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Barber Carl Mankie tells oversight panel he faced fines, license action and legal costs after defying COVID orders
Summary
Carl Mankie, a barber from Owasso, testified to the Oversight Subcommittee on Weaponization of State Government that he returned to work during the 2020 COVID shutdown, was cited by police, fined by the health department, had his barber license suspended without his knowledge and incurred large legal bills; courts later issued mixed rulings.
Carl Mankie, a barber from Owasso, told the Oversight Subcommittee on Weaponization of State Government that he reopened his shop during the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown and was later targeted by state enforcement actions.
Mankie said he first heard of the shutdown in March 2020 and initially closed his shop, but decided to reopen because he believed the governor was overreaching by issuing continuing executive orders. “I needed to go back to work,” Mankie said, describing barbering as his livelihood. He testified that he was visited by local police, state police and health department staff, and that he received citations and…
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