In Okmulgee County, a jail employee named Matthew Douglas now faces a felony assault charge after a violent clash with a Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse deputy during a routine booking. Operation TRIBAL CLASH exposes what happens behind closed doors.
Sequoyah County's 911 Director David Slaughter is under investigation for alleged theft, nepotism, and sexual harassment. Guerrilla News exposes the financial rot inside a 911 center funded by your tax dollars.
A Comanche County commissioner used taxpayer-funded vehicles, sent sexually explicit texts to a county employee, and deleted public records. Then our correspondents showed up.
Court clerk Jean Davis falsely claimed filming was illegal and demanded deletion of constitutionally protected footage while denying access to public court records. The confrontation escalated when she called the DA to justify blocking the request.
A city councilor tried to get Jeff in trouble, but the Sheriff's Department arrived to de-escalate. The issue? They didn't want us on public land. #CityCouncil #Sheriff #PublicLand #MayesCounty
Footage pulled, reports written, and sent to the Mayes County Sheriff's Department the very next morning. All transpired last Wednesday; now, justice moves forward. #SheriffReport #MayesCounty #FootagePulled #JusticeMoves
Breaking down the key issues from the Wagner County Commissioners' meeting: the 911 coordinator's employment status, restrictions on filming in the courthouse, and investigative hurdles. #CountyMeeting #Government #LocalNews #911Coordinator
Judge Doug Kirkwood attempted to force deputies to remove practicing attorney Ron Durbin from the courthouse for recording in public areas. The officers recognized the constitutional violation and declined to follow the judge's directive.
Taco brandishes a gun, sparking outrage. His defiant response and the sheriff's department's reaction are put under scrutiny. This isn't the Wild West; such behavior is unacceptable. #guncontrol #sheriff #crime #MayesCounty
David Slaughter, 911 director married to DA Stacey Slaughter, allegedly doctored timesheets to steal taxpayer funds while sending inappropriate texts to female employees. Emergency meeting called for his resignation.
Ron Durbin, a practicing attorney, was threatened with arrest and escorted out of Cherokee County Courthouse simply for carrying a camera in the public lobby. Officials cited vague "county policies" with no posted signs or written copies available for review.
A lawyer requesting records on sexual misconduct by a detention officer gets arrested, released, then arrested again hours later. All for asking questions at Lawton City Hall. The confrontations escalate when officials refuse to identify themselves.
Sheriff's deputies in Okmulgee wrongly claim filming is illegal in courthouse, then threaten arrest when attorney challenges their authority. What happens when he takes his complaint straight to the top reveals how deep the problem runs.
Journalists investigating reports of women being beaten at Ottawa County jail find officials calling armed deputies on cameras, hanging up phones, and shuttering entire facilities to avoid accountability questions about administrator with assault history.
Attorney Ron Durban packed a community center with citizens fed up with systemic abuse in Ottawa County's jail system, corrupt officials, and a $33 million judgment hanging over taxpayers. His plan: mobilize thousands to demand accountability through a citizen-led grand jury petition.
