Justice Delayed In A Payne County Case Raises Questions About Equal Treatment Under Law

STILLWATER, Okla., (The Oklahoma Post) – October 29, 2025

The security camera doesn’t lie.

Kristen Wojcik had moved to Oklahoma from Northern California four years earlier, a mother trying to build a life in a place far from home. She’d come to Stillwater, a college town of roughly 50,000 in north-central Oklahoma, for a change and ended up assisting a local bar on Main Street that had been closed for several years.

On the evening of September 9, 2024, just months after the reopening, she was working alone behind the bar when everything changed.

For one hour that night, the video system at a local bar recorded what prosecutors would later charge as sexual battery. Wojcik, a 34-year-old bartender, can be seen repeatedly telling a patron to stop touching her. He doesn’t stop. He comes behind the bar. He puts his hands down her pants, up her shirt.

“I’m calm on the film,” Wojcik recalls in an interview. “But all I remember doing is telling myself, ‘You got to be normal, act normal, or he’s gonna freak out.’ I’m scared. I’m not gonna fight back because it’s three grown men and me.”

At the end of that hour-long ordeal, according to Wojcik and police reports, the patron grabbed her wrist, simultaneously pulled down his pants to expose himself, then snapped his waistband back up, just as a Stillwater police officer walked through the front door.

The officer wasn’t there for the assault. He was there about a tow truck illegally parked on Main Street but, when the patron and one of his employees jumped in the truck and tried to drive away, the officer arrested the patron for DUI. It was September 9, 2024; the same day as the sexual assault that wouldn’t be formally charged until nearly three months later.

McCubbin’s wife arrived at the bar after his arrest to collect his wallet and phone. According to Wojcik, the only words exchanged were the wife asking “Does he have a tab?” and Wojcik responding “Yes, here you go,” while pushing his belongings across the bar. Wojcik states that contrary to later claims by McCubbin’s defense, she never told the wife that McCubbin “wasn’t a problem” or that everything was fine. The one-hour video surveillance of the assault had not yet been reviewed at that point in the evening. One detail stands out: She collected his belongings and left. A tab was paid. The transaction took less than a minute; the kind of routine you develop when bail runs aren’t new.

The patron was Matthew McCubbin, member of a well-connected Stillwater family.

THE MCCUBBIN FAMILY BUSINESS EMPIRE

The McCubbin family’s prominence in Stillwater is built on collision repair and real estate. Mikal “Mike” McCubbin, Matthew’s father, owns and operates G&M Body Shop, which has two locations in Stillwater: the East shop at 2207 E. 6th Avenue and the West shop at 5104 W. 6th Avenue.

The G&M Body Shops are more than just businesses; they’re Stillwater landmarks. Outside the shops stand 20-foot-tall statues of “Optimus Prime” and “Bumblebee,” the Transformers characters, which Mike McCubbin built and rebuilt over the years. Travel writers and roadside attraction enthusiasts have documented the statues, with one noting “owner Mikal McCubbin” personally reconstructs the massive figures that have become photo opportunities for locals and Oklahoma State University visitors alike.

The body shops are described in public records and news coverage as family-owned operations, with Mike McCubbin running the businesses alongside his sons. According to sources and court documents, the family also owns substantial real estate throughout Payne County, making them significant landowners in the region.

Matthew McCubbin, at the time of the September 2024 assault, owned his own auto body business: Playplex Auto Body, located at 1935 W. 6th Street, directly across from an elementary school. That location would become significant as just weeks before the assault at the downtown Stillwater Bar, when McCubbin was arrested for discharging a firearm in a school zone while intoxicated.

Wojcik didn’t know any of this at the time. She was new to town, new to Oklahoma, and working hard with her husband to support her young children. She had no way of knowing that the man assaulting her came from one of Stillwater’s most prominent families, nor that the criminal justice system would treat his case very differently than it treats most defendants.

Today, more than a year after that September evening, Matthew McCubbin remains free on bond. He has been arrested at least eight additional times since that night. His criminal case continues to be delayed. All the while, Kristen Wojcik is asking a question that echoes through the Oklahoma criminal justice system: Why does Payne and Logan County justice work differently for some people than others?

THE THREE-MONTH WAIT

The morning after the assault, September 10, 2024, Wojcik and her husband went to the crime scene, her place of employment, at 10 a.m. A phone call was made to police. Wojcik watched about two seconds of the surveillance footage before she started crying.

“The officer was like, ‘We’re gonna get this motherfucker. This is disgusting,'” Wojcik recounts.

She filed for a protective order that same day. It appeared in Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) records on September 11, 2024, less than 48 hours after the assault.

Then came the waiting.

“On 10/9, his attorney filed a motion to keep his driver’s license because he had gotten that DUI,” Wojcik explains, referencing court records. “But they didn’t file charges against him in my case until December 5th.”

Nearly three months. With video evidence. With a police report documenting the incident.

When Wojcik pressed the Payne County District Attorney’s office about the delay, she was told they had been busy with another high-profile case, a dental assistant accused of molesting sedated patients.

“I understand that’s a big case,” Wojcik says. “But it took them three months to file charges when we had a video, clear as day.”

The charges, when finally filed on December 5, 2024, came from Assistant District Attorney Deborah Vincent, who had met with Wojcik in person months earlier.

“Deborah was like, ‘I’ve seen the tape, I’ve seen the police investigation. You are no doubt a victim of sexual battery. There’s no way that he’s going to get out of this because we have a tape,'” Wojcik recalls from that initial meeting.

Since that December filing, the case has been continued multiple times. As of late October 2025; more than 13 months after the assault, the criminal prosecution remains in preliminary stages.

THE ARREST PATTERN

Between September 9, 2024, and October 2025, court records and interviews reveal a disturbing pattern: Matthew McCubbin has been arrested repeatedly, in multiple jurisdictions, while awaiting trial on the sexual battery charge.

