State of Oklahoma v. Lon Brandon Meeks

Durant, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking after actual notice of protective order.

Reported by Kent Morlan



This case involves a nearly 40-minute YouTube video posted by Meeks in May 2023 that was forwarded to his ex-wife by her boss. 2 According to his ex-wife, she and Meeks separated in 2018, divorced in 2019, and Meeks voluntarily terminated his parental rights to their daughter. She obtained an Emergency Protective Order against him in November 2019 in Bryan County Case No. PO-2019-167 because of harassment. After a contested hearing in January 2020, the district court issued a five-year protective order in April 2020, covering her and two of her children until April 3, 2025. The protective order forbade Meeks from, among other things, having contact with the listed individuals, directly or indirectly, including but not limited to calls, texts, emails, or communications via social media platforms even if not sent directly to them. According to his ex-wife, Meeks did not cease his harassment after the protective order was entered, and he texted her family members and made posts on Facebook referencing her and her children, including photographs of them. After she reported his actions to police, Meeks was charged in January 2022 with a misdemeanor for violating a protective order. She testified that Meeks continued his harassment via posts on social media even after his misdemeanor arrest. In his May 2023 video, Meeks referred to her and her children by name multiple times but made no threats. Nevertheless, she testified that Meeks "said horrible things about our children" and that she felt threatened, intimidated, and harassed.