The governor of Oklahoma has called for the resignations of the sheriff and other top officials in a rural county after they were recorded talking about 'beating, killing and burying' a father/son team of local reporters.
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesThe governor of Oklahoma has called for the resignations of the sheriff and other top officials in a rural county after they were recorded talking about"beating, killing and burying" a father/son team of local reporters — and lamenting that they could no longer hang Black people with a “damned rope.”
Stitt, a Republican, said he has ordered the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to “initiate an investigation to determine whether any illegal conduct has occurred.” "For nearly a year, they have suffered intimidation, ridicule and harassment based solely on their efforts to report the news for McCurtain County," the statement said.
When Willingham retrieved the device, he discovered that the conversation began with a grisly conversation about a fire victim being compared to"barbecue" before the group turned to talking about his son.
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