Oklahoma county commissioner resigns after being recorded talking about lynching Black residents

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

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.”

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the matter at Stitt’s request, agency spokesman Gerald Davidson said Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-county-commissioner-recorded-talking-lynching-black-resident-rcna80470

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Just heard about this on the radio (CBS affiliate news station).

[Cha]

1. FAFO Racist Idiot.

[Bev54]

2. One down, a few more to go.

[ret5hd]

4. Thousands. Tens, if not hundreds of thousands.

[Bev54]

9. Yes true, I was just referring to this one incident though.

[Silent Type]

3. At least some of these racist rubes have the decency to resign when exposed.

[ret5hd]

6. He just realized he's going to be VERY busy...

with the OSBI. He’s got to get his house in order. They are going to be asked about hit-men associates, pre-dug burial pits, etc.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. WHO MADE YOU JUDGE ? JURY AND EXECUTONER?

hmm, who? sorry for the yelling and the rant. just makes me want to go

[ret5hd]

7. Jeebus.....who else?

[erronis]

10. Who dat Jeebus person? Can't be dat sacred dude that some people swear by.

'course those same people swear on lots of things and practice a lot of hate.

I think whole religious corporations have been established in this dude's name. Don't think it would agree with the profiteering, racketeering, child molestations, perversions, inquisitions, subversions, etc. I seem to think it was totally against all of these things.

Sounds like some are taking the same tactic as the (r)epuglicons and russians - project your worst onto the enemy.

[Mr.Bill]

8. He'll probably run for Congress

and win.

[Coventina]

11. These people shouldn't just resign, they should be in jail for making terroristic threats.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

13. Violent Hate speech should be criminalized, loss of a middle management job seems paltry.

…anyone else thinking the concern for republicans isn’t the hate speech, it’s the getting caught part.

[Paladin]

12. Get a similar statement from that sheriff... if he knows how to write. (nt)

[live love laugh]

14. He's demonstrated the qualifications for higher Republican office.

[republianmushroom]

15. What rock do people like this commissioner craw out from under.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Good!

Good Grief!

[electric_blue68]

17. Good Riddance! Although should keep an eye on where he turns up next. Beyond Disgusting!

And can he be indicted for such threats... Or does 1A still apply here.

Seems like planning on some level might? should? held to account