Prostitution In OKC

[BBatesokc]

The harsh reality of South Robinson Ave.

I know this pimp well. His name is Jermal Omar Turner, AKA 'Stacks.' He has pimped women out on S. Robinson for years.

Today his pimping stopped when he was stabbed and killed at SW 43 and S. Robinson Ave.

[BBatesokc]

http://newsok.com/block-party-for-pr...rticle/3668431

The South Robinson Block Party was a huge success. Went from 11am - 3pm, but by 1:30pm we were out of hotdogs, most of the homemade sweets and virtually all of the toys for prizes and they brought hundreds of all of it. A lot more kids showed up than expected and it appeared virtually all were from the immediate area as most arrived on foot.

The kids had a great time, the parents really appreciated it and for the first time in a long time the area had a sense of community. We had a mix of every race and all ages. I really feel the best way to discourage the rampant and blatant criminal activity in any area is to develop a sense of community.

The Salvation Army gave out hundreds of lunches of hotdogs, chips and snacks. EMSA had an ambulance on scene the kids could tour. The fire department had a ladder truck the kids could tour and were given junior fireman badges. The OKC Barron's were represented with their mascot and some employees brought field hockey gear and organized several field hockey games (their staff was incredible with the kids). There were three Bounce Houses, tons of carnival type games with prizes, face painting, temporary tattoos, crafts station, cake walk, puppet shows and lots great live/local entertainment (singers, guitar players, youth flamingo dancers, etc.).

The event even started off with a group of prostituted women coming up to No Boundaries event organizers and myself specifically to say "hello", "thank you" and to ask to be prayed for. The volunteers stopped what they were doing and got into a prayer circle with the young women (some teenagers).

The event had no visible security present and not once was there a tense moment even with such a large and diverse group.

It was decided this will become an annual event in the area.

[ljbab728]

That's fantastic news, Brian. Maybe it will inspire more community based events in that area.

[BBatesokc]

Here's a brief time-lapse/slide show of the event.

[FFLady]

Not that it matters Brian, but was Stacks one of those hard core pimps? (sorry my experience with pimps is what I see on TV)...like that 80's movie Vice Squad - Pimp Ramrod was ruthless!!! Just makes me wonder if thats how it is in real time -

BTW - well done with your awareness gigs -

[BBatesokc]

Not that it matters Brian, but was Stacks one of those hard core pimps? (sorry my experience with pimps is what I see on TV)...like that 80's movie Vice Squad - Pimp Ramrod was ruthless!!! Just makes me wonder if thats how it is in real time -

BTW - well done with your awareness gigs -

Yes, he ('Stacks') was very ruthless. He and I had a few run-ins over the years and I've witnessed his violent nature against others.

Below is a pic of him prostituting a young woman at SW 42nd and S. Rob in 2009. When he was killed at SW 43 and Rob he was still prostituting the same young lady and apparently a few others. Those girls appear to have been passed over to his pimp cousin, Gregory Keith Crawford. I featured Crawford in my notorious flyer that I was giving out at the courthouse years ago. I photographed Crawford at 'Stacks' murder scene a couple of days ago. He was there hanging up some sort of memorial with a group of prostitutes and making threats about what he was going to do to 'Sweets' the young prostitute who killed 'Stacks.'


(This is Stacks prostituting a young woman in 2009)



This is the suspect ('Sweets') police are looking for. For whatever reason the police came to me for a name and photo of the suspect but refuse to acknowledge publicly this is the woman they are seeking and instead insist on only releasing a very vague description. They are not even passing this photo on to officers who work the Robinson area (as of a few days ago when a patrol officer asked if I'd give him a copy of the photo).

[ddavidson8]

Pictures aren't working for the last post.

[BBatesokc]

Pictures aren't working for the last post.

Weird. They are showing up for me - even if I log out.

[FFLady]

Wow - what a story.....

[Jim Kyle]

Could it be that they really don't want to find her, Brian? In my days as police reporter for the Oklahoman, more than 50 years ago, the "working girls" were the main source of snitches for the detectives. I attended several non-arrests along California and Reno in those days...

[BBatesokc]

Could it be that they really don't want to find her, Brian? In my days as police reporter for the Oklahoman, more than 50 years ago, the "working girls" were the main source of snitches for the detectives. I attended several non-arrests along California and Reno in those days...

