{"id":751468,"date":"2025-09-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=751468"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:25:06","slug":"seized-for-seizing-lack-of-training-endangers-oklahomans-with-epilepsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/09\/26\/seized-for-seizing-lack-of-training-endangers-oklahomans-with-epilepsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Seized for Seizing: Lack of Training Endangers Oklahomans with Epilepsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_1Po8xty388Q?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>On May 20, Nikole Janowski, 31, was arrested by Guymon police while having an epileptic seizure. She was denied medications and held overnight in the Texas County jail. Charges against her were dropped, but not before responding police had endangered her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski recalled that on May 20, she left home on foot after a disagreement with her partner. She had little memory of what happened before she was taken into custody, and believed she experienced what the Epilepsy Foundation described as a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/what-is-epilepsy\/seizure-types\/focal-onset-impaired-awareness-seizures#What-Is-A-Focal-Impaired-Awareness-Seizure?\"> focal impaired awareness seizure<\/a>, in which epileptic people, while seizing, may walk, talk and appear normal in many respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six percent to 10% of epileptics go into<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/complications-risks\/moods-behavior\/psychosis\"> psychosis<\/a>, not being able to remember actions following a seizure. The Epilepsy Foundation report said the symptoms can be mistaken for daydreaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterward, the person may be tired or confused for about 15 minutes and may not return to normal function for hours, according to information published on the Epilepsy Foundation\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski\u2019s arrest bore an uncanny resemblance to multiple cases of epileptics having been arrested during seizures in<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/giW-ueB2n2s?feature=shared\"> Florida<\/a> in 2019, and to similar arrests of epileptics in<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/boy-handcuffed-cops-seizure-vomiting-fast-food-restaurant\/story?id=68704677#:~:text=MORE:%20Mother%20arrested%20after%20bedridden,30%2C%202020.&amp;text=Ponce%20then%20ran%20to%20her,the%20hospital%20to%20be%20treated.\"> California<\/a> in 2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarshallproject.org\/2021\/12\/02\/she-was-having-a-seizure-police-shocked-her-with-a-taser\"> Alabama<\/a> in 2021, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/hercules-police-stun-man-suffering-epilepsy-3x-taser-video-shows\"> Texas<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Janowski\u2019s arrest aligned with a nationwide trend of people who have epilepsy being arrested and jailed because of training gaps as identified in a 1990 House Judiciary Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/101st-congress\/house-bill\/2273\/text\">report<\/a>.<\/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=\"751468\">\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>Seven days after Janowski\u2019s arrest, Oklahoma\u2019s Dylan\u2019s Law, a comprehensive bill designed to raise awareness of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, composed of elements of similar statutes from across the country, went into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2014 study produced by the Epilepsy Foundation linked wrongful arrests to low societal awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLack of public understanding has resulted in people with complex partial seizures being unfairly arrested (and sometimes seriously injured in the process) and prosecuted based on perceived intoxication, violence, disorderly conduct or indecent exposure \u2014 all because of involuntary actions produced by seizures,\u201d the study said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary champion of Dylan\u2019s Law was Hannah Whitten, an Oklahoma City attorney whose brother, Dylan Cheatwood, a lifelong epilepsy sufferer, died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy in 2017 at age 25. Whitten now sits on the boards of the<a href=\"https:\/\/wnff.org\/\"> Whitten-Newman Foundation<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isaiahstonefoundation.com\/\"> Isaiah Stone Foundation<\/a>, two Oklahoma City\u2013based organizations dedicated, respectively, to stigma prevention and the pursuit of an epilepsy cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional steps to address epilepsy awareness in Oklahoma include the<a href=\"http:\/\/webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us\/cf_pdf\/2021-22%20ENR\/SB\/SB128%20ENR.PDF\"> Seizure-Safe Schools Act<\/a>, which mandated epilepsy training in schools; beginning in 2022, every school in the state was required to have at least one fully trained person on staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite those advances, Janowski\u2019s arrest just days before the enactment of Dylan\u2019s Law revealed to Whitten that there was still progress to be made for the 41,000 Oklahomans who suffer from epilepsy, particularly in regard to law enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt goes to show there is so much more that needs to be done to protect people living with epilepsy,\u201d Whitten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unfairly Arrested<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma Watch obtained the<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1TjzZqtbJVPqdF8nPfPNlxcY05cNri3uB\/view?usp=sharing\"> incident report<\/a> of Janowski\u2019s arrest and compared it to the<a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/Ka53UjfxovUwjYgH8\"> dashcam and body camera video<\/a> of the three patrol officers who responded to a report of an individual making clumsy efforts to enter a home. Confused and seizing, Janowski had mistaken a house several blocks from where she lived for a place where she was welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report and the videos did not always agree as to what transpired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The residents called police, and the report produced by Officer Juan Ramirez, who joined the Guymon police force in 2024, indicated that a 911 dispatcher told officers that Janowski was probably intoxicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers Terry Yowell and Trevor Bowers, on site before Ramirez, told Ramirez that Janowski was possibly