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CLAREMORE, Okla. ÐÔÊӽ紫ý” Family, friends and attorneys gathered outside the Rogers County Courthouse on Wednesday in support of a Claremore man  accused of making terroristic threats against supporters of President Donald Trump who has been held without bond in the Rogers County Jail since his arrest in November.

FOX23 told you last year when  after allegedly making terroristic threats toward neighbors for supporting Donald Trump.

According to Rogers County DA Matt Ballard, Goodman was arrested on Nov. 7 last year, accused of threatening to kill neighbors who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

Claremore Police Chief Steve Cox said Goodman was arrested after a months-long investigation on several charges including terroristic threats, terrorism hoax and gun charges, the announcement said.

Goodman was repeatedly denied bond in the months following his arrest and still sits in the Rogers County Jail.

His wife, Debra Redmon, who has stage-3 colon cancer, and others gathered at the Rogers County Courthouse to "alert everybody to what we believe is an injustice," Goodman's attorney, D. Mitchell Garrett said.

"It's been pretty tough," Redmon said in front of the Rogers County Courthouse on Wednesday. "I started this medical journey in '23 and he has been my sole caregiver up until his arrest. I had a surgery before his arrest and we were planning on the colectomy in December. Since he was arrested, my son started taking care of me, and he lost his job from being absent. So, it's been really tough."

Goodman, who is disabled and served in the Vietnam War, has denied the charges against him, the announcement stated.

Garrett denied that his client made the threats he is accused of, noting that, "even though Mr. Goodman has never laid a finger on anyone, he is still being held without bond."

"We believe that here in a state that voted overwhelmingly in support of now-President Donald Trump, Mr. Goodman is akin to a political prisoner," said Garrett. "Even violent criminals and child rapists are often provided with a bond. The fact that a nearly 74-year-old non-violent man with a cancer-stricken wife is being held in jail makes it clear that this certainly seems politically-motivated."

Garrett has filed numerous legal documents on Goodman's behalf that have all been denied.

"Most recently Garrett filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus, which is a court order that requires a public official to justify the legality of holding someone in jail," the announcement read. "That motion was denied as well."

Last Thursday, Garrett filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

In front of the courthouse on Wednesday, Garrett said there are multiple factors that play into someone being let out on bond.

"Bond is to ensure several things," he said. "One, that the amount of the bond is set to ensure someone will show back up to court. The second thing is, the big thing, is safety of the community."

Garrett said both the magistrate judge and the district court judge have said there are no conditions whatsoever that Goodman could be let out on bond.

"That is really unusual," Garrett said. 

Scott Goode, Garrett's co-council, questioned why Goodman was not arrested until after Election Day if he was a threat, stating the alleged threat would have been over by that point.

Garrett said things are irregular in this case. He also said Goodman's speech is protected by the First Amendment.

Garrett said the court's testimony that they've taken to deny Goodman bond is "based largely on the testimony in the affidavit of one detective here in Claremore that a lot of people are familiar with." He said that detective "has sometimes had some problems with being completely accurate in all of his statements."

Garrett said they seek to get Goodman out on bond so he can can effectively prepare his defense for the charges against him and be with his wife and help attend to her medical conditions.

FOX23 spoke with Rogers County District Attorney Matt Ballard on Wednesday.

Ballard said he could not get too far into the facts, but they believe Goodman is exactly where he needs to be.

"Ultimately, what we're here for is somebody that is charged with making threats against our citizens for their support of President Trump," Ballard said. "We believe that crossed a line, and we intend to let this process play out in court, and we look forward to presenting our case to a jury."

"Mr. Goodman was targeting his neighbors because of their support for President Trump, was seeking them out and making them feel harassed and threatened," he said.

Ballard said they intend to do everything they can to ensure the safety of the public.

District Attorney Ballard said it's offensive that Garrett, Goodman's attorney, claimed he is a political prisoner. 

"It's offensive that he would claim that he's a political prisoner," Ballard said. "Political prisoners are people that are detained because of their beliefs, that's not the case here. We have charged Mr. Goodman with making threats, with making people feel in fear, and ultimately that's why we're proceeding forward with this." 

District Attorney Ballard said they look forward to presenting their case at trial.

"We look forward to presenting our case on just exactly what Mr. Goodman did to this community, to his neighbors," he said. "A court has agreed that no conditions of bond would ensure the safety of the public. We believe Mr. Goodman is exactly where he needs to be, and we look forward to presenting that evidence at trial." 

FOX23 also spoke with Claremore Police Chief Chief Steve Cox on Wednesday.

He said the Claremore Police Department investigated several allegations about what was going on.

"We had people that we're so scared that they actually sold their home to get away," he said.

Chief Cox said the police department has nothing to do with Goodman being denied bond.

"Mr. Goodman has been in front of two different judges three different times, and both of those judges agreed that Mr. Goodman was a threat to our community," he said.

Chief Cox said he disagrees with Goode's claim that Goodman was arrested after the alleged threat was over.

"I really do disagree with this because part of the threats was, if Donald Trump won the presidency, this would occur, that Mr. Goodman was going to be ordered to shoot everyone wearing a red hat," he said. "So, to say the threat is over is not true." 

"Mr. Goodman specifically said that if Donald Trump won, which he did, that he was going to be 'activated' and he was going to shoot anybody that's wearing a red hat," Chief Cox said.

Chief Cox said Goodman took additional steps to carry out this threat, stating Goodman went to a public building on Election Day and asked specifically, "Where do all the Republicans vote?"

Cox said police had Goodman under surveillance before the election. 

"The day after the election, when we all woke up the next morning and Donald Trump had won, he had been under surveillance that entire night," Cox said. "We arrested him the day after the election, because what he said came true. Donald Trump won the election."

Goodman is set to attend court in Rogers County later this month.

For now, his trial date is set for November 3rd.