He was convicted of embezzling from the very city he now leads. Then he got re-elected. When our correspondents showed up in Oilton, Mayor Patrick Kennedy didn't call a lawyer. He got out of his truck.
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.
Patrick Kennedy, mayor of Oilton, Oklahoma, was convicted of embezzling from the same city he now leads. State law bars felons from holding office for 15 years, but Kennedy remains in power. When reporters arrived seeking records, tensions exploded.
A police chief who defended an officer's assault of a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran had his own dark history exposed. Multiple protective orders, sexual assault allegations including a 16-year-old victim, and a trail of abused women finally caught up with him.
Police Chief Carl Stout terminated unanimously after journalists expose 25-year history of domestic violence. Watch the heated confrontation outside City Hall and the explosive meeting where council members voted to fire him.
Council votes to charge fees for public records requests while facing investigation into police chief's alleged misconduct. City officials physically block windows when reporters arrive to document the proceedings.
Part of the Guerrilla Investigates team went to hand the Mayor of Oilton Pat Kennedy a copy of the newest protective order filed against his police chief.
Gorilla Publishing investigators arrived to serve Police Chief Carl Stout with a protective order that prohibits him from carrying firearms, only to face threats from convicted felon Mayor Patrick Kennedy who "doesn't give a damn" about his chief's history of abuse allegations.
Well our investigation into the Formerly Sgt. Joe Beers, now unemployed Joe Beers.
Officer Joe Beers forced his way onto Willard Wallbridge's property without a warrant to confront solicitors the veteran was willingly speaking with. When Wallbridge refused entry, Beers threw the 80-year-old to the ground, triggering a cardiac emergency.
Veteran beaten by Sergeant Beer triggers investigation into felony embezzlement conviction of mayor who rehired police chief. Body cam footage still being withheld despite veteran's medical emergency during arrest for doorstep conversation.
