{"id":752897,"date":"2025-11-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=752897"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:47:32","slug":"destroy-to-fix-former-lawyers-aggressive-tactics-target-oklahoma-school-district-amid-assault-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/11\/13\/destroy-to-fix-former-lawyers-aggressive-tactics-target-oklahoma-school-district-amid-assault-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Destroy to Fix&#8221;: Former Lawyer&#8217;s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_ya2V7s6WDRa?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>In a livestream beamed to his more than 33,000 Facebook followers, Ronald Durbin advised Coweta Public Schools on how to handle recently surfaced sexual assault allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou need to pray to God you can settle all these claims in a way that doesn\u2019t defund your school system for the next 20 years,\u201d Durbin said to the camera during the 30-minute recording made at his home. \u201cYou\u2019re gonna have to write a check for this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters contend Durbin\u2019s aggressive, inflammatory tactics are just what\u2019s needed to hold power to account. But parents say his allegations are exaggerated, his demeanor disrespectful and his intent nefarious. Durbin\u2019s mission, he said, is to destroy public education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin said he learned of the sexual assault allegations at Sloat Middle School from two distressed mothers who phoned him one evening in late October. The next day, he entered Sloat with his livestream rolling and told the registrar at the desk he was there to talk about kids being sexually abused on the playground. When the woman replied that Sloat doesn\u2019t have a playground, Durbin scoffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre we really going to get into the semantics of where kids are being abused?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Principal Dave Wineinger, who\u2019d been with the district for 12 years, approached and told Durbin to get in touch with Superintendent Max Myers across the street. As Wineinger retreated to his office, Durbin followed and peppered him with questions about how to obtain records as the principal repeated he couldn\u2019t comment, eventually faltering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you drunk?\u201d Durbin demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, I am tired,\u201d Wineinger said as he collapsed to the floor.<\/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=\"752923\">\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, (min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw\">\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>In the livestream, Wineinger was prone on the carpet as two school personnel tried to shield him from Durbin\u2019s view and another sat on the floor, encouraging him to breathe. Wineinger asked that a police officer be contacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow many boys did you let get sexually molested, sir?\u201d Durbin taunted. \u201cSix? Eight?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of children involved in confirmed September and October incidents at Sloat is unclear, though the district has released <a href=\"https:\/\/cdnsm5-ss20.sharpschool.com\/UserFiles\/Servers\/Server_3592291\/File\/25Coweta%20Public%20Schools%20Statement%20on%20Incidents%20at%20Sloat%20Junior%20High.pdf\">a timeline of events<\/a> that suggests there were at least two victims in those months. Superintendent Myers declined an interview with Oklahoma Watch but told KTUL-TV that, after what was initially perceived as student misconduct rose to the level of criminality, the school contacted police on Sept. 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mother who reported the September events spoke to Oklahoma Watch but asked that her name be withheld to protect her son. She said he was repeatedly assaulted by a single peer through groping and indecent exposure starting Aug. 19 while in physical education class at Sloat. In general, she praised the school but said it didn\u2019t handle the incidents well, failing to prevent repeated assaults or to address the aftermath responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She contacted Durbin as a last resort, she said, after seeing a post of his online, but has been disappointed. She described Durbin as an immature bully who\u2019s lost sight of the mission to hold the powerful accountable for missteps.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents in attendance at a Nov. 10 Coweta Public Schools Board of Education meeting also expressed worries, though they refrained from using Durbin\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mother Sandee Crook said the school district responded appropriately to the assaults per its published timeline, questioning why Durbin has gained traction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy are we as a community allowing this to continue?\u201d asked Crook. \u201cWhy does it feel like we are allowing YouTube personalities and online bullying to prevail?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501.jpg?resize=600%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752904\" style=\"width:810px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C405&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C518&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1037&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1383&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1350&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C527&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C270&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C477&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_501-600x405.