Timeline of Known Arrests (dates from interview and court records):

• August 13, 2024 (pre-assault): Arrested at Playplex Auto Body for discharging a firearm in a school zone while intoxicated. The body shop sits across from an elementary school on 6th Street. Originally charged with multiple felonies, these were later reduced to misdemeanors: reckless conduct with a firearm and carrying under the influence.
• September 9, 2024: DUI arrest (same day as Wojcik assault); sexual battery (not charged until December)
• September 11, 2024: Protective order filed by Wojcik becomes active
• March 28, 2025: Arrested in Oklahoma City on unspecified charges related to “criminal probable cause”
• April 1, 2025: Arrested by VA Medical Center police for public intoxication and threatening an act of violence
• April 2, 2025: DUI (drive under influence of intoxicating substance). Police report indicates McCubbin was found passed out behind the wheel on what began as a “motorist assist” call to the Stillwater Police Department. Officers responding included MPO Simpson, Smittle, Luginbill and the reporting officer. The report notes: “Matthew McCubbin was placed under arrest for DUI. Due to the intox machines being down…he was taken to SMC for a blood draw. He was his normal peachy self.” The phrase “his normal peachy self” suggests prior law enforcement encounters with McCubbin. He was booked at 9:28 AM.
• April 3, 2025: Payne County case CM-2025-280 filed (DUI and related charges from April incident)
• April 16, 2025: DUI and transporting open container (Oklahoma City)
• July 3, 2025: DUI (Payne County): DUI (drive under influence of alcohol), arrested at 4:14 PM in Stillwater, OK. Booking records confirm this is McCubbin’s second DUI arrest while the September 2024 sexual battery case remained pending. This arrest led to Payne County case CM-2025-590.
• Additional arrests: According to Wojcik, McCubbin was also arrested in Eagle County, Colorado, while allegedly attempting to avoid court appearances in Oklahoma

“There’s no reason that we should still be in these first stages if there’s not something else going on,” Wojcik argues. “He just keeps getting bond. The judges keep giving him bond.”

Booking photographs and police reports obtained by The Oklahoma Post confirm these arrests. An April 2, 2025 police report describes officers responding to what appeared to be a motorist assist call, only to find McCubbin passed out behind the wheel. The arresting officer’s report notes McCubbin was “his normal peachy self”, language suggesting prior encounters between McCubbin and Stillwater law enforcement.

The booking photos from April 2, 2025 and July 3, 2025 show McCubbin in different jail uniforms, indicating he was processed through the system on separate occasions. Despite these arrests occurring while he was awaiting trial on the September 2024 sexual battery charge, court records show his bond was not permanently revoked. Instead, when he failed to appear on May 5, 2025, and a warrant was issued, it was recalled ten days later with the notation “DEFENDANT IS IN TREATMENT.”

Between the September 9, 2024 assault and October 29, 2025, McCubbin has been arrested in three jurisdictions:

• Payne County (Stillwater): Multiple arrests including the original September 9 DUI, April 2 DUI, and July 3 DUI
• Oklahoma County: Public intoxication and related charges in spring 2025
• Eagle County, Colorado: McCubbin was arrested in Colorado while allegedly avoiding Oklahoma court dates.

The OSCN docket confirms that related misdemeanor cases CM-2024-831, CM-2024-949, CM-2025-280, and CM-2025-590 have been consolidated with the felony sexual battery case for continued court dates, a case management decision that treats all charges as one complex matter rather than a pattern of repeated criminal conduct by a defendant on bond.

THE JUDGES AND THE “TREATMENT” LOOPHOLE

Court records reveal a pattern of judicial leniency centered on one word: “treatment.”

The criminal sexual battery case (CF-2024-456) was filed on December 5, 2024, and assigned to newly appointed District Judge Jason Reese, Governor Kevin Stitt’s former general counsel who took office just weeks earlier in January 2025.

Reese’s appointment came after District Judge Phillip Corley chose not to seek retention in the November 2024 election, leaving Stitt to fill the vacancy. Special Judge Katherine E. Thomas, who had been appointed to the bench in January 2011 by Judge Corley himself, applied for the district judge position. However, Stitt selected Reese instead.

A Legal Complication: At the time of McCubbin’s case assignment, both Judge Corley and Special Judge Katherine Thomas were defendants in federal civil rights litigation pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver. The case, which involves allegations of judicial misconduct in separate matters unrelated to the McCubbin prosecution, remains under advisement as of October 2025. The Oklahoma Post’s reporting team has a disclosure interest in that litigation.

Despite the pending federal case, Special Judge Thomas has presided over multiple preliminary hearing dockets and made critical bond decisions in State v. McCubbin. Judge Thomas, who served as an Assistant District Attorney in Payne County for 16 years before her appointment to the bench, has had primary responsibility for managing McCubbin’s pretrial proceedings even though District Judge Reese is the assigned judge of record.

THE DOCKET TELLS THE STORY

Sometimes the most damning evidence isn’t what’s said. it’s what the court record shows actually happened.

The OSCN docket for State of Oklahoma v. McCubbin (CF-2024-456) reveals a timeline that contradicts any narrative of swift justice:

December 9, 2024: Arrest warrant issued by Special Judge Susan Worthington, bond set at $20,000

December 10, 2024: McCubbin posts $20,000 surety bond through bondsman Jerry Bryan Shed, appears in court without counsel, served with information charging him with Sexual Battery in violation of 21 O.S. 1123(B)

January 6, 2025: Derek Chance files entry of appearance, requests continuance from January 9 to February 13

January 8, 2025: Case reassigned to Judge Jason Reese

February 13, 2025: Continued; attorney Thomas Swafford appears for Derek Chance, bench warrant taken under advisement

March 3, 2025: Preliminary hearing sounding. Chance requests continuation to May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025: McCubbin fails to appear. Judge Thomas issues bench warrant, increases bond from $20,000 to $40,000, orders previous bonds forfeited. State appears by attorneys Sean Webb, Debra Vincent, John Cleveland, and JR Kalka.

May 9, 2025: Bondsman Jerry Bryan Shed files NCIC hold request

May 13, 2025: Order & Judgment of Forfeiture entered

May 15, 2025: Ten days after McCubbin’s failure to appear, the docket entry reads: “DEFENDANT IS IN TREATMENT. JUDGE THOMAS HAS RECALLED THE WARRANTS AND REINSTATED THE PREVIOUS BONDS.” Case reset to July 7, 2025.

No jail time. No consequences. Just “treatment.”

July 7, 2025: McCubbin fails to appear again. Judge Thomas’s court minutes state: “DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT…DEFENDANT BWUA [bench warrant under advisement] AS DEFENDANT IS IN TREATMENT.”