under the influence of methamphetamine. Prior to Ramirez\u2019s arrival, Bowers and Yowell spoke with the home\u2019s residents, who suggested that Janowski was on drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in the incident, on two of the body camera videos, Janowski can be heard saying that she suffered from seizures, had a neurologist, and took Nayzilam, a seizure medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At no point during the encounter did any of the officers appear to entertain any explanation other than drugs for Janowski\u2019s peculiar behavior, which included falling to the ground in their presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sgt. Bowers, the ranking officer on scene, asked Janowski only whether the seizure medication made her loopy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s here, there, and everywhere, dude,\u201d Sgt. Bowers said in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident report stated that Ramirez informed Janowski that she was under arrest when he handcuffed her, but bodycam video and audio provide no record of him doing so. The report also claimed that without being questioned, Janowski stated she believed she was having a seizure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Janowski\u2019s consistent denial of drug use, body camera video records the officers joking among themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think she\u2019s meth-ed out,\u201d said Sgt. Bowers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn a bender too,\u201d said Officer Yowell.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Janowski was charged with consuming or inhaling intoxicants in a public space despite a lack of any drug paraphernalia in her possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski recalled harrowing details of her night in jail; she had no criminal or drug use history and described the incident as her first encounter with law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said she was mocked by jail personnel for requesting medical attention. Denied a pillow, she had to use a bag of soap for a headrest. It took hours for her family to learn she had been arrested, Janowski said, and she was permitted to take only a portion of the prescribed medication her family brought to the jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another detainee named Cora, Janowski recalled, took care of her because she had a son who had seizures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski was released the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blood Streaming Down His Face<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Whitten was a young girl when she learned of waking seizures. One day, returning home from school, she heard her brother jumping on his bed as she walked past his bedroom door to her room; he was talking, laughing and making a banging noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt took me about two minutes to realize he was having a seizure,\u201d Hannah Whitten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She returned to his room. The banging was Cheatwood hitting his head on the ceiling; when he turned to face her, Whitten saw blood streaming down her brother\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen years later, Cheatwood died suddenly in his living room; the underlying causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy are not understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her initial shock at her brother\u2019s passing, Whitten was struck by the fact that her family had known nothing of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, even though her brother had suffered seizures since the age of 2. Soon enough, she would learn that Cheatwood had been a top candidate for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI do believe that if we had known about SUDEP, Dylan would be alive today,\u201d Whitten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitten\u2019s grief turned to anger; anger turned to action. In addition to sitting on the boards of Oklahoma epilepsy organizations, Whitten became a trustee of the Chicago-based<a href=\"https:\/\/pameonline.org\/\"> Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitten expressed frustration that, despite the progress that has been made, epilepsy continues to struggle for recognition and funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials Sent to 20,000 Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial resources may not be a panacea for increasing awareness about a highly stigmatized condition that, while not a mental health issue, fits squarely into the category of behavioral crisis provided for by recent federal and state law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Epilepsy Foundation<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/Criminal%20Justice%20Seizure%20Arrest%2012.%202014.pdf\"> report<\/a>, produced at the time of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, offered a clear link between epilepsy and wrongful arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPersons who have epilepsy, and a variety of other disabilities, are frequently inappropriately arrested and jailed because police officers have not received proper training in the recognition of and aid for seizures,\u201d the report said. \u201cOften, after being arrested, they are deprived of medications while in jail, resulting in further seizures. Such discriminatory treatment based on disability can be avoided by proper training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, training materials were provided without cost to 20,000 law enforcement agencies across the country; in 1990, the Bureau of Justice Statistics<a href=\"https:\/\/bjs.ojp.gov\/content\/pub\/pdf\/slpd90.pdf\"> counted<\/a> 12,288 local police departments nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite an increase in resources, many police still lack the training necessary to better differentiate among crises such as an epileptic episode or other medical or mental health crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Symptoms of epilepsy are frequently misinterpreted by police as symptoms of <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7139163\/\">mental illness<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/files\/Criminal%20Justice%20Seizure%20Arrest%2012.%202014.pdf\">drug use<\/a>, but recent state and federal laws have attempted to bridge that gap to target crisis response and prioritize medical evaluations that could identify pre-existing health conditions and disabilities, equipping officers to better aid the communities they serve.