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Citizens attend a Coweta School Board meeting after allegations of widespread sexual assault were aired by YouTuber Ron Durbin. (Rip Stell\/Oklahoma Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Durbin has gone afield of Sloat\u2019s most recent events, claiming scores of children have been abused in Coweta and other districts while serving as a lightning rod for the dissatisfied at a time when government is under fire. Public schools, especially, have been scrutinized, with the Trump administration championing the funneling of public dollars to private schools, including faith-based institutions. Against that backdrop, Coweta\u2019s turmoil has become a case study in how distrust of institutions, amplified by social media, can transform a local crisis into a statewide, even national, referendum on transparency, safety, and the motivations of those who tell the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin is no stranger to controversy. Once a cannabis industry attorney who advocated for press freedom and the integrity of open meetings, his aggressive tactics, chronicled on his YouTube channel, which now has more than 94,000 subscribers, landed him in hot water with the Oklahoma Bar Association. His license to practice law was suspended in 2024 and he was <a href=\"https:\/\/tulsaworld.com\/news\/local\/crime-courts\/article_219ae680-0377-443a-aea7-a24b142d1783.html\">disbarred last month.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Durbin has been known to confront city councilors and court clerks, his other targets, judges and police officers, should be no strangers to confrontation. But public schools are newer territory for him. In an interview with Oklahoma Watch, he said he first posted about a school when he visited Glenpool after the assistant superintendent was accused of hosting underage drinking parties last year. His posts often give snippets of information, something he said is necessary because it would take too much time to give the complete context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat would be like on September 11th, the reporters who were reporting on the towers being hit waiting until they had all the facts,\u201d said Durbin. \u201cThat\u2019s just not the way the world works.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin is unapologetic about confronting small-town educators who may be unprepared to spar with a former attorney holding a camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you work for public tax dollars, I\u2019m sorry, you work for the public,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cI\u2019m gonna show up and ask whatever questions I want to of a public employee that I can get in a public place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin\u2019s strategies have been effective in shaking things up. Police body-camera footage, posted by Durbin, showing the aftermath of his visit to Coweta\u2019s Sloat Middle School, included Wineinger, the principal, complaining to police officers that he was \u201cgoing to have to be nice\u201d to the families who gave Durbin information. Wineinger was suspended with pay on Oct. 31 due to the footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After visiting Wineinger, Durbin advertised a public meeting and organized a gathering attended by about 30 protestors who surrounded Superintendent Max Myers, a lifelong educator from Coweta, in his office. People from out of town took the opportunity to air their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424.jpg?resize=600%2C385&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C385&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C986&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1314&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1283&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C501&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C257&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C453&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_424-600x385.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Coweta School Board listen to citizens after YouTuber Ron Durbin aired allegations of widespread sexual assault. (Rip Stell\/Oklahoma Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI run a business and if something goes wrong in that business, that\u2019s my responsibility,\u201d a biker from Muskogee said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He repeated Durbin\u2019s estimate of how many people were assaulted in the physical education class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSix kids?\u201d the biker said. \u201cIf I failed that miserably, I would not have a company. So why are you sitting in that chair? Why have you not resignated?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not even gonna have a comment for that,\u201d Myers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A clip of the interaction in which the biker said he\u2019d be back if nothing is done went viral after X account Libs of TikTok, known for presenting public school educators in a mocking light, posted to its 4.5 million followers about what the post described as a massive scandal in Coweta.\u00a0 The post notes a collaboration with Oklahoman Lane Brown, a self-described Christian conservative who\u2019s joined Durbin in elevating the idea that multiple abuse cases in Coweta have been swept under the rug.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest, which marked the first involvement of mainstream reporters, prompted the chief of police to hold a press conference days later, during which he defended the school system and estimated that Coweta Public Schools had handed over 10-15 cases in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma Watch compared Coweta, which has about 3,700 students, to school systems of similar size and location. Claremore referred eight cases to law enforcement in 2020-2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/ocrdata.ed.gov\/view\">the last year federal data is available.