Farmer Arrested for Speaking Too Long at Datacenter Town Hall Vows to Fight
4 hours ago
- #civic_arrest
- #data_center_opposition
- #community_concerns
- Darren Blanchard was arrested after exceeding his 3-minute speaking time at a Claremore city council meeting in February.
- He was charged with trespassing for speaking out against a proposed data center known as Project Mustang.
- Local residents are concerned about the data center's water use, electricity bills, and noise levels.
- Beale Infrastructure, the company behind the project, avoids local media and has city officials sign non-disclosure agreements.