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A man from Oklahoma, who promised his loyalty to the Islamic State, wanted to carry out a terrorist attack at Oklahoma Sooners’ Football Stadium in 2023, the Court’s records show.
Landon Kyle Swinford said he and a source that turned out to be an undercover officer, noticed deficiencies in the stadium’s security situation and began to scout the room, according to the documents.
Swinford “had looked at barricades and security and thought the stadium could be a potential target for an attack,” the records say.
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The field at the Gaylord family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium when Oklahoma soon faces Houston Cougars. (Kevin Jairaj/USA Today Sports)
Swinford and the undercover officer were in communication from May 2023 until October, and Swinford told the undercover officer that he intended to travel to Tunisia to fight for the Islamic State.
Swinford said he “unfortunately” would have carried out the attack if he could afford it.
Swinford also had an interest in attacking New Orleans, which was the site of a New Year’s Day terrorist attack. Swinford reportedly wanted to carry out an attack under Mardi Gras at the Voodoo Temple.

An Oklahoma Sooners -Helmet during a Reese’s Senior Bowl Team Practice Session 2 February 2023 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Swinford pleaded guilty to charges of possession of child pornography and the transfer of a threat in intergovernmental trade. He is awaiting criminal convictions for these charges.
The Soners have played on the Gaylord family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium since 1923, and the room was renovated in front of the 2019 season.

Landon Kyle Swinford, Right, planned a terrorist attack on Oklahoma Sooners’ stadium, according to court documents. (Imagn/Oklahoma Western District Court)
The stadium has room for 80,126, but its largest participation reached over 88,000 in 2017.