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, the passage of Oklahoma State Questions 780 and 781 reduced incarcerations with the goal of using the resulting savings to bolster counties\u2019 efforts to target crisis response and specifically address mental health and substance abuse problems, while also preparing officers to better identify medical emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementation took years, and an August<a href=\"https:\/\/okpolicy.org\/investing-in-justice-sq780-781-2025\/\"> report<\/a> from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okjusticereform.org\/\"> Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform<\/a> advised how the savings should be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe should expand and strengthen Oklahoma\u2019s behavior crisis system, which can serve as a first line of defense to keep people from becoming involved with the criminal legal system,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report revealed that only 44 of the state\u2019s 77 counties had applied for and received the readily available funding. Those that have not applied for resources included many rural counties, said OCJR Policy Counsel Michael Olson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rural departments report that fewer resources and less manpower make it harder to receive training, while officers are required to respond to a broader range of situations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThere Needs to be Better Training\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State law requires all correctional facilities to conduct a medical evaluation before booking, but county jails do not adhere to the same standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/01\/14\/oklahoma-county-jail-intake-process-to-prioritize-health-screenings\/69786118007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z114544e003700v114544b0050xxd005065&amp;gca-ft=150&amp;gca-ds=sophi\">Oklahoma County jail<\/a> only recently changed its intake process to include complete medical evaluations in 2023 after multiple deaths and failed health inspections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change came after a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1382351\/dl\"> federal probe<\/a> investigating whether the state and Oklahoma City discriminate against people with behavioral health disabilities. It required jail personnel to include more details of any drug- or health-related circumstances in each arrest, and prioritize identification of pre-existing health conditions and disabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople don\u2019t understand how many different kinds of seizures there are,\u201d Whitten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski began to experience seizures approximately six years ago. After receiving a diagnosis, she moved from Texas to Oklahoma in 2022, to live with her boyfriend\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formerly an Uber driver, the diagnosis required Janowski to relinquish her driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A month after her arrest and still facing charges, Janowski said Associate District Judge A. Clark Jett suggested a private conference with Assistant District Attorney Zachary Simmons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that meeting, Janowski described Simmons as sympathizing with her because he\u2019d had a girlfriend who suffered from seizures; nevertheless, Janowski said, Simmons told her that meth was far more common in Texas County than epilepsy, so that\u2019s what police were going to respond to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janowski said that it felt like Simmons was trying to talk her out of pursuing legal action over her arrest. She didn\u2019t back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere needs to be better training,\u201d Janowski told the ADA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said he responded by saying that would require more taxes, or the state providing more money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free training for law enforcement is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epilepsy.com\/programs\/training-education\/law-enforcement\"> readily available<\/a> from the Epilepsy Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simmons and Guymon Police Chief Dale Hampsten did not respond to requests for interviews. All charges against Janowski were eventually dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An Ongoing Lack of Awareness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Council on Law Enforcement and Education in Training Public Information Manager Andrew Hill said that some Oklahoma basic police training courses include epilepsy fundamentals, but if officers wish to pursue more in-depth training, they must do so outside of CLEET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such courses would not count toward continuing education credit, Hill said; he refused to elaborate on whether officers are rewarded in any way for obtaining additional expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCLEET is unable to comment on whether departments incentivize participation in these trainings, as those decisions are made by those agencies,\u201d Hill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As to what happened in Texas County, Whitten advised common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think where our police officers and those working for our state in crisis intervention need to be really careful is, especially if someone is telling you, I\u2019m having a seizure, is to take them at face value and take them to urgent medical resources,\u201d Whitten 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 fifth in a series derived from those tips. The fourth story can be found<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/08\/08\/diy-justice-in-the-panhandle-you-might-have-to-defend-yourself\/\"><em> <\/em>here<\/a><em>.<\/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\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-747888\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:192px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maria-Guinnip.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Maria Guinnip was a summer 2025 intern at Oklahoma Watch with support from Columbia University Graduate School and the Institute for Nonprofit News. She is now an Oklahoma-based journalist and Oklahoma Watch contributor. Contact her at <a href=\"mailto:mguinnip@oklahomawatch.org\">mguinnip@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\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=\"749326\">\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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