Corey Jones
@jonesingtowrite.bsky.social
Public Service Journalism reporter for Lee Enterprises and Tulsa World. Boston Marathon qualifier. Tulsa Running Club president. I also run in the wild and captain a homemade raft.
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Corey Jones
@jonesingtowrite.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Who is killed in police chases and why? 5 takeaways from a Tulsa World investigation
The Tulsa World and Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism Team created a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
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I spent months creating a database of Oklahoma’s deadly police pursuits to learn who was being killed, which agencies were pursuing and why.
Here are 5 takeaways from my four-part series:
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Here are 5 takeaways from my four-part series:
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A police detective in Oklahoma, who failed to stop a girls basketball coach child predator for years, now has allegedly defended a boys basketball coach charged with secretly filming players in the locker room and sharing screenshots, according to my investigation.
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Top police investigator accused of siding with child sex predator — again
A police detective, who failed to stop a girls basketball coach child predator for years, now has allegedly defended a boys basketball coach charged with secretly filming players.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A police detective in Oklahoma, who failed to stop a girls basketball coach child predator for years, now has allegedly defended a boys basketball coach charged with secretly filming players in the locker room and sharing screenshots, according to my investigation.
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My latest is with @ericferk.bsky.social and out of Canadian County:
Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern?
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Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern?
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Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern?
A Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team review of court records and interviews with former employees, lawyers, victims and witnesses reveals a concerning pattern.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My latest is with @ericferk.bsky.social and out of Canadian County:
Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern?
tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...
Cop raped female inmate, then handed her a stack of napkins. Is it a bigger pattern?
tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...
I wrote a deep dive two years ago with @hayleighcolombo.bsky.social on how closed primaries shut out millions of voters in the U.S. from participation in elections their tax dollars fund: tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...
SQ 836 is a citizen petition effort to open up Oklahoma's primary elections.
SQ 836 is a citizen petition effort to open up Oklahoma's primary elections.
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I wrote a deep dive two years ago with @hayleighcolombo.bsky.social on how closed primaries shut out millions of voters in the U.S. from participation in elections their tax dollars fund: tulsaworld.com/news/nation-...
SQ 836 is a citizen petition effort to open up Oklahoma's primary elections.
SQ 836 is a citizen petition effort to open up Oklahoma's primary elections.
The debate comes amid an unsettled future for massage therapy's regulatory board after Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized it and nearly ended its existence in May, suggesting it should be restructured or consolidated elsewhere.
Police want new laws to target sex traffickers amid regulatory board's unsettled future
Oklahoma Coalition Against Human Trafficking wants a two-pronged approach through legislation it says will discourage traffickers and help police to take them down. Two massage therapy organization ex...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The debate comes amid an unsettled future for massage therapy's regulatory board after Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized it and nearly ended its existence in May, suggesting it should be restructured or consolidated elsewhere.
Jane Goodall is probably the coolest person I've met.
I didn't ask her a question. She was there for the students, not me. I listened.
I ended my story with her response to a young child's question about who she would save if the world were ending: people or apes?
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I didn't ask her a question. She was there for the students, not me. I listened.
I ended my story with her response to a young child's question about who she would save if the world were ending: people or apes?
tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall offers insight into ape, human conditions at Tulsa school
Famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall opened her talk Wednesday morning to students of a Tulsa private school by making a series of chimpanzee noises into a microphone.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Jane Goodall is probably the coolest person I've met.
I didn't ask her a question. She was there for the students, not me. I listened.
I ended my story with her response to a young child's question about who she would save if the world were ending: people or apes?
tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
I didn't ask her a question. She was there for the students, not me. I listened.
I ended my story with her response to a young child's question about who she would save if the world were ending: people or apes?
tulsaworld.com/news/local/e...
