Details Emerge In Gerhart Blackmail Investigation
Sooner Tea Party co-founder charged with blackmailing Oklahoma state senator
By Nolan Clay
A co-founder of the Sooner Tea Party was charged Tuesday with blackmail over an email that he admits sending to a state senator.
Al Gerhart, 54, of Oklahoma City, also was charged with violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act.
Both counts are felonies.
Gerhart, a carpenter, denied any wrongdoing after coming under investigation last week. He had not been arrested yet Tuesday evening.