But Judge Thomas went further. The minutes continue: “A CONDITION OF BONDS IS THAT DEFENDANT COMPLETE TREATMENT AT THE FACILITY HE IS CURRENTLY IN. DEFENDANT MUST PROVIDE STATE AND COURT ACCESS TO FACILITY TO DETERMINE IF DEFENDANT IS COMPLIANT WITH TREATMENT. IF DEFENDANT LEAVES FACILITY WITHOUT COMPLETING TREATMENT, ALL BONDS WILL BE REVOKED AND DEFENDANT WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND UNTIL CASES ARE DISPOSED.”

New $20,000 bond posted through bondsman Karri Jean McBride.

It sounds strict, until you examine what happened next.

August 12, 2025: Continued by agreement to October 7

October 7, 2025: Continued by agreement. Judge Thomas’s minutes now reference five cases being reset together: CM-2024-831, CM-2024-949, CF-2024-456, CM-2025-280, and CM-2025-590. CM-2025-280 and CM-2025-590 are the misdemeanor cases from McCubbin’s April 3, 2025 and July 3, 2025 DUI arrests—arrests that occurred while he was awaiting trial on the sexual battery charge.

October 23, 2025: Continued by agreement to October 29

October 29, 2025: Set for announcement. Still no preliminary hearing completed.

As of October 29, 2025; 13 months and 20 days after the sexual battery was captured on video, the case remains at the preliminary hearing stage. McCubbin has yet to enter a plea.

The docket shows no evidence that bonds were ever actually revoked despite the July 7 order threatening such action.

Assistant District Attorney Debra Vincent, who told Wojcik in their initial meeting that “you are no doubt a victim of sexual battery” and “there’s no way that he’s going to get out of this because we have a tape,” appears repeatedly in court minutes alongside defense attorney Derek Chance. According to court records, by agreement of the parties, the case was continued multiple times.

The magic word throughout? Treatment.

Each time McCubbin missed court, each time a warrant was about to be executed, the solution was the same: he’s in treatment, continue the case, reinstate the bonds.

No Oklahoma statute requires judges to accept “defendant is in treatment” as an excuse for missed court appearances or new criminal conduct while on bond. Oklahoma law gives judges broad discretion to revoke bond when defendants fail to appear or commit new offenses. Judges in Payne County are simply choosing to exercise that discretion in McCubbin’s favor.

Wojcik alleges that during protective order proceedings, Judge Thomas “screamed in my face.” While judicial demeanor is subjective and the court record cannot confirm tone of voice, the interaction clearly left an impression on the victim that influenced her perception of the system’s treatment of her case.

THE THOMAS FAMILY CONNECTION

Court records reveal a troubling conflict of interest that raises serious questions about judicial impartiality in the McCubbin case.

Scott K Thomas, brother of Special Judge Katherine E. Thomas, represented Matthew McCubbin in protective order proceedings filed by Kristen Wojcik.

According to the OSCN docket for case PO-2024-261, Scott K Thomas (Oklahoma Bar #21842) of Houston Osborn Sexton & Thomas PLLC in Stillwater entered his appearance on behalf of McCubbin in the protective order case filed September 11, 2024.

That protective order arose directly from the September 9, 2024 sexual assault, the same incident that led to the criminal sexual battery charge filed three months later.

After Scott Thomas represented McCubbin in the protective order proceedings, his sister, Special Judge Katherine E. Thomas, presided over multiple critical hearings in the related criminal sexual battery case (CF-2024-456) and made substantive decisions affecting McCubbin’s liberty, including:

February 13, 2025: Taking bench warrant under advisement in McCubbin’s criminal case

March 3, 2025: Conducting preliminary hearing, continuing case to May 5

May 5, 2025: Issuing bench warrant when McCubbin failed to appear, doubling bond from $20,000 to $40,000

May 15, 2025: Recalling the warrant and reinstating previous bonds after being told McCubbin was “in treatment”

July 7, 2025: Holding another preliminary hearing where McCubbin again failed to appear, accepting “in treatment” excuse, setting conditions threatening bond revocation but ultimately allowing case to continue

Oklahoma’s Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 2.11, requires judges to disqualify themselves in any proceeding in which “the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned,” including when:

• A lawyer who is related to the judge within the third degree has represented a party in the matter or a related matter
• The judge knows of a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party

The protective order case (PO-2024-261) and the criminal sexual battery case (CF-2024-456) are undeniably related proceedings. Both arise from the same September 9, 2024 incident. Both involve the same victim and the same defendant. The protective order was filed within 48 hours of the assault; the criminal charges followed three months later.

A reasonable person could question whether a judge can remain impartial when making bond decisions about a defendant her brother represented in directly related proceedings, particularly when those decisions repeatedly favor the defendant despite failures to appear and new criminal charges.

Neither the protective order docket nor the criminal case docket shows any entry indicating Judge Katherine Thomas recused herself due to her brother’s representation of the defendant.

Canon 3(E)(1) of the Code of Judicial Conduct states: “A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” The Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints investigates allegations of judicial misconduct, including failure to recuse in cases involving conflicts of interest.

Judge Thomas cannot comment on pending cases due to judicial ethics rules. Scott K Thomas did not respond to requests for comment. The Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints cannot confirm nor deny whether any complaints have been filed regarding this matter.

But the court record speaks for itself: A judge whose brother represented the defendant in a protective order arising from an alleged sexual assault subsequently made repeated favorable bond decisions in the related criminal case, decisions that kept the defendant free despite multiple failures to appear and at least eight new arrests over thirteen months.

THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY

In what Wojcik describes as a pattern of strategic delays, McCubbin’s legal representation engaged in what Wojcik describes as a pattern of strategic delays. McCubbin’s legal representation changed after the protective order was filed and formal sexual battery charges were filed.

Initially represented by Thomas Swafford for protective order proceedings, McCubbin later retained G. Derek Chance of Oklahoma City for the criminal defense.

Chance, who graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2001, has built a practice representing high-profile clients in Oklahoma criminal cases. His wife, Jennifer Chance, served as Governor Mary Fallin’s general counsel and previously worked as a prosecutor in Oklahoma County.

CHANCE’S HIGH-PROFILE CLIENT HISTORY

Derek Chance has represented several prominent Oklahomans facing serious allegations:

Mike Morgan – Former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore, convicted of bribery in 2012. Morgan accepted a bribe from a bail bondsman in exchange for legislative influence. He was sentenced to prison but later received a pardon. Morgan now serves on the board of the About Face Women’s Program, the treatment initiative created by DA Laura Thomas.

