consequence: Holmes apparently didn't realize her own protective order no longer existed.
The Two-Second Courtroom Visit
With the legal restriction lifted, Durbin decided to visit the fifth floor where Holmes presides. Seeing her courtroom in session, he walked inside for exactly two seconds, waved silently at the judge, and immediately walked back out.
No words were spoken. No disruption occurred. The entire interaction lasted less time than it takes to sneeze.
But Holmes's reaction was swift and decisive. She immediately ordered sheriff's deputies to arrest Durbin, claiming he violated her protective order. The problem? That protective order had been dismissed the night before by a different judge.
The Arrest That Exposed Everything
What happened next was captured entirely on livestream. Deputies cornered Durbin in a locked office, refusing to let cameras follow. When his cameraman attempted to document the arrest, a deputy shoved him backward without warning or commands.
The deputies never stated what crime Durbin was being charged with during the arrest. They simply followed Holmes's direct order to take him into custody, despite having no legal authority to do so under a non-existent protective order.
By evening, the charges became clear: contempt of court for his silent, two-second wave. The recommended bond? Hold without bail until morning, when a judge would set the amount.
The Judge Who Sets Her Own Victim's Bond
The most absurd detail emerged at the jail. Court records showed the bond hearing would take place in courtroom 506, the very courtroom where Holmes presides. The judge who ordered Durbin's arrest for violating her dismissed protective order would now set his bail amount for the contempt charge she invented.
Even the jail staff seemed incredulous at the arrangement, confirming that Holmes would likely oversee the bond decision for her own retaliation case.
The Overnight Stay That Guarantees a Lawsuit
As night fell, Durbin remained in custody while his legal team prepared for what promises to be his most significant lawsuit yet. Filing a false police report. Abuse of process. Deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Each hour Holmes keeps him locked up on fabricated charges adds zeros to the eventual settlement.
The livestream captured every moment of Holmes's revenge plot, from her courtroom order through the wrongful arrest. But the most damaging evidence may be what happens at tomorrow's bond hearing, when viewers will see whether a judge can legally preside over her own victim's case.
Will Holmes recuse herself from setting bond on the contempt charge she orchestrated? Find out what happens when the cameras return to courtroom 506 tomorrow morning.
