On Tuesday, Brent Swadley filed a motion to disqualify Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and his office from further involvement in the criminal case against him.
Swadley’s Bar-B-Q owners, Brent Swadley and Timothy Raymond Hooper, along with Curtis Ray Breuklander, are charged with one felony count of conspiracy to defraud the state and five felony counts of presenting false or fraudulent claims against the state.
In January 2023, it was announced that the Office of the Attorney General would assume responsibility for working with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in the Swadley case.
In a statement Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Swadley family said there are serious concerns about public comments Drummond has made about the case. The statement said the comments “rais