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A 70-year-old veteran's brutal encounter with an Oilton police sergeant has exposed a web of corruption involving a convicted felon serving as mayor and suspicious rehiring practices within the police department. The investigation began when Sergeant Beer physically assaulted the elderly veteran on his own property, but quickly revealed deeper institutional problems plaguing this small Oklahoma town.
The Assault That Started Everything
The incident began when Sergeant Beer responded to a call about door-to-door salespeople at the veteran's home. Body cam footage obtained by Fox 23 shows the officer arriving on private property without a warrant, where the homeowner clearly stated he did not want police on his land. The veteran, a man in his 70s with serious heart conditions, was having a conversation with the solicitors when Beer interrupted.
When the veteran exercised his constitutional right to refuse entry to his property, Sergeant Beer physically tackled and restrained him. Police claimed the veteran "resisted" and tried to punch the officer, though he was clearly outmatched by the much younger officer. The department later stated that Beer had to provide "lifesaving medication" after the veteran appeared to suffer a medical emergency during the confrontation.
The Mayor's Criminal Past Emerges
What makes this case extraordinary is not just the assault itself, but who hired the police chief overseeing Sergeant Beer. Mayor Patrick Kennedy of Oilton was previously convicted of felony embezzlement while serving in the same mayoral position. After completing a deferred sentence that allowed his felony status to be removed, Kennedy was incredibly re-elected as mayor in 2023.
Kennedy's first major act as the newly returned mayor was hiring Carl Stout as police chief in November 2023. Chief Stout had previously left the department under unclear circumstances, only to be brought back by the convicted mayor. This hiring decision placed Sergeant Beer under Stout's command, setting the stage for the veteran's assault.
The Cover-Up Continues
Despite multiple requests under Oklahoma's Open Records Act, the city of Oilton continues to withhold the complete body cam footage from the incident. The police department has also refused to produce their policy and procedure manual, raising questions about what training protocols, if any, Sergeant Beer was following during the assault.
When investigators attempted to interview Chief Stout about the incident, he claimed that previous police leadership had destroyed records and created problems he was working to clean up. However, conversations with local residents in neighboring Kellyville paint a different picture of the relationships between these officials and their histories.
What the Video Still Hasn't Revealed
The partial footage released shows a veteran exercising his constitutional rights on his own property before being violently subdued by a police officer who had no legal authority to be there. What remains hidden in the unreleased portions of the body cam could reveal whether this was an isolated incident of excessive force or part of a pattern of abuse under the current leadership structure.
The complete investigation and confrontation with city officials was captured on video and will be released soon, revealing exactly what happened when journalists demanded answers about this veteran's treatment.
