 Waite later admitted, however, that he had been lying and told police he had fallen on hard times but had planned on giving the dogs to the SPCA. He was given a $25,000 bond. His next court date is set for July 26th. And Bartlesville resident Stan Stevens, the executive director of the Oklahoma GOP, recently shared his experiences from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former President Donald Trump clinched the official nomination of the Republican Party for his re-election bid. Stevens said the week was very intense.