A sheriff in southeast Oklahoma who was among several county officials caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people won't face criminal charges or be removed from office, the state's top prosecutor said Friday. In a letter to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had completed their investigation and found no legal grounds to dismiss McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy. “There are countless examples of incidents from across the country where public officials make inflammatory comments that spark severe condemnation,” Drummond wrote.
Oklahoma s top prosecutor said a sheriff who was recorded talking with other county officials about killing journalists and lynching black people will not face charges and can keep his job.
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