In mid to late January Pittsburg County earned the title of a “high trafficking area” and with that designation came more funds for law enforcement to fight the drug war. Prior to this designation McAlester Police Officer Chris Morris announced his intent to seek the...
NEVER WAS The Story of Billy Dillon and the Murder He Didn’t Commit PART II IT ALL COMES CRASHING DOWN Billy Dillon was in the back of a locked police car in the Brevard County Courthouse parking lot. He was alone. Minutes before the detectives that had drove him...
The Story of Billy Dillon and the Murder He Didn’t Commit PART I I love sports, and my first love is baseball. I grew up going to watch baseball with my dad, and whether it was in Busch Stadium to see the Cardinals, Kaufman Stadium to see...
"The Tragic Tale Of A War Hero Left To Die In An American Prison" On November 10th, 1958, Lieutenant Antonio Bascaro’ encountered engine trouble and was forced to land his Vought Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher in enemy territory. He was taken into custody and the following morning...
Part one of investigative reporter Phil Cross' story on Civil asset forfeiture in Oklahoma. Currently law enforcement agencies fatten themselves off of the property of citizens based upon suspicion and innuendo. I recall the sign of a protestor we met on the steps of the...
Why would somebody lie? Why would anybody lie about something like this? The first thing we did was try to understand more about the accuser. Luckily for us we have the best paralegal staff around. Within a week I had copies of records from medical facilities...
THE SHERIFF WANTS HIS CUT: A story of Corruption and Conspiracy in Eufalua Oklahoma Lately there has been a great deal of debate in Oklahoma regarding Civil Asset Forfeiture laws and currently the are some reform measures being debated in our legislature. Proponents of these reforms...
THURGOOD MARSHALL COMES TO SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA: The trial of W.D. Lyons in Hugo, Oklahoma PART TWO...
The trial of W.D. Lyons in Hugo, Oklahoma PART ONE: Civil Rights reform was not a movement attributable to any one person. The movement itself had multiple moving parts, national, and local leaders. The criminal justice system in the United States was a pillar of inequality in...
This is an event that will take place on Feb. 10 at The Council for Public Affairs. If you are a supporter of reform, or a supporter of our friends at The Friendly Market I encourage you to attend this event. I will list the...