Key takeaways:
- Mark Jennings resigned from office following a report of him and other officials discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people.
- Governor Kevin Stitt called for Jennings’ resignation, as well as the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees.
- Governor Stitt has called for an investigation into the matter and for the state’s attorney general to look into the matter.
McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings has resigned from office following a local newspaper report of him and other officials being secretly recorded discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people.
The resignation letter was delivered to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt two days after the governor called for Jennings’ resignation, as well as the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees. Jennings’ resignation letter was handwritten and stated that he would release a formal statement in the near future.
The threatening comments by Jennings and officials with the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office were obtained following a public meeting. Governor Stitt’s spokesperson, Carly Atchison, confirmed that the office had received the letter from Jennings.
The incident has sparked outrage among many in the community and has prompted the governor to call for an investigation into the matter. Governor Stitt has also called for the state’s attorney general to look into the matter.
The resignation of Jennings and the investigation into the matter are a step in the right direction for the community. It is hoped that the investigation will bring to light the full extent of the incident and that justice will be served.
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