Mark Jennings, McCurtain County Commissioner, has resigned following a report of him and other officials discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people. Governor Stitt called for Jennings' resignation, as well as the resignations of Sheriff Kevin Clardy and two other sheriff’s department employees, and has requested an investigation into the matter. Jennings' resignation letter was delivered to Governor Stitt and 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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James Jennings, a county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma, has resigned from office after being caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people. Governor Kevin Stitt's office has condemned the comments, and the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office has launched an internal investigation. Outrage has been sparked in the local community, with many calling for further action to be taken against the officials involved.