SeeWorth Academy Principal Mongo Allen produces documentary on gang threat in Oklahoma

That list now has surpassed 300 names, including Antwun “Speedy” Parker, who was killed in 2009 during a pharmacy robbery.

A few years ago, Allen decided he wanted to do something to slow the growth of “the list.” His mission includes educating students and the public about the gang problem in Oklahoma.

Last year, with the aid of private funding, he produced a 45-minute documentary, “The List,” which will premiere at 9 p.m. Sunday on KSBI-52. It will be followed by a 45-minute panel discussion; panelists include Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater.

“I have watched so many of these kids who are in gangs die or end up in jail that I started saying to myself, ‘We need to reach the kids on a bigger level than what I get to reach right at this school,'” Allen said.

Allen, 42, said he talked with Parker, a SeeWorth student, the morning of the botched robbery that ended with Parker being shot by pharmacist Jerome Ersland. He said he didn't think Parker was a gang member, but he made a poor choice.

A few years back, Allen said another student was stabbed to death on a front porch. He said that served as a wake-up call that he needed to take a proactive approach.

He said the same young man, whom he declined to identify, had threatened him and told him that he planned to beat him up and “drag you across the school for all the students to see.”