Ross Parmley – University of Tulsa Athletic Director, fired in 2012 for NCAA gambling violations after an investigation revealed he had placed bets on college sporting events.

AJ Ferrari – Former Oklahoma State University wrestler who faced sexual assault allegations in Stillwater in 2022. When Ferrari was accused, Chance issued a statement to media denying the allegations: “The allegations against AJ are false. It is unfortunate that a student athlete can become a target, primarily because of their status as an elite athlete.”

Ferrari was ultimately not prosecuted in Payne County. The case drew significant attention because Ferrari was a national champion wrestler and high-profile OSU athlete at the time of the allegations. The decision not to prosecute, made by the same DA’s office now handling McCubbin’s case, raised questions in the community about whether athlete status influenced prosecutorial decisions.

While Matthew McCubbin’s sexual battery case has languished for over 13 months without reaching trial, another sexual assault case in the same courthouse, also involving Derek Chance as defense counsel, moved swiftly to resolution.

Jesse Butler, a Stillwater High School student, was initially charged as an adult in Payne County in March 2025 with multiple serious felonies, including first-degree rape, sexual battery, domestic assault and battery by strangulation, and violation of a protective order. The crimes occurred before Butler turned 18.

Butler, represented by Derek Chance, pleaded no contest to 11 counts. But rather than facing adult prosecution and potential decades in prison, Butler’s status was changed to “youthful offender,” a designation that places him under the jurisdiction of the Office of Juvenile Affairs rather than adult corrections.

On August 25, 2025, while McCubbin was missing court dates and cycling through rehabilitation facilities, Jesse Butler was sentenced in Payne County District Court to 10 years, subject to compliance with a youthful offender rehabilitation plan. The court extended jurisdiction until Butler’s 19th birthday, meaning if he complies with the program, he will be treated through the juvenile system rather than adult prison.

Victim Impact: “The System Made Excuse After Excuse”

Court documents in the Butler case include devastating victim impact statements that echo themes familiar to anyone following McCubbin’s case: victims forced to “prove they were the victim, over and over again, while the system made excuse after excuse for the person who hurt her.”

One of Butler’s victims stated: “I’ve had to explain bruises, explain silence, explain why I started isolating from people who love me. You didn’t just strangle me with your hands, you strangled my voice, my joy, my ability to feel safe in my own body.”

The same victim stated that Butler had threatened to kill her if she ever disclosed his actions.

A mother of one victim provided a statement that could have been written by any parent watching the Payne County justice system handle sexual assault cases:

“As a mom, I never thought I’d have to watch my daughter fight this kind of battle. One where she had to prove she was the victim, over and over again, while the system made excuse after excuse for the person who hurt her. My daughter has handled this with more strength than most adults could. She still shows up to school, still cheers, still smiles, even when people who should have protected her didn’t. Watching her stay brave while adults failed her has been both inspiring and heartbreaking.”

Two Cases, Two Standards

The contrast between the Butler and McCubbin cases raises uncomfortable questions about how Payne County’s criminal justice system prioritizes sexual assault prosecutions:

Jesse Butler:

• Charged March 2025 (estimated based on youthful offender filing)
• 11 counts including first-degree rape and strangulation
• Pleaded no contest
• Sentenced August 25, 2025
• Total time from charge to resolution: Approximately 5 months
• Outcome: Youthful offender status, juvenile rehabilitation program

Matthew McCubbin:

• Assault occurred September 9, 2024
• Charged December 5, 2024
• One count sexual battery (on video)
• Has not yet had preliminary hearing
• Arrested 8+ additional times while case pending
• Still awaiting trial as of October 29, 2025
• Total time from assault to present: 13+ months
• Total time from charges to present: 10+ months
• Outcome: Still pending, defendant free on bond

Both defendants were represented by Derek Chance. Both cases were handled by the same District Attorney’s office. Both involved serious sexual violence allegations in Payne County.

One case, involving a teenage defendant who committed multiple violent crimes including rape and strangulation, was resolved in five months with a rehabilitation-focused sentence.

The other case, involving an adult defendant captured on video sexually assaulting a bartender, who then accumulated eight more arrests, has dragged on for over a year with no resolution in sight. Maybe just hoping she runs off to California?

The Contrasts:

• Jesse Butler (white, 18, Stillwater High student, 2025): 11 counts including first-degree rape and strangulation → No contest plea → Youthful offender status → Juvenile rehabilitation program
• Matthew McCubbin (white, 41, connected family, 2024): battery on video + 8 subsequent arrests → Free on bond for 13+ months → No trial date set

Butler, facing similar or more serious charges, received youthful offender status with rehabilitation rather than adult prosecution. McCubbin, an adult with clear video evidence, has avoided trial for over a year despite multiple new arrests.

The Butler case demonstrates that when the Payne County justice system wants to move efficiently, it can. The question is why efficiency and swift resolution applied to Butler, who faced far more serious charges, but not to McCubbin, whose crime was captured on video.

THE PATTERN OF DELAYS: Chance’s Strategy in the McCubbin Case

According to Wojcik and court records, Chance’s defense strategy has centered on keeping McCubbin out of custody through a combination of treatment placements and continuances. According to Wojcik, McCubbin has missed court dates, only to be placed in rehabilitation facilities by his attorney, leading judges to decline issuing warrants.

“His attorney’s like, ‘I don’t know where he is,'” Wojcik recounts. “And then he’d find him and throw him in a rehab and the court would be like, ‘He has a warrant.’ And then Derek Chance is like, ‘Oh no, he’s in rehab.’ But he wasn’t in rehab when he missed court. Because he’s in rehab now, the judges are like, ‘Well, we’ll just let him stay in rehab.'”

By Wojcik’s count, McCubbin has been through five or six rehabilitation facilities since the September 2024 assault.

“He just now got out of 90 days of rehab between three different facilities,” she states. “Derek Chance told him to go to three different rehabs in 90 days. The reason Derek Chance told him to do that is because I filed a civil lawsuit and he didn’t want him to get served.”

The strategy, while potentially protecting McCubbin from service of process in the civil case, also appears to have contributed to delays in the criminal prosecution. Each time McCubbin entered a new treatment facility, the criminal case was continued.

“ADA Deborah Vincent asked them to revoke his bond and Judge Thomas didn’t,” Wojcik asserts, referring to one of multiple occasions when prosecutors allegedly sought stricter bond conditions.

