After Guerrilla News exposed a gun being pulled at a city meeting, Spavinaw officials plotted to silence journalists using noise machines and coordinated harassment. Now whistleblowers are coming forward with evidence of the conspiracy.
Guerrilla News correspondents traveled to Pawhuska, OK, where interim City Manager Jerry Eubanks faces felony charges in two counties — yet the city council considered handing him a $25,000 bonus.
A convicted felon ran Pawhuska's city hall. A $25,000 taxpayer bonus disappeared into a restitution fund. And when one correspondent stood up to say so, Mayor Susan Bayro had him thrown out. Then voters threw her out.
Jerry Eubanks moved from city to city across Oklahoma, landing in Pawhuska as City Manager — but investigators had already found a trail of embezzlement charges, missing equipment, and unexplained six-figure payments.
For 17 years, Joey Dawn Oliver drifted from badge to badge across Oklahoma, leaving a trail of protective orders, sexual assault allegations, and silenced victims. In Bokoshe, he finally ran out of road.
A school resource officer trusted to protect children in Sallisaw, Oklahoma has been stripped of his rank following a Guerrilla News civil rights inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct with a student.
A Guerrilla News investigation into Sallisaw, OK exposed financial mismanagement, a police department with a convicted deserter on payroll, and a city hall that called the cops on citizens asking for public records.
A Guerrilla News investigation exposes how Oilton, OK Sergeant Joe Beers assaulted 70-something-year-old Vietnam veteran Willard Walbridge on his own property, sparking felony charges and revealing a web of corruption at City Hall.
A 76-year-old Vietnam veteran was assaulted on his own property. The officer who did it answered to a police chief with a 25-year trail of abuse allegations. This is how we brought him down.
When a journalist arrived to ask why Coweta Schools failed to protect seven students from abuse, Principal Weineger collapsed on the floor and called 911. What the police bodycam footage reveals about the fake emergency will shock you.
Royalton, OK mayor confronts investigators after they look into city operations. Threats exchanged. City holds emergency meeting to discuss investigator's employment and potential lawsuit. #RoyaltonOK #CityPolitics #InvestigativeJournalism #SmallTownNews
Sheriff's deputies secretly moved convicted rapist Jesse Butler through a back entrance to avoid accountability questions. Butler received zero jail time despite nearly strangling a victim to death. The confrontation was captured on camera.
🎙️ STROUD SUPERINTENDENT REFUSES TO BE RECORDED — WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? 🎙️
Tension flares as one person refuses to leave City Hall, despite demands from council members. A standoff ensues, disrupting proceedings and escalating the conflict. #CityHall #CouncilMeeting #PublicDisruption #LocalPolitics
Is it legal to block public access to a building and restrooms during a public meeting? Serious questions arise when citizens are locked out. They better figure this one out. #PublicMeeting #LegalQuestions #PublicAccess #GovernmentTransparency
