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Protective Order Against Oklahoma TE Daniel Parker Dismissed

The plaintiff failed to appear at last week's hearing, so the EPO was dismissed.

John E. Hoover

Protective Order Against Oklahoma TE Daniel Parker Dismissed
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An emergency protective order filed against Oklahoma tight end Daniel Parker Nov. 15 in Cleveland County was dismissed last week, according to court documents.

The plaintiff, Parker’s 21-year-old girlfriend, failed to appear at a hearing on Nov. 22, and Special Judge Bridget Childers dismissed the EPO.

The Norman Transcript reported that police presented charges of domestic abuse and assault and battery with a deadly weapon to Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn for consideration, but Mashburn told the Transcript he is waiting on more information from the woman before deciding whether to present formal charges against Parker.

In her petition, the woman describes details of multiple alleged assaults.

Parker’s attorney, Greg Dixon, told the Transcript last week, “I want this young lady and this young man to move on and move past this.”

Parker is a transfer from the University of Missouri who has played in eight games this season. 

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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