Service of Process

After months of McCubbin moving between treatment facilities, Wojcik’s process server finally caught up with him.

“I heard he got served last week” with the civil lawsuit papers, Wojcik noted in late October 2025. “There’s nothing better than a good process server.”

Court records confirm that proof of service in the civil case (CJ-2025-370) was filed on October 27, 2025.

THE COCAINE QUESTION

During the investigation for this story, multiple sources made serious allegations about McCubbin’s activities beyond the documented assaults and DUI arrests.

“Matt McCubbin is a cocaine dealer in town,” one source with knowledge of McCubbin’s activities told The Oklahoma Post. The source claims that “at least a dozen people” could corroborate these allegations, including individuals who claim to have purchased drugs from McCubbin.

According to information provided by sources who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation, McCubbin’s alleged entry into drug dealing began when “he bought a Jeep at auction and when he brought it back to town to tear it apart, he found bricks inside it somewhere. And he didn’t call the police.”

The Oklahoma Post has not independently verified these drug trafficking allegations. No charges related to drug sales or distribution have been filed against McCubbin in any court records reviewed.

However, these unverified allegations have led to speculation within the community about why McCubbin’s sexual battery case has been delayed for so long. Wojcik herself has questioned whether there might be more to the prosecutorial strategy than meets the eye.

The suggestion, unconfirmed by any official source, is that prosecutors might be delaying the sexual battery case while attempting to develop a more significant drug trafficking case against McCubbin, potentially seeking his cooperation against larger targets.

The Oklahoma Post has previously reported on cocaine trafficking operations involving organized crime networks operating through auto body shops in Oklahoma. Federal court records from 2019-2021 documented such operations in the state, though no specific connections to McCubbin, his family’s businesses, or Payne County have been established in public records.

When asked about the drug trafficking allegations, the Payne County District Attorney’s Office did not respond to requests for comment. The Stillwater Police Department declined to comment on any ongoing investigations.

ANOTHER ALLEGATION INVOLVING MCCUBIN- KIDNAPPING

Why include another unverified incident? Because silence enables patterns. When multiple sources independently describe similar behavior such as coercion, exploitation, targeting vulnerable young women and a journalist chooses not to document it, they become part of the system that allows it to continue.

During a follow-up interview, a witness describes receiving a phone call on a Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. from a man whose teenage daughter had an encounter with Matthew McCubbin that the father characterized as kidnapping. What follows is the anonymous source’s recounting of what the father told them:

According to the father’s account as relayed to the witness, the young woman, from a small town in Payne County, was newly pregnant and driving to work in Stillwater when she hit a dog with her new Mustang. Not wanting to upset her parents without a repair estimate, she pulled into an auto body shop she had seen while driving through town: Playplex Auto Body, McCubbin’s business.

Inside, McCubbin asked for her ID, unusual for an initial auto body shop consultation. After reviewing her identification, he allegedly offered her employment: “Do you want a job? You’re cute. You can have a job here.”

Uncomfortable, she got in her car to leave. But, according to her account as relayed to the witness, as she put the car in reverse and looked over her shoulder, McCubbin opened her passenger door and got in with a backpack.

“You’re gonna give me a ride,” he allegedly told her. “You need to drive me north of town.”

The young woman texted a friend for help. The friend called her father, who began trying to locate his daughter. Inside McCubbin’s backpack, the young woman allegedly saw “bottles of liquor and like a gallon baggie full of smaller bags of coke, like a ton of it.”

Meanwhile, the father managed to determine McCubbin’s identity through the auto body shop information, found the G&M Body Shop family connection, and called them asking where Matt was with his daughter.

When McCubbin received a phone call, apparently from his father, the young woman heard yelling on the other end: “Matt, where the fuck are you? Get the fuck out of the car. Leave that girl alone.”

Allegedly McCubbin exited the vehicle, and the young woman drove away, according to the witness’s account, “beyond shaken, hyperventilating, upset.”

The father told the witness his daughter is “too afraid to go to the police” because “Dad, you didn’t see his eyes. You didn’t see how he was acting towards me.”

If this account is accurate, it would represent another serious felony; kidnapping under 21 O.S. § 741, which carries 5 years to life imprisonment, that went unreported and unprosecuted because the victim was too frightened to come forward. The Oklahoma Post made multiple attempts to locate and contact the alleged victim and her father but was unsuccessful. Without their direct testimony or a police report, this allegation remains unverified.

THE DRUG COURT DOCKET

On the Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Payne County Drug Court docket (included in supporting documents), another case raises questions about equal treatment under law.

Brandon Keith McCutchen, represented by Attorney Hobbs, appears on the docket for Case CF-2024-375. The docket notes indicate:

• “ORAS Ordered”
• “ORAS completed 9/26/25” and “3/26/26”
• Score: “24 High”
• “Law Enforcement Objection – Pending Determination – Under review”

The notation “Law Enforcement Objection – Pending Determination” is unusual and suggests disagreement between law enforcement and other actors in the drug court system about this participant’s suitability for the program.

According to sources who spoke with The Oklahoma Post, McCutchen’s father owns Goober Drilling in Payne County. Sources also allege family connections to law enforcement or court personnel, though The Oklahoma Post has not independently verified these relationships. Such allegations, whether accurate or not, contribute to community perceptions about unequal treatment in the justice system.

The same docket shows other participants:

• One case (CF-2023-98) notes the defendant “was going to move to Logan County when Payne County Drug Court wasn’t accepting new participants”
• Another case (CF-2023-431) shows nine months remaining with notation “Doing well”
• Two participants who graduated in October 2025 with notations of “Did Excellent,” “Did Well,” and “Platinum Certificate”

However, the presence of “Law Enforcement Objection” in McCutchen’s case, combined with allegations of family connections to the District Attorney, raises questions about whether these programs are being applied consistently and fairly.

THE ABOUT FACE CONNECTION

District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas has been a driving force behind the About Face Women’s Program, a 501(c)(3) organization that provides residential substance abuse treatment for women ages 20-40.

According to an April 2025 article in the Stillwater News Press: “This new approach to rehabilitation and redemption is the brainchild of current Payne and Logan County District Attorney Laura Thomas.”

The program operates out of 908 E. 12th Street in Stillwater and provides “a yearlong intensive residential group home treatment program” including “in-house educational opportunities, trauma based counseling, group and individual therapies, cognitive behavioral therapy and accountability.”