No. They are trying to find her, they just have a totally backwards way of doing it. If they didn't want her found they would not have come to me for footage from my time lapse cameras and a pic and their suspect.

My main concern is that pimp friends and/or relatives of Stacks may find her first.

[wallbreaker]

I guess my questions is do they care about finding her first? (maybe I'm just being negative)...

[BBatesokc]

I guess my questions is do they care about finding her first? (maybe I'm just being negative)...

The whole "what do the police care, its just another dead pimp (dead hooker, whatever)" is a myth for the most part. Certainly I've seen cases that were not given the attention other cases would have received. One example would be the death of former military member and prostituted woman 'Libby' Diaz - who would have celebrated her 35th birthday last week. Her death was ruled simple overdose way too quickly. I uncovered additional evidence and they reopened the case, but no additional arrests were made. It was determined other were probably with her when she died and tried to cover it up, but in the end they still think she overdosed. I personally think it was a forced overdose.

However, I find the police pursue people who kill other people regardless of who they are or who the victim is. Like I said, they immediately wanted any footage I had of that corner, wanted to know if I could ID the victim and if I had pics of the suspect. Even though it was obvious at the scene it was hooker vs. pimp.

Also, I've documented several cases where prostitutes claimed they were raped and in each case the police fully investigated the allegations and had the man criminally charged. Again, I don't think they investigated as carefully or as quickly as they would had it been some Edmond woman, but in the end the person did go to prison in each case.

[FFLady]

Any reasoning as to why this not make the news? (Or if it did, did I miss it)?????

[kevinpate]

Any reasoning as to why this not make the news? (Or if it did, did I miss it)?????

It did. A pimp death won't ever get the coverage of a child or public figure death, but it was covered.

[FFLady]

Hmmmmm must have missed that....thanks -

I just noticed in the pic above - she is dressed like its 100 degrees out - Stacks, not so much....Brian - did you get any footage of him offering her his jacket?

[BBatesokc]

Hmmmmm must have missed that....thanks -

I just noticed in the pic above - she is dressed like its 100 degrees out - Stacks, not so much....Brian - did you get any footage of him offering her his jacket?

All he ever offers these women is a fist to the face. I did get footage of him being bagged up and hauled off. http://johntv.com/?p=2540

[BBatesokc]

On another note. The families living in very nice neighborhood (Edmond/N. OKC) at N. Eastern Ave. and the John Kilpatrick Turnpike area are getting ready to find out about a very large and ruthless prostitution ring being run out of one of the homes.

[Bunty]

Which doesn't sound so bad, assuming the business isn't in their streets.

[Wambo36]

On another note. The families living in very nice neighborhood (Edmond/N. OKC) at N. Eastern Ave. and the John Kilpatrick Turnpike area are getting ready to find out about a very large and ruthless prostitution ring being run out of one of the homes.

Sounds like the neighborhood of one of the evening news anchors.

[FFLady]

All he ever offers these women is a fist to the face. I did get footage of him being bagged up and hauled off. http://johntv.com/?p=2540

I've watched that 3 or 4 times.....he must have had someplace to be that day - notice the crease in in khaki's...I feel sorry for that girl (in the summer dress) having to follow him around and stand next to him like that....

[BBatesokc]

Which doesn't sound so bad, assuming the business isn't in their streets.

Really..... which part "doesn't sound so bad"? 'Ruthless', 'Prostitution' or the part about it being in a home in a neighborhood full of families?

I hear comments like that a lot from people who have no idea what prostitution involves other than what they've seen on TV.

This not 'so bad' organization I speak of is well documented in police reports and affidavits. Here are some excerpts detailing the very organization I mentioned above.




I can't disclose their current location at this time (actually 2 locations), but their previous location was this home in Edmond.... http://www.oklahomacounty.org/assess...TNO=R202571350

[BBatesokc]

A rapper named Khaki Mustafa contacted me and offered up a song he wrote and asked me to put some imagery to it. I gladly did.

All the images in this video are from South Robinson in OKC.

[Lauri101]

Not much of a rap fan, but all I can say on that one is....wow - powerful message

[FFLady]

Agree with Lauri101......

what a dark, dark place to be in.....................................