Vandals hit Capitol with graffiti expressing anti-ICE sentiments, derogatory statements about Stitt
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating
THAT’S ALL COMING UP ON THE 5+5 DAY HERE IN A FEW MINUTES JONATHAN THANK YOU. HAPPENING NOW AN INVESTIGATION AFTER VANDALS HIT THE STATE CAPITOL OVERNIGHT. AND THE GRAFFITI HERE INCLUDED ANTI ICE MESSAGES AND DEROGATORY STATEMENTS ABOUT OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT. KOCO DAKOTA. KAI. HE IS LIVE AT THE CAPITOL THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WAS SPOTTED THIS MORNING AND THE INVESTIGATION SO FAR. DAKOTA. EXACTLY. YEAH, THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL NOW CONFIRMING THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THIS GRAFFITI. IT’S REALLY ALL OVER THE STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX. IT’S NOT IN JUST ONE SPOT. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK RIGHT THERE. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE AREAS THEY’VE CLEANED UP SO FAR. THAT SPOT IS EXACTLY WHERE A DEROGATORY STATEMENT ABOUT THE GOVERNOR, KEVIN STITT, WAS MADE. EVEN ON THE COLUMNS YOU CAN SEE ON THE STATE CAPITOL THERE, THOSE COLUMNS ARE ALL COVERED UP RIGHT NOW. BUT THAT SAID, DIE. I GOT A PICTURE FROM A LAWMAKER THIS MORNING SHOWING EXACTLY WHAT ALL OF THIS SAID. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW ON THE RIGHT, THEY ARE CURRENTLY CLEANING THIS UP. THIS IS THE OKLAHOMA MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES. THEY ARE DOING ALL OF THIS NOW. I REACHED OUT TO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE THIS MORNING, AND HIS PRESS SECRETARY CAUGHT ME OUTSIDE. SHE SAID THAT THE GOVERNOR IS NOT COMMENTING. IT IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. SO SO FAR, NO COMMENT FROM THEM. BUT THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL BE TALKING WITH ME LATER THIS MORNING. THEY SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. THEY’VE GATHERED SOME SPRAY PAINT CANS THEY FOUND ACROSS THE COMPLEX, AND THEY ALSO GOT SOME FINGERPRINTS FROM IT. SO WE’LL BE CHECKING IN WITH THEM VERY SOON. AND WE’
Vandals hit Capitol with graffiti expressing anti-ICE sentiments, derogatory statements about Stitt
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating
Updated: 9:26 AM CST Jan 13, 2026
Crews are cleaning up vandalism after graffiti with anti-ICE sentiments and derogatory statements about Gov. Kevin Stitt was found Tuesday morning on the Oklahoma state Capitol. >> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterGraffiti was spray-painted on several areas on the outside of the state Capitol building as well as along the 23rd Street underpass in north Oklahoma City. Some of the graffiti expressed anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiments and derogatory statements against Gov. Kevin Stitt. Letters spray-painted onto the columns at the Capitol building spelled out “DIE.” >> Watch the video player below to see Sky 5’s view of the vandalismOffice of Management and Enterprise Services employees are working to clean and remove the graffiti.Stitt’s chief of staff told KOCO 5 that evidence, such as spray-paint cans and fingerprints, has been collected and the governor is aware of the incident. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating. Top HeadlinesA tennis player played so poorly that it went viral. Organizers say it shouldn’t have happenedSky 5 video shows FBI, armored vehicle amid large law enforcement presence in Del City neighborhoodWhat are crimes against nature, according to Oklahoma Statute?Police investigating after man with gunshot wound walks into southwest OKC 7-ElevenWhat we know: Parents face numerous charges after missing 12-year-old Oklahoma boy found
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Crews are cleaning up vandalism after graffiti with anti-ICE sentiments and derogatory statements about Gov. Kevin Stitt was found Tuesday morning on the Oklahoma state Capitol.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter
Graffiti was spray-painted on several areas on the outside of the state Capitol building as well as along the 23rd Street underpass in north Oklahoma City.
Some of the graffiti expressed anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiments and derogatory statements against Gov. Kevin Stitt. Letters spray-painted onto the columns at the Capitol building spelled out “DIE.”
>> Watch the video player below to see Sky 5’s view of the vandalism
Office of Management and Enterprise Services employees are working to clean and remove the graffiti.
Stitt’s chief of staff told KOCO 5 that evidence, such as spray-paint cans and fingerprints, has been collected and the governor is aware of the incident. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating.
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