A Facebook post from the About Face program shows DA Laura Thomas posing with board members. In the comments, someone asks: “Is that the DA Lara?”

Jennifer J. Jalbert responds: “Yes. We’re on the board of a women’s program. (And don’t worry, she knows exactly how I feel.)”

According to information provided, Jalbert’s previous name was Jenny Wheeler, and she was convicted of conspiracy to murder. Her presence on boards of any organizations closely affiliated with the District Attorney’s office raises questions about vetting procedures and potential conflicts of interest.

The intermingling of DA Thomas’s office, a 501(c)(3) she helped create, and board members with serious criminal histories creates potential for conflicts of interest, particularly when the DA’s office makes decisions about who qualifies for diversion programs versus traditional prosecution.

THE ABOUT FACE FACTOR: ACCESS, ALTERNATIVES, AND POWER

To understand the context of McCubbin’s repeated access to treatment instead of jail, it’s important to further examine District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas’s signature criminal justice initiative: the About Face Women’s Program.

In public statements about the program, Thomas has emphasized that About Face is funded entirely by private donations, not taxpayer money. The organization’s website lists donor levels ranging from $5,000 to $50,000+, with major donors receiving acknowledgment on a “giving wall” at the facility. The specific list of donors is not publicly disclosed.

The About Face board of directors reads like a roster of Oklahoma political veterans and community leaders:

• Dr. Ron Thrasher – Board Member
• Dr. Lee Denney – Board Member (former Oklahoma State Senator)
• Michael Morgan – Board Member (former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore, convicted of bribery in 2012, later pardoned)
• Charlie Myers – Board Member (former Oklahoma State Representative, current Guthrie mayor)
• Joshua Conaway – Board Member (former Oklahoma State Senator)
• Terry Carpenter – Board Member (former state official)
• Jordyn Coulson – Board Member
• Dr. Rebecca Eastham – Board Member
• Dr. Jovette Dew – Board Member
• Les Little – Board Member
• Connie Stokes – Board Member and who’s husband is a baseball coach for Stillwater Public Schools. When asked for a comment on the Butler case, Brett Stokes interrupted and said, “Good Luck”.
• Kerry Cronin – Board Member
• Ashly Taylor – Board Member

DA Thomas herself does not serve on the board, but her role in creating the program and her position as District Attorney creates a unique dynamic: she and her office decide which defendants receive traditional prosecution and which might qualify for alternative programs like About Face or drug court.

Questions of Access to and Equity of Alternative Programs

The About Face program, by many accounts, represents a worthy initiative as research consistently shows that treatment-based alternatives reduce recidivism more effectively than incarceration for non-violent offenders with substance abuse issues.

However, the program serves women only. Drug court serves both men and women but has limited capacity. Traditional prosecution and incarceration remain the path for most defendants.

In a criminal justice system where access to treatment alternatives can mean the difference between a felony conviction and successful rehabilitation, several questions emerge:

• What are the criteria for determining which defendants qualify for About Face versus drug court versus traditional prosecution?
• Who makes these determinations, and what role does the DA’s office play in recommendations?
• How does a defendant’s ability to afford private counsel affect access to these alternatives?
• Are defendants with family connections or resources more likely to be offered treatment programs?

The public records available do not answer these questions. The About Face website does not publish program acceptance criteria or statistics on how many women have been referred versus accepted.

Meanwhile, Matthew McCubbin, a male defendant with resources, prominent family connections, and expensive private counsel, has been arrested at least eight times while awaiting trial on a sexual battery charge. Each time, the solution has been the same: treatment instead of jail time, continuation instead of trial.

Brandon McCutchen, facing drug charges in drug court, has alleged family connections to the DA’s office and is progressing through an alternative program despite law enforcement objections.

And somewhere in Payne County, defendants without resources or connections sit in jail awaiting trial for non-violent offenses, unable to afford bond, with no pathway to treatment programs.

The presence of so many politically connected individuals on the About Face board is not evidence of corruption. But it is a reminder that in Oklahoma’s criminal justice system, as in most systems, power and access matter. The question isn’t whether treatment programs are good policy; they are. The question is whether access to those programs is distributed fairly.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Kristen Wojcik’s case exists within a larger context of criminal justice disparities in Oklahoma. The state has one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation, yet certain defendants appear to receive extraordinary latitude.

Consider the contrasts:

For Kristen Wojcik’s case:

• Video evidence of sexual battery
• Police report filed within 24 hours
• Three-month delay in filing charges
• Multiple continuances over 13+ months
• Defendant arrested 8+ times while awaiting trial
• Repeated bond grants despite new arrests
• Victim is left waiting, indefinitely with no resolution or movement in the case

For Brandon McCutchen’s case:

• Drug court acceptance despite heroin charges
• Drug court acceptance Law enforcement objection to drug court placement
• Allegedly connected family (father owns drilling company, knows DA’s husband)
• Appears to be avoiding felony conviction through alternative program

“Payne County has made women scared,” Wojcik states. “This is for all the women that have never had the voice to speak out because they were too scared.”

SYSTEMIC QUESTIONS

The McCubbin case, the McCutchen drug court matter, McCubbin’s shooting incident, and the alleged kidnapping incident are not isolated events. They represent a pattern that demands scrutiny:

1. Prosecutorial Discretion and Delays

Why did the Payne County DA’s office wait three months to file charges in a case with clear video evidence? While the office cited workload from another case, this explanation raises questions about case prioritization. Should clear-cut cases with video evidence take a back seat to more complex investigations?

2. Bond Decisions and Public Safety

What criteria are judges using when granting repeated bonds to defendants who accumulate new arrests while awaiting trial? Eight arrests in approximately 12 months suggests either:

• A defendant with a severe substance abuse problem who presents a danger to the community
• A pattern of bond violations that should result in remand
• Or both

Why hasn’t bond been revoked?

3. The Role of Connections

Are well-connected families receiving different treatment than other defendants? The comparison between rapid prosecution of defendants without resources and extended pre-trial freedom for connected defendants is stark.

4. Defense Attorney Influence

Is the strategic use of rehabilitation facilities to avoid service of process and delay proceedings an appropriate legal strategy, or does it represent abuse of the system? Should judges accept “defendant is in rehab” as a reason to continue cases indefinitely?

