Claremore Police release statement addressing arrest at City Council meeting

Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long

An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

Police arrested a man at a meeting to discuss a proposed Oklahoma data center after exceeding his time limit by 30 seconds

Beale Infrastructure wants to build a data center in Claremore, Oklahoma. Oselote/Getty Images Oklahoma residents attended a meeting to discuss a proposed data center in Claremore. During the public comment portion, authorities arrested a man for trespassing. The man spoke for about 30 seconds over his allotted time. Applause broke out during an Oklahoma man’s speech at a city council meeting on Tuesday to discuss a proposed data center. A minu…

Police arrested a man after he spoke for 30 seconds too long at an Oklahoma data center meeting

Beale Infrastructure wants to build a data center in Claremore, Oklahoma.Oselote/Getty ImagesOklahoma residents attended a meeting to discuss a proposed data center in Claremore.During the public comment portion, authorities arrested a man for trespassing.The man spoke for about 30 seconds over his allotted time.Applause broke out during an Oklahoma man's speech at a city council meeting on Tuesday to discuss a proposed data center. A minute lat…

Tempers Flare At Meeting In Red State Over Proposed Data Center, Man Arrested * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

Things got heated at a public meeting in an Oklahoma town over a proposed data center. At the meeting, residents voiced their concerns about water use and infrastructure of the proposal. “Claremore police arrested Darren Blanchard for trespassing during the meeting after officers said he refused to follow the rules after going over his allotted time to speak,” News On 6 stated. “People are being arrested for speaking out against AI data centers.…

Claremore Police release statement addressing arrest at City Council meeting

The Claremore Police Department released a statement addressing the arrest that occurred at Tuesday evening's Special City Council meeting.

'Oklahoma Seems To Like Violating People's Rights': Resident Cuffed & Arrested at City Council Meeting for Speaking Against AI Data Centers

Freedom of speech appeared far-fetched in Oklahoma after a resident was reportedly arrested while voicing opposition to a proposed AI data center project. A video posted on X captured how the arrest allegedly unfolded. In the footage, several people could be seen inside what appeared to be a city council meeting in Claremore. Some were seated behind a podium at the front of the room, while others sat facing them. https://twitter.com/lanebrown_3…