McCurtain County Commissioner who discussed killing reporters, and hanging Black people, resigns, plans to release a statement in the near future
Audio released by the local paper appears to show that several local officials, including the sheriff, stuck around after a public meeting and among other things discussed a desire to kill journalists and the hanging of Black people.
On Tuesday, Clardy's office appeared to push back, releasing a statement saying it is investigating the recording to possibly bring charges against the person who recorded it and alleging that it had been altered.apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black peopleStitt spokesperson Carly Atchison said the office received a handwritten resignation letter from McCurtain County District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings.
The newspaper released portions of the recording in which McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Sheriff's Department Capt. Alicia Manning and Jennings appear to discuss Bruce and Chris Willingham, a reporter for the newspaper who is Bruce Willingham's son. Jennings told Clardy and Manning “I know where two deep holes are dug if you ever need them,” and the sheriff responded, “I’ve got an excavator.
In the recording, Jennings also appears to complain about not being able to hang Black people, saying: “They got more rights than we got.”on Tuesday, county officials did not address what had been said in the recordings, only that they had been altered, had been illegally obtained and that felony charges would be filed against those who made the recording.
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