5. Alternative Programs and Equality

Drug courts and diversion programs serve important purposes, but are they being applied equitably? When a defendant, an individual whom law enforcement objected to accepting into, yet nonetheless was admitted into drug court and whom has alleged family connections to the DA’s office is given the privilege of alternative prosecution, questions of fairness arise.

6. The About Face Connection

Should a District Attorney serve on the board of a 501(c)(3) treatment organization while simultaneously making prosecutorial decisions about who qualifies for treatment programs versus traditional prosecution? Should board members of such organizations include individuals with serious criminal histories?

7. Fear and Silence

If multiple women have experienced abuse or assault but are too frightened to report it, what does that say about the criminal justice system’s ability to protect victims and pursue justice?

WHAT THE LAW SAYS

Under Oklahoma law, sexual battery is defined in 21 O.S. § 1123 as the intentional touching of the intimate parts of another person without that person’s consent. It is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

The Oklahoma Drug Court Act (22 O.S. § 471.1) authorizes drug courts for “eligible offenders” with substance abuse issues, but specifically states: “Nothing in the Oklahoma Drug Court Act shall be construed to require a drug court to consider every offender with a treatable condition or addiction even if the controlling offense is eligible for consideration in the program.”

Bond revocation standards in Oklahoma allow judges to revoke bond when a defendant:

• Commits a new criminal offense
• Violates conditions of bond
• Poses a threat to public safety
• Fails to appear for court proceedings

The Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct require prosecutors to “seek justice,” not merely convictions, and to ensure equal treatment under law regardless of socioeconomic status or connections.

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

The Oklahoma Post submitted questions to multiple parties. As of publication:

• District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas has not responded to requests for comment about the delay in filing charges, the decision to grant repeated bonds, or her role with About Face and its board composition
• Judge Katherine E. Thomas cannot comment on pending cases due to judicial ethics rules
• Scott K Thomas (attorney representing McCubbin in protective order case, brother of Judge Katherine Thomas) has not responded to requests for comment about the potential conflict of interest created by his sister presiding over the related criminal case
• The Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints cannot confirm or deny whether any complaints have been filed regarding Judge Katherine Thomas’s failure to recuse herself from a case where her brother represented the defendant in related proceedings
• Attorney Derek Chance has not responded to requests for comment about his client’s repeated arrests while on bond or his defense strategy
• The Stillwater Police Department declined to comment on pending cases but have had Facebook posts regarding where Butler attends school.
• Attorney Hobbs (representing Brandon McCutchen) could not be reached for comment
• Matthew McCubbin could not be reached for comment
• The About Face Women’s Program did not respond to questions about board member vetting procedures

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

As of late October 2025, Kristen Wojcik’s criminal case against Matthew McCubbin continues to wind through the Payne County court system. Another continuance is scheduled.

Wojcik has filed a civil lawsuit, and McCubbin was recently served with papers after his latest stint in rehabilitation facilities.

Her attorney, Jeremiah Brooks Gregory (Oklahoma Bar #33078), filed the civil lawsuit (CJ-2025-370) on September 9, 2025; exactly one year to the day after the assault. The case seeks damages exceeding $10,000 for sexual assault and related harm. It was assigned to Associate District Judge Michael Kulling.

Court records show proof of service was filed October 27, 2025, confirming that McCubbin was finally served with the civil lawsuit, likely during or after his most recent treatment facility stay, as Wojcik had noted the timing of service was strategic given McCubbin’s pattern of moving between facilities.

Gregory, who previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney under Laura Thomas before leaving the office, has announced he will challenge Thomas for the District Attorney position in the November 2026 election.

Brandon McCutchen’s drug court case continues, with the “Law Enforcement Objection” still listed as “Pending Determination – Under review.”

And somewhere in Oklahoma, an 18-year-old woman tries to move on from an alleged kidnapping she was too frightened to report.

THE QUESTION OF EQUAL JUSTICE

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a legal maxim dating back centuries. But what about justice that appears to depend on who you know, who your family is, or how expensive your attorney?

Kristen Wojcik’s experience, video evidence of sexual battery, three months to file charges, 13+ months without trial, a defendant arrested eight times while awaiting trial, stands in stark contrast to Oklahoma’s prison population, where many inmates serving lengthy sentences for non-violent crimes never had the resources to mount effective defenses.

The question isn’t whether Matthew McCubbin is guilty, that’s for a jury to decide if the case ever reaches trial. The question is whether the system is working the same way for everyone.

When a defendant with multiple arrests remains free on bond for over a year, when drug court participants whom law enforcement object to advance through alternative programs, when victims are too frightened to report crimes, the system isn’t working.

In a statement provided to The Oklahoma Post, Wojcik writes:

“This process has been taxing in every way. Emotionally, financially, mentally taxing. I am thankful for the kindness showed to me by SPD officer Richard Alley. He took my initial report and was very calm and understanding. He is great at what he does. The investigators at SPD, did a good job. Wings of Hope made the process so very easy. They truly care about the work they do and I feel they are an invaluable asset to our community.

“When you force a woman to go through everything she is scared of, you create a woman who has nothing to fear anymore.

“I refuse to let you ruin my peace because you can’t find yours. You will be held accountable, in this lifetime or before God, this I can promise you.”

As this story went to press, Kristen Wojcik was still waiting for her day in court.

Matthew McCubbin was still free on bond.

And justice was still delayed.

Writing By: Kim Waxlar | Editing by Robbie Robertson

Sources:

OSCN Case Records (Payne County):PRIMARY COURT RECORDS (OSCN – Oklahoma State Courts Network)

Payne County Criminal Cases:

• CF-2024-456: State of Oklahoma v. McCubbin, Matthew James (Sexual Battery, 21 O.S. § 1123(B)) – Filed 12/05/2024, Judge Jason Reese presiding, Special Judge Katherine E. Thomas handling preliminary hearings
• CM-2024-831: Misdemeanor case (consolidated with CF-2024-456)
• CM-2024-949: Misdemeanor case filed 09/10/2024 (consolidated with CF-2024-456)
• CM-2025-280: Misdemeanor DUI case filed 04/03/2025 following April 2, 2025 arrest (consolidated with CF-2024-456)
• CM-2025-590: Misdemeanor DUI case filed 07/08/2025 following July 3, 2025 arrest (consolidated with CF-2024-456)

Payne County Civil Case:

