{"id":749477,"date":"2025-07-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=749477"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:21:32","slug":"anonymous-source-sheds-light-on-panhandle-police-impunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/07\/21\/anonymous-source-sheds-light-on-panhandle-police-impunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous Source Sheds Light on Panhandle Police Impunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_qap4wUk8nya?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI intend to stay anonymous,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the deluge of tips received by Oklahoma Watch in February after it <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/02\/12\/traffic-scheme-nets-texas-county-das-office-millions\/\">exposed<\/a> a Texas County DA-run drug task force ticketing scam targeting truckers passing through the panhandle, one stood out for the anonymous writer\u2019s claim of having lately been employed as a patrol officer in the Guymon Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the tips received over the past several months have described local residents\u2019 fear of law enforcement and the judicial system in District One, a wide swath of land that includes Harper County and the panhandle and is home to 31,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a slight twist, the tip from the former Guymon police officer cited potential dissent within the police force, particularly regarding the since-discontinued ticketing scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source recounted personal conversations with drug task force members who reported writing as many as 10 such citations per day. Numerous Guymon police officers had expressed concern that drug task force members making a salary of $50,000 per year could nevertheless afford to buy cars for their children and live in homes well beyond their means, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMembers of the Guymon Police Department, including myself, are suspicious of where seized cash is going,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source went on to describe two cases in detail that may be representative not only of abuses in the panhandle, but of the ad hoc justice that characterizes much of rural Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-alignright ts-4 is-1 is-landscape is-style-borders\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"749477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>the latest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754196\" class=\"tag-attorney-general tag-cdc tag-covid-19 tag-george-monks tag-measles tag-oklahoma-news tag-oklahoma-state-department-of-health tag-oklahoma-state-medical-association tag-whooping-cough category-health category-publichealth type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monks_15-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2026\/01\/05\/oklahoma-health-department-refuses-to-share-county-level-measles-data\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Oklahoma Health Department Refuses to Share County-Level Measles Data<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cropped-Paul-Monies-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/paulmonies\/\">Paul Monies<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T06:01:00-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-05T11:05:42-06:00\">January 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><strong>A Consistent Note of Fear and Frustration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma Watch knows the identity of the anonymous source and independently verified that the person once worked as a Guymon patrol officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are good reasons to scrutinize the use of anonymous sources in journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Carlson, a professor at the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota, warned in <em>On the Condition of Anonymity: Unnamed Sources and the Battle for Journalism<\/em> that unnamed sources ask readers to accept unseen news practices and may mask unacceptable biases on the part of journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe opacity of unnamed sources prevents audiences from gaining additional information from which to make judgments about unattributed information,\u201d Carlson wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media executive Norman Pearlstein, veteran of the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine, largely agreed in <em>Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources<\/em> but stipulated that the tarnished reputation of unnamed sources in recent years had been a function of leaks at the highest reaches of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnonymous sources have become embedded in journalism; they are a critical part of coverage in small towns and large cities,\u201d Pearlstein said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The numerous tips received by Oklahoma Watch \u2014 named and unnamed \u2014 varied in tone and topic, but sounded a consistent note of frustration and fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, the former police officer\u2019s tip, which detailed two cases of police abuse that resulted in civil damages against the Guymon Police Department, included details drawn from careful sourcing and materials that were not in any way anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Intentionally and Purposefully Spit in Mr. Rodriguez\u2019s Face<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both stories involved the same two lawyers, Guymon defense attorney Christopher Liebman and Edmond civil rights attorney Eric Cotton. Liebman handled the criminal defenses and Cotton sought civil damages when it became clear, in his opinion, that his clients\u2019 rights had been violated.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=617%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749489\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?w=617&amp;ssl=1 617w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/65655304_2611931555507080_1513056599730552832_n-1-edited.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guymon PD celebrated Ron Friffing\u2019s CLEET certification with this photo posted to Facebook in 2019. Griffing is on the left. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Ev6xdUhgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guymon PD Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Liebman has been a consistent presence in panhandle stories investigated by Oklahoma Watch. Both Liebman and Cotton denied any involvement in the tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGuymon PD is corrupt in and of itself,\u201d the source said, before offering specific details on two incidents involving Guymon officers Ronald Griffing and Seth Barby. Barby has also figured prominently in stories investigated by Oklahoma Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 8, 2021, Griffing was dispatched to a domestic altercation and proceeded to arrest Sonny Rodriguez, 31, who was intoxicated. An altercation ensued in which Griffing and another officer delivered knee and elbow strikes to Rodriguez before pinning him to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s when Griffing violated Rodriguez\u2019s rights, according to the notice of claim that Cotton filed eleven months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen Officer Griffing intentionally and purposefully spit in Mr. Rodriguez\u2019s face, while he was being held down on the ground,\u201d Cotton wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source included the damning proof of a link to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KkN9Xud7fcw\"> YouTube video<\/a> that showed Griffing letting loose a thick gob of spittle onto the face of the fully apprehended Rodriguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkN9Xud7fcw?si=05NgSiLyCbSUQvQk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton requested compensation in the amount of $125,000; Rodriguez, who could not be reached for comment, accepted a settlement of $25,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shocking Minors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 20, 2022, Barby was called to a school incident, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On arrival, Barby and other patrolmen were informed by school officers that their assistance was no longer needed; two students were being escorted to the office, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/19g6eJKYyT\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749486\" style=\"width:160px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=780%2C1040&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?resize=706%2C942&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n.jpg?w=1235&amp;ssl=1 1235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/485148520_962756799365229_5052047142393199385_n-225x300.