User:Cullen328/sandbox/ McCurtain

Violent, racist threats by county officials
In April, 2023, the local newspaper, the  McCurtain Gazette-News, released tape recordings of discussions among local officials about hiring a hitman to murder a reporter for the newspaper, and lamenting that lynching Black people was no longer acceptable. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said that he was "both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County". Stitt called for the local officials to resign, including "McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy, District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings, Investigator Alicia Manning, and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix."