West Siloam Springs officials call police on attorney requesting basic court financial records. Council member interrupts, hostility escalates, then cops arrive to find out what happened when the camera kept rolling.
Police called on journalist for not being a Commerce resident. Deputy marshal warns of arrest for accessing public areas without proper signage. The confrontation escalates when an attorney challenges the threats on camera.
Cassity Gies, already on felony probation for DUI and child endangerment, was arrested again for public intoxication. What followed was an expletive-filled breakdown captured entirely on bodycam as she hurled insults at officers while trying to talk her way out.
Attorney Cassidy Gies arrested for DUI with child in car. When journalist reports the story, her husband Donald Gies leaves threatening voicemails promising to "defecate on my grave weekly." Body cam footage reveals disturbing behavior.
A Rogers police officer "cleaning" his service weapon allegedly managed to shoot himself in the leg and hit another officer in the foot. The department refuses comment on how one gun discharged two rounds into two people during routine maintenance.
When citizen journalist Dan asks for a business card at Evans Town Hall, an employee accuses him of harassment and demands he leave. The heated confrontation reveals stark differences in how public servants handle basic accountability questions.
A volunteer parks worker in Holyoke, Massachusetts demanded a journalist leave for recording in a public building, claiming he didn't have permission. The 81-year-old employee didn't recognize founding fathers' names but insisted he knew the rules better than anyone.
Lame-duck city council members who lost reelection meet tonight to discuss convicted felon Jerry Eubanks' contract before reform candidates take office in May. The same officials who gave him a $25,000 tax-free bonus to pay criminal restitution.
Mayor Chris Wyatt cranked up copyrighted music when a journalist entered city hall with a camera, apparently trying to interfere with constitutionally protected recording. The bizarre confrontation was captured on video.
Attorney Ronald Durban tried to file a report about officials blocking public access to a fire marshal meeting. Police refused, threatened him with arrest, then cuffed him anyway. The bodycam captured everything.
Chris was gambling at Osage Casino when police claimed he smelled like marijuana and demanded to search him. When he refused to identify without probable cause, they arrested him for obstruction. Federal hemp is legal in Oklahoma, making the search questionable.
A routine story about prison spending turned confrontational when a Davis Correctional Facility guard called police on journalists filming from a public parking lot. What started as B-roll footage became a First Amendment test when officials demanded ID.
Wagner Mayor Dalton Self threw citizen signup sheets in the trash during a public meeting. Now police are investigating potential felony charges for destroying government records. The paperwork trail reveals a pattern of missing documents spanning months.
Judge Jennifer McCaffrey sentenced a man who confessed to molesting an 11-year-old to a fully suspended 10-year sentence. Another predator got just 90 days. Court documents reveal the shocking plea deals that let dangerous offenders walk free.
A simple question about filing police complaints at Sapulpa PD turned into chaos when staff realized they have no complaint forms and must make victims meet with officers to report misconduct. When a journalist tried to document the broken process, employees called multiple officers.
A routine public records request in Hubert, Oklahoma spiraled into chaos when city employees demanded the journalist's name first, handed him the wrong form, then refused basic service. The city manager's response? "Look it up on the internet."