<\/a> Sapulpa referred 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coweta Police Chief Mike Bell went on to host a collaborative event with counselors and tribal authorities, inviting concerned parents to air grievances or report new crimes. According to the police department, one new crime was reported and 10 families sought updates on cases closed or in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the event, Bell told Oklahoma Watch he wasn\u2019t sure if the scrutiny would be fruitful, but that it might be a good thing to have agitators taking a look at the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s outside people coming in that got this all started,\u201d said Bell. \u201cBut it\u2019s the parents that\u2019ve been complaining throughout the years, according to them, that we haven\u2019t been doing anything. We just want to make sure that we didn\u2019t miss something. If there is something that we missed, we need to fix it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durbin said he\u2019s still skeptical, and though he described himself as a lover of public schools and a graduate of public schools, he said the system is too bloated with administrative salaries and not focused enough on supporting teachers. He said he sees it as his mission to fix education by destroying it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes you have to blow stuff up to improve it,\u201d he said.<\/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<p><\/p>\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\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1767\" height=\"1767\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1767%2C1767&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749534\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:219px;height:219px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?w=1767&amp;ssl=1 1767w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-elizabeth_caldwell-scaled-1.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Elizabeth Caldwell is a Tulsa-based journalist and contributor to Oklahoma Watch. Contact her at <a href=\"mailto:caldwell07@sbc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caldwell07@sbc.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-1 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"752897\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM ELIZABETH CALDWELL <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753855\" class=\"tag-affordable-housing tag-cash-flowing-investments tag-displacement tag-evictions tag-fair-view-mobile-homes tag-housing-conditions tag-housing-crisis tag-housing-inequality tag-landlord-tenant-disputes tag-legal-aid tag-mobile-homes tag-oklahoma tag-oklahoma-news tag-predatory-lending tag-real-estate-investors tag-rent-increases tag-rent-to-own tag-slumlords tag-tenant-rights tag-trailer-parks tag-tulsa category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations 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\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" 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\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-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=\"Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-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\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tenants who live in Jordan Lee\u2019s Tulsa-area trailer parks have a less-than-luxurious existence. They\u2019re struggling with toilets that won\u2019t flush, lights that won\u2019t turn on, rain that falls through ceilings, and, now, higher rents. Lee, who seeks investors, recently added three Green Country properties to his multi-state portfolio. He\u2019s hiking up rates via illegal contracts while insisting vulnerable tenants lease-to-own units that aren\u2019t habitable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T06:00:00-06:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T06:57:49-06:00\">December 18, 2025<\/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\n\t<article data-post-id=\"752897\" class=\"tag-coweta tag-dave-wineinger tag-max-myers tag-ron-durbin tag-sloat-middle-school category-education 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\/11\/13\/destroy-to-fix-former-lawyers-aggressive-tactics-target-oklahoma-school-district-amid-assault-claims\/\" 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\/11\/Coweta_569-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=\"\u201cDestroy to Fix\u201d: Former Lawyer\u2019s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Coweta_569-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\/11\/13\/destroy-to-fix-former-lawyers-aggressive-tactics-target-oklahoma-school-district-amid-assault-claims\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cDestroy to Fix\u201d: Former Lawyer\u2019s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supporters contend Ronald Durbin\u2019s aggressive, inflammatory social media tactics are just what\u2019s needed to hold power to account. But parents say his allegations are exaggerated, his demeanor disrespectful and his intent nefarious. Durbin\u2019s mission, he said, is to destroy public education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-11-13T06:00:00-06:00\">November 13, 2025<\/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\n\t<article data-post-id=\"752072\" class=\"tag-amber-selvey tag-jesse-mack-butler tag-justin-shepherd tag-juvenile-justice tag-laura-thomas tag-rape tag-sexual-assault tag-stillwater tag-strangulation tag-susan-worthington tag-youthful-offender tag-yvonne-sweeney category-courts category-criminaljustice category-domestic-violence 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\/10\/22\/families-outraged-after-osu-officials-son-spared-prison-in-sexual-assault-case\/\" 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\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Families Outraged After former OSU Official\u2019s Son Spared Prison in Sexual Assault Case\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/558992665_10173433954850599_738139748460654229_n.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\/10\/22\/families-outraged-after-osu-officials-son-spared-prison-in-sexual-assault-case\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Families Outraged After former OSU Official\u2019s Son Spared Prison in Sexual Assault Case<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Stillwater teenager was convicted on 11 counts of sexually related crimes that carried sentences totalling 78 years if served consecutively. 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