TV Station Employee Arrested for Installing Hidden Cameras in Dressing Rooms

Police in Oklahoma City have arrested a local television station employee who stands accused of installing hidden cameras in the dressing rooms used by on-air staff and guests.

Oklahoma City Police said that they were called by Griffin Media late last month to the KWTV studios after janitors discovered the concealed cameras, which were used to secretly film people.

KWTV is home to News9, where six of the eight anchors are women and two members of the meteorology team are also women.

Security for Griffin Media turned over the two hidden cameras that were found to police, along with two portable battery packs powering the cameras.

The affidavit states that janitorial staff had discovered the cameras hidden within two separate dressing rooms, mounted to adhesive Velcro strips underneath clothing racks.

"The cameras had clearly been mounted in a clandestine manner in an area where one would have a reasonable expectation of privacy," states an arrest affidavit shared with Us Weekly.

Investigators allegedly recovered the incriminating footage from the cameras and discovered multiple people had been victimized but did not specify how many people were filmed in various states of undress.

During their investigation, authorities said that they allegedly determined that Darrell Vannostran was in the building every time the two cameras were repositioned.

Vannostran, 40, also was found to have cached images from the dressing room video footage on his electronic devices, police have alleged.

Vannostran, a supervisor who runs the company's photography and videography personnel, was arrested by police on Tuesday, April 21, and has been charged with use of photo equipment in a clandestine manner in a private place, which is a felony offense.

It was unclear if he had entered a plea, and information on his lawyer was unavailable.

In 2025, Vannostran was nominated for and won multiple Heartland TV Emmy Awards as a photographer and editor.

Griffin Media has confirmed that an employee was arrested and said in a statement that employee safety and privacy are their top priorities, which is why they contacted police as soon as the cameras were uncovered.

The company has not yet commented on Vannostran's current job status.

A specific motive for the alleged crime remains unclear. He was being held on $25,000 bond, but posted that amount for his release, according to online jail records.

Us made several calls to numbers affiliated with Vannostran and left messages that have not yet been returned.

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This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM.