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Oklahoma county commissioner resigns after being recorded talking about lynching Black residents
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-county-commissioner-recorded-talking-lynching-black-resident-rcna80470Oklahoma county commissioner resigns after being recorded talking about lynching Black residents
McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings is the first to step down among the four officials allegedly caught on the recording
April 19, 2023, 2:47 PM EDT / Updated April 19, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT
By Corky Siemaszko
An Oklahoma county commissioner who was secretly recorded reportedly talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting has resigned, according to the governor’s office.
McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings delivered a handwritten resignation letter to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt two days after the governor called for his resignation and for the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees, a spokesperson for Stitt confirmed.
“Effective immediately, I, Mark Jennings do hereby resign as McCurtain County District #2 commissioner,” Jennings wrote on white-lined notebook paper. “I will release a formal statement in the near future regarding the recent events in our county.”
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McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings is the first to step down among the four officials allegedly caught on the recording
April 19, 2023, 2:47 PM EDT / Updated April 19, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT
By Corky Siemaszko
An Oklahoma county commissioner who was secretly recorded reportedly talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting has resigned, according to the governor’s office.
McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings delivered a handwritten resignation letter to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt two days after the governor called for his resignation and for the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees, a spokesperson for Stitt confirmed.
“Effective immediately, I, Mark Jennings do hereby resign as McCurtain County District #2 commissioner,” Jennings wrote on white-lined notebook paper. “I will release a formal statement in the near future regarding the recent events in our county.”
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