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When corruption gets exposed, some officials clean house. Others double down. Spavinaw, Oklahoma chose the latter, orchestrating a coordinated campaign to silence the journalists who documented a gun being pulled at their city council meeting. Now whistleblowers from inside their own operation are revealing how deep the conspiracy goes.
The Return to Spavinaw After Viral Exposure
Guerrilla News returned to Spavinaw for the second meeting after their initial investigation went viral nationwide. The first meeting had featured city council members shoving citizens, attorneys refusing to identify themselves, and a man nicknamed "Taco" pulling a gun during the proceedings. Rather than address these problems, city officials prepared for war against transparency.
U.S. Marshals were positioned outside the building when journalists arrived. When asked about security concerns, one marshal confirmed he had heard about the gun incident. The journalist offered to share the video evidence, noting it had already been sent to the Mayes County Sheriff's Department the day after the original incident.
Emergency Ordinances Target Free Speech
During the meeting, Spavinaw officials passed multiple emergency ordinances designed to criminalize journalism and citizen oversight. One ordinance specifically targeted "willfully disturbing, interfering with, or disrupting public business or employees." The emergency clause meant these restrictions took effect immediately, bypassing normal legal procedures.
The city council also voted to pursue lawsuits against journalists and file assault charges against a citizen who had been physically confronted by a council member at the previous meeting. The same officials who had created chaos were now positioning themselves as victims.
The Harassment Campaign Begins
What happened next revealed the true nature of Spavinaw's strategy. Officials had recruited outside agitators to disrupt the journalists' work using noise makers, bubble guns, and other coordinated distractions. These weren't random disruptions by concerned citizens. They were planned interventions designed to make documentation impossible.
When a journalist asked the Spavinaw police officer whether the noise-making would be allowed, the officer's response was telling: "It's protected first amendment activity." The officials were creating a legal framework where their allies could disrupt journalists while claiming constitutional protection.
Armed Council Members Get Official Approval
Following their executive session, the city council voted to allow members to carry firearms during meetings. This decision came after the previous meeting where a gun had already been drawn, creating an atmosphere of intimidation for anyone attempting to hold officials accountable.
The message was clear: Spavinaw officials were escalating rather than de-escalating the confrontational environment they had created.
Whistleblower Reveals the Conspiracy
The most damaging revelation came from an unexpected source. After the second meeting, a man who had been recruited to harass the journalists reached out directly. Jeff, whom journalists had nicknamed "Head" during his confrontational performance, made a stunning admission.
He revealed that Mayor Amanda Miller, other council members, and the city attorney had conspired together to recruit him for the harassment campaign. What officials thought was a clever disruption tactic had backfired spectacularly, creating a whistleblower with direct knowledge of their civil rights violations.
The Legal Reckoning Approaches
Armed with evidence of conspiracy and witness testimony from their own recruited agitator, Guerrilla News is preparing federal civil rights lawsuits against the city, mayor, council members, and attorney. The case represents more than just accountability for one small town's corruption.
But the full scope of what happened during that final confrontation, and exactly what evidence the whistleblower provided, remains sealed until the legal proceedings begin.
Watch the complete investigation to see how deep the conspiracy goes and what happens when officials realize their own plan has backfired.
