Yesterday, an Oklahoma County judge ordered Tyler Myers to serve five years in state prison after finding he repeatedly violated the terms of his suspended sentence in the deadly 2023 Whiskey Barrel Saloon shootout. The ruling ends a stretch of deferred punishment in a case that left three people dead and three others wounded and follows prosecutors' claims that Myers broke multiple probation rules.
The judge revoked parts of a 30-year suspended sentence that had been imposed after Myers pleaded guilty to counts tied to the April 1, 2023 shootout and ordered him into custody, according to News 9. Prosecutors told the court they had documented multiple breaches of Myers's probation and urged the judge to accelerate the suspended time so Myers would serve the custodial portion. The court agreed, cutting short what had been a second chance on the outside.
Deadly 2023 bar shootout
On April 1, 2023, an altercation inside the Whiskey Barrel Saloon turned into a barrage of gunfire that left three people dead and three more wounded. The city's homicide release lists the bar's location at 4120 Newcastle Road and names two of the victims, in a case tied to rival motorcycle clubs that led to more than a dozen arrests, according to City of Oklahoma.
Court records and prosecutors told the judge that Myers admitted to violating his probation multiple times. Prosecutors say there were four violations in total, including failing to register as a violent offender and associating with known gang members, and they asked the court to revoke the suspended sentence, as reported by News 9. Those alleged breaches formed the primary basis for the five-year custodial term the judge imposed.
How the fight unfolded
Surveillance video described in filings shows groups following two Homietos members into the bar and shots erupting within seconds. Prosecutors later leaned on that rapid escalation in charging decisions and plea negotiations, FOX News reported. That evidence, along with witness statements, produced a long list of charges and later plea deals for several people connected to the incident.
Myers was among those arrested after he left the hospital following the shooting and was returned to custody during the probation-revocation hearing, court notices show. The city release did not specify when he will transfer to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to begin serving the five-year term.
Prosecutors said the revocation was necessary after repeated breaches of the conditions that had kept Myers in the community. Defense attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Related cases from the Whiskey Barrel investigation remain active in county court, and the broader probe has produced several other pleas and convictions.
