McCurtain County community, Idabel mayor demand resignations of county officials – KJRH

IDABEL, Okla. — Residents in McCurtain County are outraged after a newspaper article revealed racist comments and threats of murder involving county officials. The McCurtain Gazette newspaper published an audio recording they obtainedwhere the group is heard discussing a plot to kill the publisher and his son, as well as making racist comments condoning lynching and derogatory remarks about a woman who recently died in a house fire.A large crowd gathered outside the McCurtain County Commissioners office during their weekly meeting Monday. Many residents are echoing Governor Kevin Stitt’s resignation calls of Sheriff Kevin Clardy, MCSO Captain Alicia Manning, Larry Hendrix (jail administrator) and County Commissioner Mark Jennings. All were absent from todays meeting. “You know the saying about your hand getting caught in the cookie jar? They got caught,” said Glenda Austin, a lifelong resident.Idabel mayor Craig Young also requested resignations.“I hate to know that this is 2023 and we still have folks who want to live in 1920s Al Capone lifestyle when you start talking about lunching killing and acting like human lives don’t matter,” said Young.Aside from taking public comment, there was no discussion of the situation and stuck to scheduled business.“There will be no more discussion if you
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