Reposted by Corey Jones
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
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Former Skiatook officer gets qualified immunity in deadly chase; one legal claim remains
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Former Skiatook officer gets qualified immunity in deadly chase; one legal claim remains
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
tulsaworld.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A key fact the judge determined to be in dispute is whether former Skiatook Police Officer Leianne Richards intentionally or accidentally hit Michael McKee's motorcycle.
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
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Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Cops led fatal chase over car's paper tag. Body cam raises questions about why.
An unnecessary and deadly high-speed car chase ensued after a police officer threatened to physically remove the Bristow mom and jail her for a suspended license and unregistered vehicle.
tulsaworld.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Cops led fatal chase over car's paper tag. Body cam raises questions about why.
An unnecessary and deadly high-speed car chase ensued after a police officer threatened to physically remove the Bristow mom and jail her for a suspended license and unregistered vehicle.
tulsaworld.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two Mannford police officers misled colleagues by falsely alleging a driver had tried to run over them when she fled a traffic stop for a paper tag issue.
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
And the state trooper who caused the deadly wreck didn’t seem to know two people were in the car.
My latest: tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
1/7
I was incredibly honored Saturday to receive the 2025 Beachy Musselman Award from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. It’s the highest honor the foundation presents each year.
I was incredibly honored Saturday to receive the 2025 Beachy Musselman Award from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. It’s the highest honor the foundation presents each year.
June 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I was incredibly honored Saturday to receive the 2025 Beachy Musselman Award from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. It’s the highest honor the foundation presents each year.
I was incredibly honored Saturday to receive the 2025 Beachy Musselman Award from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. It’s the highest honor the foundation presents each year.
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❌GOVERNOR VETO ❌Rep. Melissa Provenzano, who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, helped pass HB 1389, which would require mammograms and other early diagnostic breast cancer screenings to be covered by health insurance. Stitt gave this explanation for his veto...🧵
May 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
❌GOVERNOR VETO ❌Rep. Melissa Provenzano, who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, helped pass HB 1389, which would require mammograms and other early diagnostic breast cancer screenings to be covered by health insurance. Stitt gave this explanation for his veto...🧵
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EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY *sobs*
This is a new image from #JWST.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY *sobs*
My latest from Friday evening.
An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was bound over for trial after a woman testified that Jackie Rhinehart forced her to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser’s recording system.
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An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was bound over for trial after a woman testified that Jackie Rhinehart forced her to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser’s recording system.
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Ex-trooper bound over for trial after woman testifies to forced sex act amid traffic stop
Jackie Lee Rhinehart, 53, is accused of forcing the driver to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser's recording system.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My latest from Friday evening.
An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was bound over for trial after a woman testified that Jackie Rhinehart forced her to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser’s recording system.
tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
An ex-Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was bound over for trial after a woman testified that Jackie Rhinehart forced her to perform oral sex on him after issuing her a warning for speeding and turning off his cruiser’s recording system.
tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Reposted by Corey Jones
Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change?
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Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change?
While not huge, recent events have yielded surprisingly large turnouts to voice discontent.
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April 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Some Oklahomans are unhappy with political leadership, but are they enough to make change?
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The plaintiff's attorney alleges contradictions and “feigned lack of memory” from Leianne Richards help prove her intent to harm Michael McKee after he fled her attempted stop for speeding.
Richards contends it was accidental when she swerved around an office trailer.
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Richards contends it was accidental when she swerved around an office trailer.
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Ex-police officer changes part of story about chase that killed motorcyclist in Tulsa
The plaintiff's attorney alleges that contradictions and “feigned lack of memory” from Leianne Richards help prove her intent to harm Michael McKee after he fled her attempted stop for speeding.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The plaintiff's attorney alleges contradictions and “feigned lack of memory” from Leianne Richards help prove her intent to harm Michael McKee after he fled her attempted stop for speeding.
Richards contends it was accidental when she swerved around an office trailer.
tulsaworld.com/news/local/c...
Richards contends it was accidental when she swerved around an office trailer.
