On the Record. In the Open. Unavoidable.
A continuing investigative record — built from David McDermott's sworn allegations and the public court filings and posts they cite — documenting a pattern of alleged official misconduct and the federal questions it raises under Thompson v. Clark, 596 U.S. 36 (2022) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 & 242.
How this record is kept: Statements about named individuals are presented as David McDermott's sworn allegations or as direct quotes from public court filings and public posts — including the Roach v. Oklahoma complaint, attorney Jay K. Ramey's public Facebook posts, the Birchfield / Collins / Forester-Slaton v. Mulkey federal dockets, and the public "Hey Haskell" posts. These are allegations and personal accounts, not adjudicated findings. No court has found them true. This is protected public commentary and a referral record, not legal advice.
The Loudest Whistleblower in the Room
Not an informant — a citizen who refuses to be quietDavid Bruce McDermott II is the petitioner in United States v. McDermott, 64 F.3d 1448 (10th Cir. 1995) — a published opinion on the Sixth Amendment right of self-representation. For more than two decades he has publicly exposed government and law-enforcement misconduct — loudly, in writing and by phone — and he stands ready to cooperate fully with federal authorities. He is not a registered or paid informant: he holds no credentials, no badge or tracking number, and no agreement. He is a private citizen who speaks out, and the public record shows a documented pattern of what tends to follow once he does.
He describes himself as a master of using open-source, public social media to track the times, dates, and patterns of crime and official misconduct — and, when he sees it, he does not whisper: he calls, he emails, he posts, and he petitions federal authorities openly. His public, documented style of whistleblowing, he argues, is the opposite of the clandestine, targeted harassment a stalking statute is meant to reach.
The above reflects McDermott's first-person account and allegations.
Time · Facts · Circumstances
As alleged by David McDermott in his affidavit to DOJ PI CID, with public-record cross-references. Allegations, not adjudicated findings.
1995
United States v. McDermott, 64 F.3d 1448 (10th Cir.) — the published Tenth Circuit opinion vindicating the Sixth Amendment right of self-representation. (Public record.)
2004–2006
McDermott alleges he became a source of information to federal authorities regarding Tulsa ATF / TPD corruption, including an allegation that ATF Agent Brandon McFadden stole approximately 55 lbs of marijuana.
Aug 4, 2010
McDermott alleges Trooper Ethan Mulkey was charged in Muskogee County CF-2010-723 (manufacturing an explosive device).
May 7, 2017
McDermott alleges Mulkey falsely arrested his friend Keith Claxton; later that summer a neighboring home was destroyed by fire, which he alleges was never properly investigated.
Apr 1, 2019
McDermott alleges Mulkey gave false testimony in the criminal trial of Keith Claxton.
Jan 6, 2021
McDermott alleges both of his Konawa homes were destroyed by explosive devices, and that DOJ-related evidence he had stored was destroyed; he alleges the investigation was abandoned.
2022
Per the public Roach v. Oklahoma complaint, OHP Captain Mark Roach (≈30-year veteran) documented Mulkey's repeated use-of-force incidents and arrests he believed lacked probable cause, reported it up the chain, and was placed under investigation on Dec 15, 2022 after speaking to the District Attorney; Roach alleges he was later threatened with demotion.
2024
Public N.D. Okla. § 1983 dockets name Mulkey: Collins v. Mulkey (Apr 1), Birchfield v. Mulkey (May 28), Forester-Slaton v. Mulkey (Sep 26). Attorney Jay K. Ramey publicly wrote about the Birchfield matter and Captain Roach.
Feb 24, 2024
A public 'Hey Haskell' Facebook post by CeeJay Johnson describes feeling profiled and searched by 'Highway Patrolman Ethan Mulkey badge #201'; numerous commenters add their own accounts. (Public posts.)
Dec 30, 2025
Muskogee County issues a felony stalking warrant, CF-2025-708, which McDermott alleges is based on his public Facebook criticism of Mulkey and administrative complaints to OHP.
Jan 4, 2026
McDermott alleges he was arrested in Florida on the Oklahoma warrant and extradited, then held without bond.
Apr 18, 2026
McDermott alleges that at his bond hearing, Assistant District Attorney Hanna Scandy portrayed him as dangerous to himself and society — including a claim he attacked a man in the extradition van, which he denies — and the court kept him on no bond.
Apr 20, 2026
McDermott alleges he filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit, McDermott v. Mulkey et al., No. 6:26-cv-00121 (E.D. Okla.), while incarcerated.
Apr 29, 2026
McDermott alleges Judge Robin Adair conducted a Faretta hearing and stayed the criminal case pending the federal lawsuit, but that the stay later did not appear on the public docket.
May 1, 2026
McDermott alleges DA Janet Hutson conditioned his release on dismissing his federal lawsuit, deleting all posts about Mulkey, and ceasing contact with DOJ PI CID — a plea he alleges was coerced under Town of Newton v. Rumery.
Motion to Dismiss for Constitutional Defect & Demand for Miscarriage-of-Justice Review
Your complete filing in CF-2025-708 — preserved word for word, no omissions, restyled for the record: the full miscarriage-of-justice demand, both DOJ PI CID affidavits, the public posts of record, and the staleness exhibits.
Investigative Briefings
THE WIRED MIND
Your host · David Bruce McDermott II
The Barker They Tried to Silence
How a pro se survivor of 64 F.3d 1448 became one of Oklahoma's loudest public voices exposing law-enforcement misconduct — no badge, no credentials, no deal — and why the system keeps trying to shut him up.
Badge #201
The public record on one Oklahoma trooper: the Hey Haskell posts, the Ramey reports, and three federal § 1983 suits. What the docket says.
The Whistleblower They Demoted
Captain Mark Roach, thirty years on the job, and the price of reporting misconduct up the chain — straight from his public complaint.
The Order to Erase
Why a court condition demanding you delete protected speech and stop talking to the DOJ may be the most self-defeating document in the file.
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The McDermott Files is protected public commentary and a referral record — not legal advice. All statements about named individuals are allegations or quotations from public records, not adjudicated findings. Verify all citations, dates, and docket numbers before relying on them in any filing.
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