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Court dockets are public records — the state's own account of what it did and when it did it. The dockets below are archived verbatim from the Oklahoma State Courts Network for public inspection. No characterizations. No edits. Read them and draw your own conclusions.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA v. McDERMOTT II, DAVID BRUCE
In the District Court in and for Seminole County, Oklahoma · No. CM-2022-00150 · Criminal Misdemeanor · Filed 08/09/2022
Final Disposition
DISMISSED / SETTLED — June 1, 2023. Motion to Dismiss / Order (confidential) entered; court costs stricken (−$486.29 plus sixteen additional fee entries dismissed).
Counts
- • Count 1 — Threaten to Perform Act of Violence
- • Count 2 — Threaten to Perform Act of Violence
Parties
- • McDermott II, David Bruce — Defendant (Pro Se)
- • Irby, Candice M. — District Attorney
- • Hill, Robert — Arresting Officer
- • Seminole County Sheriff Dept. — Arresting Agency
- • Attorneys of record: None (waiver of counsel; pro se entry of appearance 03/14/2023)
What the record itself shows — dates only, no commentary
- The arrest warrant issued January 29, 2021; the Misdemeanor Information was not filed until August 9, 2022 — roughly nineteen months later (transfer from CPC-21-08).
- March 10, 2023: application for court-appointed counsel DENIED. Four days later the defendant waived counsel and entered a pro se appearance; a jury trial was set.
- Between March 8 and May 23, 2023 the docket records more than one hundred separate 'FILING FROM DEFENDANT' entries — a sustained pro se motion practice.
- March 28, 2023: an Application to Determine Competency was filed and a mental evaluation ordered — after the pro se filing campaign began.
- May 1, 2023: jury trial held; May 9, 2023: commitment to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 'for care and treatment following jury trial.'
- May 25, 2023: personal recognizance bond and Order of Release. June 1, 2023: case DISMISSED and all costs stricken.
- Docket entries reference 'OCS - UA' and OCS Violation Reports (court services urinalysis and supervision reporting) dated 03/14/2023, 03/15/2023, and 03/31/2023.
Docket entries (condensed from the OSCN sheet)
01/29/2021Probable Cause Affidavit for Arrest Warrant; Warrant of Arrest issued to Seminole County Sheriff ($3,500 bond).
08/09/2022Transfer from CPC-21-08. Misdemeanor Information filed — Counts I and II.
09/15/2022Court Minute (Olsen). Order of Commitment — $3,500 with no-contact provision.
09/16/2022Misdemeanor warrant returned served. Appearance bond $3,500 (Jonathan Gregg).
09/19/2022Affidavit of Incarceration (fees assessed). Inmate transportation cost $49.82.
11/01/2022Misdemeanor docket; Disposition Docket Order (Butner).
12/06/2022Misdemeanor docket; Disposition Docket Order (Butner).
02/14/2023Motion to Withdraw as Attorneys of Record filed.
03/02/2023Status conference (Anderson). Additional Conditions of Bond/Release.
03/06/2023Application for Court-Appointed Counsel filed ($40 fee).
03/08/2023Three filings from defendant (start of the pro se filing campaign).
03/09/2023Affidavit of Incarceration ($425.50 to sheriff jail fund, plus DA/revolving/district-court percentages). Appearance bond $15,000 (Jonathan Gregg). Bond posted.
03/10/2023ORDER DENYING Application for Appointed Counsel.
03/14/2023Notice of Receipt of Ex Parte Communication (disc attached). OCS – UA. Waiver of Counsel. PRO SE ENTRY OF APPEARANCE. Criminal Trial Notice and Scheduling Order.
03/15/2023OCS Violation Report (dated 3-10-23).
03/16/2023Court Minute (Butner, 3-14-23).
03/27/2023–03/28/2023Multiple filings from defendant. Order of Commitment. APPLICATION TO DETERMINE COMPETENCY filed.
03/29/2023Order Determining Indigency and Designation of Counsel — Pyron Law Firm. Court Minute (Butner).
03/30/2023Four filings from defendant. ORDER FOR MENTAL EVALUATION.
03/31/2023OCS Violation Report.
04/03/2023–04/14/2023Twenty-plus filings from defendant. State's Witness and Exhibit List (04/10). Disposition Docket Order (Butner, 4-11-23).
04/18/2023–04/26/2023Thirty-plus filings from defendant. Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers document (SEALED, 04/19). Subpoena duces tecum to Jeannerosa Lay issued and returned served.
04/27/2023Limited Entry of Appearance. MOTION FOR RECUSAL filed. Second subpoena duces tecum to Jeannerosa Lay.
04/28/2023ORDER DENYING Defendant's Motion to Recuse.
05/01/2023JURY TRIAL. Oath of bailiff; jury selection sheet; instructions to the jury; verdict form. Four filings from defendant.
05/03/2023–05/08/2023Eleven-plus filings from defendant. Jury Trial Court Minute (5-01-23).
05/09/2023COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES for care and treatment following jury trial.
05/10/2023Filings from defendant. NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAL order determining indigency, appellate counsel, preparation of appeal record; court reporter's acknowledgment.
05/16/2023Disposition Docket Order (Butner, 5-09-23).
05/18/2023CERTIFICATE OF APPEAL. Certified mail card returned (05/19).
05/22/2023–05/23/2023Filings from defendant.
05/25/2023Email from Christina Green. PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE BOND. ORDER OF RELEASE.
06/01/2023MOTION TO DISMISS / ORDER — CONFIDENTIAL. DISMISSED/SETTLED. Costs stricken: −$486.29 plus sixteen additional fee entries dismissed.
06/07/2023Affidavit of Incarceration — no cost.
06/20/2023Motion to Dismiss attempted interlocutory appeal of competency proceedings in criminal prosecution.
06/26/2023Order Dismissing Appeal.
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