Calls for Resignations and Lockdown in McCurtain County Amid Controversy
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has called for the immediate resignation of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy, District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings, Investigator Alicia Manning, and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix after they were allegedly recorded making racist and violent remarks in early March. Stitt also called for an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to determine whether any illegal conduct has occurred. The FBI and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office have copies of the recording, according to the McCurtain Gazette-News.
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