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">According to a Guymon PD Facebook post, Seth Barby was promoted to sergeant in March. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/19g6eJKYyT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guymon PD Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Barby persisted, going on the offensive when Alex Rubio, then a minor, did not immediately obey an instruction from a teacher. Barby grabbed Rubio, and when Rubio resisted, Barby shocked him with a stun gun, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma law prohibits the shocking of minors with Tasers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven months later, Cotton won compensation of $55,000 for Rubio and his mother, Erica Peace, who could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guymon Police Department refused to respond to questions about whether officers Griffing or Barby had been disciplined for their actions in the cases of Sonny Rodriguez and Alex Rubio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGuymon PD does not properly discipline its officers when actual harm is caused,\u201d the tip said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Law is Stacked Against the Plaintiff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton lamented that very few attorneys practiced civil rights law in Oklahoma; those who did tended to represent police accused of violating citizens\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCivil rights cases are notoriously difficult,\u201d Cotton said. \u201cThe law is stacked against the plaintiff, pretty much at every step of the path. Most of the firms that do civil rights in Oklahoma at any volume are defense firms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lack of volume of cases as a function of population meant it was very unlikely that a civil rights plaintiffs\u2019 attorney would set up shop in rural Oklahoma, Cotton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cotton had been successful with Rodriguez and Rubio, but the proceedings were quietly settled by the insurance company that covered the Guymon Police Department. Cotton had no contact with officers Griffing or Barby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plaintiffs specifically seeking disciplinary action against officers is a non-starter, Cotton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only way that we can really compensate you in our system of justice is financial, some sort of monetary settlement,\u201d Cotton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difficulty of seeking true justice in remote parts of Oklahoma may explain why a former police officer would seek employment elsewhere and why, as a last resort, they would turn to submitting an anonymous tip to a news organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Society of Professional Journalists hammered that point hard in a position paper on the ethics of tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnonymous sources are sometimes the only key to unlocking that big story, throwing back the curtain on corruption, fulfilling the journalistic missions of watchdog on the government and informant to the citizens,\u201d the paper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: After Oklahoma Watch published an expos\u00e9 about a multi-million-dollar DA-run ticketing scheme in Texas County, we were flooded with tips from the panhandle. This story is the third in a series derived from those tips. The second story can be found <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/06\/06\/double-jeopardy-two-levels-of-justice-in-rural-oklahoma\/\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a><em> Oklahoma Watch has a strict policy regarding the use of anonymous sources; the person described in this story met the criteria in that policy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747889\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:160px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/JC-Hallman.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>JC Hallman covers a variety of topics for Oklahoma Watch. Contact him at <a href=\"mailto:jchallman@oklahomawatch.org\">jchallman@oklahomawatch.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-56a9e311 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape \" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"749477\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM JC HALLMAN<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754167\" class=\"tag-amy-palumbo tag-attorney-general-mike-hunter tag-gentner-drummond tag-homeowners-insurance tag-insurance tag-oklahoma-insurance-commissioner-glen-mulready tag-oklahoma-news tag-state-farm category-business series-hail-no-why-homeowners-insurance-is-so-expensive type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/31\/judge-allows-attorney-general-to-intervene-in-state-farm-hail-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Judge Allows Attorney General to Intervene in State Farm Hail Lawsuit\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FullSizeRender-preview-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/31\/judge-allows-attorney-general-to-intervene-in-state-farm-hail-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Judge Allows Attorney General to Intervene in State Farm Hail Lawsuit<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emotions flared and patience was tested as Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo granted Attorney General Gentner Drummond\u2019s effort to intervene in a State Farm hail case that has raised ire in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\">J.C. Hallman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"754029\" class=\"tag-billy-hursh tag-elections tag-gentner-drummond tag-homeowners tag-insurance tag-oklahoma-insurance-commissioner-glen-mulready tag-oklahoma-news tag-racketeering tag-rep-mark-tedford tag-sen-aaron-reinhardt tag-sen-julia-kirt tag-state-farm tag-state-rep-andy-fugate category-politics category-uncategorized type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/26\/too-little-too-late-too-weak-critics-react-to-proposed-insurance-legislation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TED_3242-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/26\/too-little-too-late-too-weak-critics-react-to-proposed-insurance-legislation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Critics say new laws proposed by the insurance department ignore pervasive and sustained outrage over skyrocketing homeowners rates and would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\">J.C. Hallman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753918\" class=\"tag-attorney-general tag-class-action-lawsuit tag-consumer-protection tag-corporate-accountability tag-corporate-misconduct tag-gentner-drummond tag-hail-damage tag-hurricane-katrina tag-insurance-claims tag-insurance-industry tag-insurance-litigation tag-legal-settlement tag-mckinsey-report tag-oklahoma tag-oklahoma-news tag-policyholder-rights tag-racketeering tag-rico tag-state-farm tag-wind-damage category-business series-hail-no-why-homeowners-insurance-is-so-expensive type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/18\/state-farm-dodged-billions-in-2018-settlement-now-faces-fresh-rico-charges-in-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"State Farm Dodged Billions in 2018 Settlement, Now Faces Fresh RICO Charges in Oklahoma\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/635238368079.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/18\/state-farm-dodged-billions-in-2018-settlement-now-faces-fresh-rico-charges-in-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State Farm Dodged Billions in 2018 Settlement, Now Faces Fresh RICO Charges in Oklahoma<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attorney General Gentner Drummond\u2019s petition charging State Farm with racketeering under Oklahoma\u2019s version of the RICO laws is not the first time that Oklahoma\u2019s largest writer of homeowners insurance has been accused of being a criminal enterprise. Last time, State Farm agreed to pay $250 million; will they settle once again?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-Hallman-96x96.jpg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/author\/jchallman\/\">J.C. 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