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What do you do when your company's help ticket software throws an error message at you? (I do lunch and coffee) #FirstWorldProbs
March 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What do you do when your company's help ticket software throws an error message at you? (I do lunch and coffee) #FirstWorldProbs
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I call on every Oklahoman to engage in the process of transparent governance. Request public records. Attend open meetings. Hold your elected officials, including me, accountable. Your actions aren’t just your rights; they are fundamental to a functional government. #SunshineWeek
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I call on every Oklahoman to engage in the process of transparent governance. Request public records. Attend open meetings. Hold your elected officials, including me, accountable. Your actions aren’t just your rights; they are fundamental to a functional government. #SunshineWeek
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D.C. Digest: Mullin, Lankford back Trump on tariffs
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."
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U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."
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D.C. Digest: Mullin, Lankford back Trump on tariffs
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."
tulsaworld.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
D.C. Digest: Mullin, Lankford back Trump on tariffs
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."
tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin attracted a lot of attention with a CNN interview in which he acknowledged that "tariffs is a tax and it will be passed on to consumers."
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Ponca City settled an open records lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Watch and former Oklahoma Watch reporter Whitney Bryen, agreeing that the requested police records were public information and should not have been withheld.
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March 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ponca City settled an open records lawsuit brought by Oklahoma Watch and former Oklahoma Watch reporter Whitney Bryen, agreeing that the requested police records were public information and should not have been withheld.
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My latest:
The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.
Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.
Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases?
The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.
tulsaworld.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My latest:
The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.
Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
The way Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers use guns during high-speed pursuits raises questions about institutional firearm tactics, training and safety.
Trooper shot at fleeing car as innocent motorists passed. How does OHP use guns in chases? tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Reposted by Corey Jones
"We really thought we were exempt because we are contributing to public safety and national security.”
'I loved my job': FAA employees in Oklahoma fired in purge of federal workers
President Trump and Elon Musk are reshaping the federal government. In Oklahoma City, this has led to FAA employees losing their job.
www.oklahoman.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"We really thought we were exempt because we are contributing to public safety and national security.”
Anthony Giancola, reported as a suicidal runaway, tried to flee Rogers County sheriff's deputies and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after Vinita police stopped because of hazards to the public.
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Teen bound over for murder trial in police pursuit death of Army veteran in Rogers County
Anthony Giancola, reported as a suicidal runaway, tried to flee Rogers County sheriff's deputies and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after Vinita police stopped because of hazards to the public.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Anthony Giancola, reported as a suicidal runaway, tried to flee Rogers County sheriff's deputies and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after Vinita police stopped because of hazards to the public.
tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
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Reposted by Corey Jones
Here's my latest coverage of deadly car chases in Oklahoma.
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
The Oklahoma agency originally pursuing called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two other agencies later picked it back up.
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that.
The Oklahoma agency originally in pursuit called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two different agencies later picked it back up.
tulsaworld.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Here's my latest coverage of deadly car chases in Oklahoma.
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
Here's my latest coverage of deadly car chases in Oklahoma.
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
The Oklahoma agency originally pursuing called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two other agencies later picked it back up.
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that.
The Oklahoma agency originally in pursuit called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two different agencies later picked it back up.
tulsaworld.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Here's my latest coverage of deadly car chases in Oklahoma.
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
Kim Guthrie-Harrel survived the wreck with serious injuries.
Her daughter, Logan Harrel, didn't.
"There's days that we'll just be sitting in the living room, and a commercial will come on and we start bawling."
The Oklahoma agency originally pursuing called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two other agencies later picked it back up.
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that.
The Oklahoma agency originally in pursuit called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two different agencies later picked it back up.
tulsaworld.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Oklahoma agency originally pursuing called off the chase in minutes because of the grave danger to the public, while two other agencies later picked it back up.
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...
Army vet, innocent bystander wanted to be a math teacher. Police chase ended all of that. tulsaworld.com/news/state-r...