• CJ-2025-370: Teicheira, Kristen Ann v. McCubbin, Matthew James (Civil Tort – Sexual Assault) – Filed 09/09/2025, Judge Michael Kulling presiding, Attorney Jeremiah Brooks Gregory (OBA #33078) representing plaintiff

Payne County Protective Order:

• PO-2024-261: Protective Order filed by Kristen Wojcik – Appeared in OSCN 09/11/2024

Payne County Drug Court:

• CF-2024-375: State of Oklahoma v. McCutchen, Brandon Keith – Drug Court docket dated 10/21/2025 showing ORAS score of 24 (High) and notation “Law Enforcement Objection – Pending Determination – Under review”

Oklahoma County Criminal Cases:

• CM-2025-1160: Public intoxication charge against McCubbin – Filed 04/01/2025
• CM-2025-1313: DUI and transporting open container charges against McCubbin – Filed 04/16/2025

All OSCN records available at www.oscn.net

LAW ENFORCEMENT DOCUMENTS

Stillwater Police Department:

• Arrest report dated 09/09/2024, Officer Justin Fombe, charging Matthew McCubbin with DUI (drive under influence of alcohol)
• Detective affidavit dated 09/10/2024 describing review of surveillance video from Finnegan’s Fighting Goat, 09/09/2024 incident
• Witness statement from patron present during 09/09/2024 incident describing McCubbin “smacking” victim and making unwanted sexual advances
• Victim affidavit from Kristen Wojcik describing sexual battery incident of 09/09/2024
• Arrest report dated 04/02/2025 documenting “motorist assist” call resulting in DUI arrest of McCubbin, includes notation defendant was “his normal peachy self,” booking time 9:28 AM, officers MPO Simpson, Smittle, Luginbill
• Arrest report dated 07/03/2025, DUI arrest of McCubbin at 4:14 PM in Stillwater

Oklahoma County Sheriff:

• Booking photograph dated 04/01/2025 (public intoxication)

Payne County Jail:

• Booking photographs dated 04/02/2025 and 07/03/2025
• Jail logs showing bond postings through bondsmen Jerry Bryan Shed (12/10/2024, $20,000) and Karri Jean McBride (07/07/2025, $20,000)

OKLAHOMA STATUTES CITED

• 21 O.S. § 1123(B): Sexual Battery – “The intentional touching, either directly or through the clothing, of the genitals, buttocks, or anus of another person, or the breasts of a female, who is not the spouse of the offender and who has not consented thereto…” Felony punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years.
• 21 O.S. § 741: Kidnapping – “Every person who…takes, carries away, or secretly confines any person…by force, threat, fraud, or duress, for the purpose of…committing any felony…” Punishable by imprisonment of 5 years to life.
• 22 O.S. § 471.1 et seq.: Oklahoma Drug Court Act – Authorizes specialized treatment programs for eligible offenders; explicitly states “Nothing in the Oklahoma Drug Court Act shall be construed to require a drug court to consider every offender with a treatable condition or addiction even if the controlling offense is eligible for consideration in the program.”
• Oklahoma bond statutes (Title 22): Provide judicial discretion to revoke bond when defendants fail to appear, commit new offenses, or pose threats to public safety

PUBLISHED NEWS SOURCES

Stillwater News Press:

• “New women’s program offers alternative to prison,” April 2025 (reporting on About Face Women’s Program launch, quoting DA Laura Thomas stating the program is “the brainchild” of Thomas and is funded by private donations, not taxpayer money)

Stillwater Lokal Life (Facebook-based community news):

• Daily police blotter posts, September 2024 – October 2025, documenting various arrests in Stillwater including McCubbin arrests

The Frontier (Oklahoma investigative journalism outlet):

• “Governor’s general counsel resigns amid questions about legal referrals to husband,” 2017 (reporting on Jennifer Chance resignation and Derek Chance’s representation of Robert Bates)

NONPROFIT AND ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS

About Face Women’s Program (501(c)(3)):

• Official website: www.aboutfacewomen.org
• “Our Board” page listing all board members (accessed October 2025)
• “Support Us” page detailing donor levels from $5,000 to $50,000+ and acknowledgment procedures
• Physical location: 908 E. 12th Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74074
• IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter (public record)

Oklahoma State Bar Association:

• Attorney directory entries for G. Derek Chance (OBA), Jeremiah Brooks Gregory (OBA #33078), Thomas Swafford, Deborah Vincent (Assistant District Attorney)

HISTORICAL CONTEXT SOURCES

Oklahoma incarceration statistics:

• Prison Policy Initiative, “States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2021” (documenting Oklahoma’s incarceration rate among highest in nation)

Oklahoma drug court success rates:

• Oklahoma Administrative Office of the Courts, Drug Court Annual Reports 2020-2024 (documenting 85% of graduates remain arrest-free)

Federal cocaine trafficking cases:

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, various sealed and unsealed cases 2019-2021 involving Eastern European organized crime networks operating through auto body shops (cited for context only; no connection to McCubbin or his family established)

INTERVIEWS AND DIRECT SOURCES

• Kristen Wojcik (victim): Multiple interviews conducted September-October 2025, including detailed 90-minute recorded interview
• Anonymous sources: Information provided regarding Brandon McCutchen family connections, McCubbin drug allegations, and alleged kidnapping incident (father of alleged victim); sources requested anonymity citing fear of retaliation

ATTEMPTED CONTACTS (NO RESPONSE RECEIVED)

• District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas (Payne County DA) – multiple requests for comment via email and phone, September-October 2025
• Assistant District Attorney Deborah Vincent – requests for comment sent via DA’s office
• G. Derek Chance, Esq. – multiple requests for comment
• Thomas Swafford, Esq. (initial defense attorney for McCubbin in protective order proceedings)
• Special Judge Katherine E. Thomas – cannot comment on pending cases per judicial ethics rules; no comment requested
• Judge Jason Reese – cannot comment on pending cases per judicial ethics rules; no comment requested
• Stillwater Police Department Public Information Officer – confirmed arrests occurred, declined to comment on pending prosecution
• Matthew McCubbin – could not be reached for comment; messages left at phone number listed in court records
• About Face Women’s Program – request for comment on board member selection criteria and program statistics, no response received
• Brandon McCutchen – could not be reached for comment
• Attorney representing Brandon McCutchen – could not be identified or reached
• Father and daughter involved in alleged kidnapping incident – The Oklahoma Post made multiple attempts to locate and contact both individuals through intermediary sources but was unable to establish direct contact

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